Dag,onze vrolijke dame.
Ik vergeet jij niet❤️
Michil

Oh Liesbeth , Johan , je découvre à l’instant que Liesbeth est partie …
Les pleurs de mon cœur se joignent aux cœurs en peine ,
Et demain ,je pourrai lire plus paisiblement le texte joint que Liesbeth est venue nous lire aux obsèques de maman
Merci Liesbeth pour toute la Lumière vivante diffusée sur cette rive
Bon voyage à Toi
Paix à Johan , enfants , petits enfants …✨🌟✨

Liesbeth and Johan were the among the very first people we met upon arriving to Rotterdam. They showed up at our door (next door but one from theirs) welcoming us to the city and inviting us for a coffee. It was the start of a long friendship, that linked our families forever.

We spent the next two years together, dining out or inviting each other home almost every week, promenading around or knocking on each other's door with a bottle of wine just for company. Our children also felt free to seek refuge at the other couple’s home at any time.

Ana started taking watercolor classes with Liesbeth and the long afternoons they shared together painting in the studio or outdoors were decisive for Ana to change her profession from agricultural engineer to fine arts. Pedro also enjoyed several hours introducing Liesbeth to computer science.

More than just her exceptional art skills, Liesbeth's (and Han's) humanistic and progressive views on political and social matters also attracted and linked us together.

When our assignment in Netherlands ended and we returned home, we couldn’t cope with the longing and were delighted to receive Liesbeth and Han's visit to Brazil, where we travelled together, and she had some unforgettable afternoons painting the tropical landscape.

When our daughter Lais was already 16, she paid the Leendertz a visit. She always remembers how kindly they received her and how Liesbeth spent the day with her, reliving the city together. Years later we also paid back the visit, finally getting acquainted with their charming refuge in Courlac.

It’s a great sadness for such a remarkable human being to leave us so soon. Han, Hella, and Arjen (and the grandchildren whose pictures we enjoy so much to see) accept our deepest sympathies. We can only imagine your pain. Hope to see and hug you in person in the near future,

Ana, Pedro, André and Lais

Sa joie de vivre , son sourire , son enthousiasme ... toute cette énergie de l'esprit son l'essence de la vie .
mes pensées accompagnent sa famille , ses amies ...elle ait dans nos coeurs
je vous embrasse
Xavier Maffre