Dad's Unique Royal Dutch Singers' Association Certificate for 80 Years Singing

 Yes, exactly on the day of his death, Dad would have been a singer for 81 years!

Dad joined the Church Choir at the age of 17 and soon he became a member of the Horster Mannenkoor (Men's choir) as a First Tenor.

In 1988 Dad (left) got honored as one of the Golden Quintet members...

1998 Dad (right) got honored as one of a quartet for 60 years singing.

On his lapel, Dad now proudly displayed his Royal Dutch Singers' Association pin in honor of his 60 years as a singer.

In 2008, Dad got serenaded by the Horster Mannenkoor and received his Royal Dutch Singers' Association Certificate for 70 years singing.

Photo courtesy of one of my siblings in The Netherlands

In 2013, Dad obtained another Royal Dutch Singers' Association Certificate for 75 years being a singer...

Again they got serenaded by the other members of the Horster Mannenkoor (photo courtesy of one of my siblings in The Netherlands).

Mom is beaming and she received a bouquet of flowers.

Mom is wearing my Majorica pearls that we gifted her in December of 1983.

On Friday, June 29 of 2018, Dad received his Nationally UNIQUE Royal Dutch Singers' Association Certificate for 80 years being a singer...

This time without Mom, as she passed away on January 27, 2015

Dad beaming himself, when he got recognized and awarded the above Certificate and an engraved Pewter Plate.

This engraved pewter plate came home with me from my final trip to Limburg...

Very hard to capture it, so I took it outside.

PIET VAN DEN MUNCKHOF

80 JAAR LID (80 YEARS MEMBER)

HORSTER MANNENKOOR

JULI 2018 (JULY 2018)

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COPPERSMITHING

P. VAN DER BEELE

HORST, LIMBURG/THE NETHERLANDS

ETAIN — TIN — ZINN — PEWTER (French — Dutch — German — English)

97% by KIS KIN 

Made in Belgium

Now it resides in our home in Georgia, with the 2nd born child of 8 and the ONLY one singing...

My Paternal Grandma sang first soprano, Dad first tenor, Mom first soprano for over 25 years with the elderly choir.

My Mother–in–law (my paternal Grandma's best friend) sang also in a choir as alto.

Fond memories...

Related links:

Limburg — The Emotional Part | previous post by me about my FINAL TRIP HOME 

From CitizenM Hotel on Delta Airlines from Amsterdam to Savannah, Georgia | previous post by me about Dad's performance ONE MONTH before his death...

Thank You Lord — Horster Mannenkoor | previous post by me about Dad singing

Soon Ah Will Be Done With The Troubles Of The World | previous post by me about Dad singing

Dad Sang Avé Maria from Bach-Gounod | previous post by me about Dad singing

Thinking about Mom and Dad on Saint Cecilia | previous post by me about Dad singing

Dad Sang Solo on Mom & Dad's 50th Wedding Anniversary | previous post by me about Dad singing

{W.A. Mozart Composed this Heavenly Mass in C, K 167 at Age 17} | previous post by me about Dad happily anticipating Mass sung by Horster Mannenkoor

Auf der Heide blühn die letzten Rosen | Youtube video where Dad sings when he was half a year widower...

{My Daddy - Papa} | previous post by me and mention about Dad singing a solo at the Church of our friends here in Dublin...