René PIJNAKER Obituary

Dear Pijnaker family,
I was looking in the internet for old friends.
It was a great shock for me when I came across this death notice of René.
When we were teenagers, Rene and I shared a lot of time with each other.
The first time I met him was at the flowerbulb company of Witteman in Hillegom.
We were both active swimmer and waterpolo player.
For some time René even joined our swimming team NVA in Overveen (NL).
Then he moved to HPC in Heemstede, where Wim Geurtsen, one of the best swimming coaches at that time in Holland, was his swimming coach and he managed to swim under 1 minute.
We were both very interested in sport, especially swimming and gathered all kinds of materials about swimming coaching, techniques, training schedules, weight training and so on.
We also travelled through Holland by train for 1 or 2 weeks with the so called teenager tour ticket of the dutch railway company and we slept in different youth hostels.
In 1985 I emigrated to Germany.
The last time we saw each other was at my wedding in Hillegom in 1987, where he told me that he will or was already emigrated.
René was a very positive thinking, sportive, enthusiastic and nice person.
My condolences to Marianne and children.
Hans Janssen, 69257 Wiesenbach, germany

Our condolences to Marianne and children. Bo Danielsen & family ( Stockholm, Sweden)

Our condolences to Marianne and children. Bo Danielsen & family ( Stockholm, Sweden)

Lieve Kallista en familie,
Via internet lezen wij dat jullie man en vader in september is overleden. Onze welgemeende condoleances met dit grote verlies.
Een warme groet van Adrike en Wim Muller uit Brummen (Holland).

Lieve ome René, wat een bijzonder en prachtig mens was jij. Altijd vol levenslust en plezier. Als iedereen zo in het leven zou staan, zou de wereld er een stuk mooier uit zien. Rust zacht. Veel liefs Melanie van Opzeeland-Pijnaker en familie

Lieve Marianne, Kallista en Nando,
hartverscheurend wat jullie vieren is overkomen, nog vol in t leven en enthousiast in alles wat op Renee zn pad kwam. We hopen dat de tijd en de herinneringen aan jullie samen zijn de hartzeer iets zal verzachten. voor nu heel veel sterkte en kracht toegewenst. en zoals jullie taal dit zo mooi omschrijft: we are so sorry for your loss.

lieve groeten Lau, Suus, Len, Ted en Jur

(Hoogmade, Holland)

Dear Marianne Kellista and Nando. Sharing in your sorrow with love and friendship . Adrie ( Jj ( from Taiwan ) Betsy

Onze condoleances vanuit Maassluis, Nederland.
Lieve oom René we wisten nog maar pas dat het ging gebeuren, maar toch kwam het totaal onverwacht toen mn vader mij afgelopen zaterdag belde, was 'waarom nu al ' het eerste wat ik dacht.
Gelukkig heb ik veel leuke herinneringen aan jou! Vorig jaar tijdens je bezoek aan Nederland heb je nog bij ons thuis met Lars zitten schaken en leerde je hem nog wat kneepjes van het schaken bij.
En je zat altijd vol verhalen...
We zullen je missen oom René!
Wij wensen Marianne, Kallista en Nando heel veel kracht en sterkte toe met dit grote verlies. Voor altijd in ons ❤

I worked with Rene at Lynmore Primary and always admired his enthusiasm and love of the children. He was so proud of his family and enjoyed sharing stories of them with us. Condolences to Rene's family. RIP Rene

Vanuit Holland onze/mijn condoleances. Afscheid van een groot familieman! Wat hebben we van hem genoten, van zijn avontuurlijke verhalen en leuke anekdotes en zijn passies. Zo trots hij was op Kallista en Nando met hun prestaties en zo lief had hij Marjan❤. Rust in vrede liefde van ons...

Thanks All for remembering my Brother René , hè was Born in Hillegom Holland the Netherlands, René was the youngest of 5-Brothers and 3-Sisters,
My name is Andre, living in Holland, 2-other Brothers are emigrated ? to Australia, The Dandenongs and Dubbo Narromine.

Our Condolences to Mr P's Whanau,
He will be fondly remembered for his kind fair and encouraging teaching of sport, to children from Lynmore School and the many other schools he taught at.
He always had time for a chat and a smile, and im sure he made a difference in the lives of many children.
Much Aroha
Graham Whanau.

I hope your wings are brightly lit with every colour of the rainbow. Rest in peace Rene'. Must love and sympathy to Nando and family.

Condolences to Mr P's Whanau on their sudden loss.He will fondly remembered by our Whanau, he was wonderful to the kids he taught, and very passionate kind and encouraging.
Arohanui from The Graham Whanau

Such a sad time for everyone involved. I only met Rene briefly at our clubrooms at Western Suburbs
when he was down two weeks ago to watch Nando play. Such a bright positive person. On behalf of everyone at Western Suburbs Football Club please accept our sincere condolences.

Dean Eagar
Western Suburbs Football Club Chairman

Rest in Peace Rene. We will miss you. Our visits to Rotorua won't be the same.

So sad to read of Mr P's passing. Condolences to his family. I worked with Mr P for a short while. He taught my oldest boy who also adored him. He will be deeply missed. Always had a warm smile with a kind heart. RIP Mr P

My condolences to Rene's family. He was a much loved teacher at Lynmore primary, all of my children have fond memories of him as the "cool PE teacher" I loved how he always remembered them and asked about them when I saw him, even years after my eldest left Lynmore school. RIP Mr P, From the Hall-Peterson family xx

My thoughts and condolences to Rene's family. He was a respected colleague of mine at Lynmore School and I will treasure our talks at morning tea of the his love and pride for his family and home country. RIP Rene. Arohanui, Arihi Harvey.