Notable death

Father Anton Tromp, a priest of the Order of Saint Agustine [OSA], one of the finest men I've known in my life, and I'd be willing to wager there are thousands of people here in Indonesia whose lives he touched over the last 53 years who'd feel the same way.

He was the key mover and shaker behind the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manokwari-Sorong and its bishops for decades. He was a priest, he tended to the sick, delivered babies, acted as an arbitrator, an advocate, a mentor, he raised money to put hundreds of poor people through college and thousands through school, he set up a dozen or more schools and several clinics and hospitals.

He was my good friend and 'consigliere' when I lived on the edge of the rainforest wilderness in the early 1990s. A great man: a legend to those who loved him. Born a Dutchman, he died an Indonesian. He passed away at the age of 78 in Manokwari this morning.

@fmf said
Father Anton Tromp, a priest of the Order of Saint Agustine [OSA], one of the finest men I've known in my life, and I'd be willing to wager there are thousands of people here in Indonesia whose lives he touched over the last 53 years who'd feel the same way.

He was the key mover and shaker behind the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manokwari-Sorong and its bishops for decades. He w ...[text shortened]... Born a Dutchman, he died an Indonesian. He passed away at the age of 78 in Manokwari this morning.

@woodgirl said
He sounds a wonderful man and I imagine he now has a place in heaven if such a place exists 🕊️

@fmf said
If heaven exists and that's where he is, then his life well-lived and his faith made sense. I believe the substance of the afterlife, for each of us, is how we "live on" in the memories of those who loved us or who were affected by us.

Former Royals pitcher Vida Blue dies at age 73
Blue was one of 11 players to win MVP and Cy Young in the same year.

https://www.royalsreview.com/2023/5/8/23714661/former-royals-pitcher-vida-blue-dies-at-age-73

"David Miranda, campaigner and former Brazilian congressman, dies aged 37. Lula celebrates ‘extraordinary trajectory’ of favela-born politician and Guardian columnist who played key role in Snowden leaks." ~ The Grauniad.

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@the-gravedigger said
He's dead!

Wilfried Erdmann, famous German sailor who circumnavigated the world in both directions.

@the-gravedigger said
He's dead!

@ponderable said
Wilfried Erdmann, famous German sailor who circumnavigated the world in both directions.