Herinneren is een vorm van ontmoeten…

40 Years ago I saw a picture of Philip in a bikers magazine: he was sitting on a big motorbike on the way to Africa. Adventure was in the blood.
A year later we met in Amsterdam and became friends, spent a year in the I.S.S.A of ASC/AVSV, lived in an 2-person apartment at the Zeedijk with 3 persons.
Tom, Philip and me still held regular Zeedijk resident meetings, preferably not in Holland.
We wasted many hours on important nonsense. Turned nights into days and vice versa. He was great in lunatic idea’s. Life was a joy.
Apart from that we also remember him as a diligent worker in what he did, and an appreciated colleague in his working environment.
A tall man with an adventurous and loyal heart. He was proud of his girls.
We were going to ride bike in India in November. In spirit we ride together.
Hans Go

Lieve Philip,
wij kenden elkaar al langer dan 60 jaar.
Op deze foto was ons neefje Philip(je) twee jaar oud, mijn broer en ik, één en drie.
Op 28 april 2023 ontmoetten wij elkaar voor de laatste keer in Friesland. Ik had de tomatensoep gemaakt waar jij zo dol op was.
En we luisterden naar jouw avonturen en praatten over je plannen en namen uiteindelijk afscheid.
“Tot de volgende keer”
Maar die dag komt niet meer.

Je nicht Marian Koehoorn-van der Wal

I have known Philip for 40 years. We studied together, we were in AIESEC Amsterdam together and we both were best man at our first weddings. For the second wedding we both took a new crew (out of superstition). We kept in touch throughout the years. My visit to Moscow was awesome. I have lost an old friend who was a person of great integrity, energetic and not afraid of anything and anyone. Rest In peace my great friend.
Robert Sinke

Hi Philip, how’s life? This has become our way of greeting each other of which the roots stem back 40 years ago. No longer will I get an answer from you on this question. I was silenced when informed about your tragic accident.
You, always full of humorous and adventurous stories, good company to be with and curious for the next adventure around the bend, whether in your professional or personal life. You lived to the fullest and shared your stories. You have touched a lot of lives.
Thinking of you, following comes up: fun, enthusiastic, open, spontaneous, curious, interested, international, AIESEC, Budapest, energy, adventurer, ‘bon vivant’, respectful, freedom, a good friend and, not least father of Saskia and Maaike. You were so proud of them.
An adventurer has left us.
To the family, I wish you strength to cope with this great, unexpected loss. May warm memories fill the emptiness left by Philip.

Grote Kuk,

Friends from early high-school days
Similar yet different in many ways.
You were always the tallest
While I was usually the smallest
Yet on or off the field
We understood each other perfectly.
For close to 50 years
We met in the most unlikely places.
Your yearning for the next adventure
only matched by your desire
to stay connected to your friends.

Farewell, dear friend
Kleine Kuk