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February 15, 2007 Hello Dear Fans & Friends. I am sharing with you today, a gift shared with me. Nettie May is a fan of Andre's (she's met him!) and one of the dearest people we can know. She sent me some of her custom made Andre Stamps. She is in an elite group with Julie & Ineke to have ordered special stamps with a photo of her choosing on them. Keeping with Nettie May's generous spirit of sharing joy with others, I now share the stamps with you. ... click photos to enlarge
February 14, 2007
February 12, 2007 Mystery solved after 50 years MIDLUM, the Netherlands - US Air Force lieutenant George Choate never returned from a WWII mission to Germany where his squadron attacked enemy positions at Nienburg. On the way back to England, the Thunderbolts planned to attack German positions around the Dutch town of Elburg. Choate was presumed downed when he ran into fire from German artillery. However locally, there was no report of an Allied plane crash that day, October 24, 1944. For nearly 50 years relatives of Choate wondered what might have happened to him. Likely, the mystery would have remained were it not for a Maastricht woman, Mia Roorda, who adopted Choate's grave at the American War cemetery at nearby Margraten. Relieved to know Not satisfied with merely adopting the grave (looking after its upkeep, laying flowers and participating in remembrances), she also traced Choate's military record, discovering irregularities in the cemetery's documents. The long-time assumption that the crash site was near Elburg proved false, as Roorda located it near Harlingen where German batteries had shot Choate down. The information reached Choate's family which sent his sister Mary Kay Johnston from Santa Rosa, California, on a tearful pilgrimage to the Frisian crash site. There, she stated that the family was relieved to finally know for certain what had happened to George. Johnson never got to see Roorda. The woman who pieced Choate's history together had died earlier. However, retired farmer Karsjen Tamminga, whose farm is the crash site, was able to tell Johnson exactly what had happened that fateful day, nearly fifty years ago.
February 4, 2007 Bay Area & Beyond Andre Rieu Fans held a Fan's Luncheon in Stockton, CA on January 28th. The photos are back and it looks like they once again had a grand time visiting. Those enjoying company were John & Bobbie, Suzie & Dave, Julie, Ingrid, Ruth & Jim, Joan, Joanne, Steve & Jan & Ruth. Special guest was Akio, Ruth Morgan's Grandpuppy. use silver arrows to navigate photos, click photo to enlarge
Ruth (in hat), Jan, Ruth, Joanne, Joan, Dave, Ingrid, Steve
February 1, 2007
Hello Dear Fans & Friends: Please send any news articles, stories, clips or photos of Andre Rieu, his JSO and/or his fans to me via email or snail mail. Help us create this tribute to Andre Rieu and his JSO. Share with other Fans. Send me your postcards. They can be about any good thing you choose. I will paste them onto this page. Let's have fun and share. Also, remember to email me your concert story & photos. I will create a page for you and you can help create this tribute to our favorite Maestro. Have a news item? Send it! I will be updating the PhotoGallery again, so if you would like any of your photos to be included, just send them too. Kindest Regards, Webmaster Sally. Sally@AndreRieuFans.com
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