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I met Trudy while I was attending Lynchburg College (2000-2003). I remember her always being on campus or in the library, where a friend of mine worked. In one my journalism classes they asked us to profile someone and if they liked it they would print it in the college paper, The Critograph. I chose Trudy and it was such an honor and pleasure to get to know more about her. She didn't hesitate to meet with me multiple times and talk about her life and share her photos and memories. To give you an idea of the impact her outgoing personality makes on people, I had gone to my parent's house recently to find the article I had written and told my mom why I was looking for it. Once she saw the photo of Trudy in The Critograph, she said "oh I remember her. I met her on campus one time when I was visiting you. She was so friendly and nice." I called my friend from the library after I heard from Mary, and even he had a story to share about knowing Trudy. I think it's amazing how she could connect with so many people and how so many people remember her fondly.

Hello Mary,
Well, I know that you will miss her laughs and presence, you indeed have our sympathy.  She was like a mother to me when I was young. Tante Tootie would help me communicate with my mother through my teenage years.  She always took us to the nicest places, sometimes a beach, museum, Statue of Liberty, Radio City,  and many more.  The many photos and memories will live on forever.  Every Christmas was celebrated with Oom Rein and Henk and Mary  and my sister, Marina and her other sister Dini and her husband Herman.
 
Her family in heaven will have the biggest party for her arrival.  I know my mother, her sister, will love seeing her again.  She was the youngest and last of a huge family that immigrated from the Netherlands in 1931.  She returned to her homeland on many voyages with Oom Rein, Henk and Mary.  Tante Tootie helped me out with the genealogy of her side of the family.  This in turn helped me to get the rest of the information needed from Nijmegen, the Netherlands.  They'll always be a special spot in my heart for your mother and I hope to see her again in Heaven.
 
We just love this tribute to our Tante Tootie,
Sylvia and Bob Loehr

I will never forget the time Oma and I went to a swish restaurant and they brought out this tiny little dish of something, (who knows what it was) and placed it before us on the table before we ordered. Oma and I looked at the plate and started giggling, asking each other "Do we use our fingers or our forks?" As we both reached out with our fingers we noticed people at another table using their cutlery. We both giggled even more as we popped those whatever-they-weres into our mouths and told ourselves that our way was the right way.

Mom, Thanks for showing us all how to live life with gusto. Thanks for showing us by example how to enjoy friends and family, travel, parties, socializing and caring about others. Thanks for sharing with me your wishes so that I was able to know how you wanted to live your life right through to the end. You made it easy for me to know what was right for you when I had to make some difficult decisions. And as I said to Dad, thanks for giving me life! Love and Snuggles, xxoomary

What a beautiful tribute for a very special woman!!! 

I will always remember our first meeting.....that is when Trudy mentioned she was a graduate of the EST training. Well, after a brief chit chat I was smitten!!!!   I

t was my absolute pleasure knowing her, thank you for sharing Trudy with me... I will always smile when I think of her!                   Hugs and kisses,  Vicki

Beste Familie

Namens de familie Akkermans-Hendriks wil ik jullie condoleren met het verlies van Trudy [Toetie] zo sprak mijn moeder altijd over haar.

Mijn moeder is Rietje Hendriks uit Breda en had kontakt met haar,de laatste jaren met de mail via mij.

Mijn Moeder is op 20 november 2008 overleden.

Mogen ze nu beide samen zijn met de rest van de familie.

Francis van Beek

 

Mary & Family.. Barb & I want to share our deepest sympathies, and our hearts go out to all of you at this time of loss. We love you very much.

My deepest condolences for you and your family.

What a beautiful tribute! You know how I feel and I hope that is enough for now. She was very special and she brought me a sister that I never would have had. She was gifted as a listener and she obviously invented the "Brooklyn Hug".
I will go on some more when I see you.
Hugs and Love, Penny

I remember Truus as the lover of Rien.  They had it seemed a perfect marriage.  She didn't object when they retired to Virginia away from their friends and family.  She fostered new interests at the University and in the township while he did crosswords.  She spoke fondly of the years she nursed him before he died. 

She joined the Red Hat Ladies and enjoyed their functions.  I have a souvenir of this from my last visit with her.  She spoke of missing her family but did not dwell on this.  For her, life was up and she had to make the most of it.  She didn't judge what was right or wrong.  She just went with the flow.  She was a very special lady.

Margaret