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Background music sung by brother Harko.
This song, I did it my way,
was especially requested by Rick for his album.

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Henderikus Wassing

(Rick) 

Born June 18, 1939 in 'tZandt, Groningen

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Rick  6 years old starting grade school

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Rick all dressed up to go to school in
Cornwall, Manitoba

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Rick on the road to Ontario with some of
the family going by car,the rest by train.

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Rick living on the farm in Moorefiedl, Ontario

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Always interested in music and playing
in a band with his guitar, vocalist as well

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Caught by surprise playing at home

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Playing around, a good swimmer,
like the rest of the brothers. 

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Rick as a young man. Had the world by the tail.

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Honor E W Birrell, Rick's second wife, she helped Rick with many things and her gift as a writer came in handy with whatever they tried. They owned a pool company together and later a trucking business.Together they traveled all over the place.

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Rick retired and loving it. Worked hard all his life and always willing to lend a hand

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Rick as he is now in 2012

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A birdhouse made by late brother John, treasured by Rick, it is very special to him

 
 

I have very few pictures of Rick and his family,
I hope when the family see this they
might come up with a few more,
either of the past or of the present.

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Honor always reading and studying, she almost had a photographic memory and could quote anything back to you.

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Honor receiving her degree in journalism

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Wassing Photo Albums of Family Treasures
Rick's Album
 
 
 

Rick and June Welch on their wedding day, January 28, 1961

Guelph, Ontario

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I am hoping to get a few more pictures of the boys childhood so I am leaving some spaces for that

 
 
 
 

 

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Mark, Rick and June's first child. Look daddy let me drive his truck, soon it will be for real.

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Rick with his son Gary who passed away in infancy

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Steven using brother Mark as a horse and having great fun by Niagara Falls, Ontario

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Steven and Mark, a special event

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Here Rick is in Whiteshell park, Manitoba, with Mark and Steven

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Steven's first school picture

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Mark and Steven with Santa Claus

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Pretending and putting on a show Rick or is this for real? Looks good

       
       

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Rick and Honor started a new life together and married on August 31, 1974

Honor passed away, October 8, 2013

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Rick and Honor
Honor has a daughter Zoe, Rick adopted her after he and Honor were married 

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Zoe Wassing graduating from high school, I don't know the name of the princepal

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Zoe showing off her beautiful cake that was made for her graduation celebration

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Steven Wassing, all grown up 

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Steven graduating from University

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Father and son in wedding finery. Mark could double for Pavarotti don't you think

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Rick and Honor having dinner after the wedding ceremony of Mark and Deb

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Rick either studying something or just reading, in those days he didn't read much though

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Honor and Zoe admiring the neighbours cow

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Honor loved to be outdoors and is dressed for it

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Rick with glasses on, does not look much like him but it is

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Honor with her daughter Zoe and grand daughter Alicia. 

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Mark's children, Kyle, Eric and Samantha. Kyle and Samantha are twins

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Honor with Alicia, playing ball. Sheba the dog is interupting them all the time, she wants to play too

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Rick looking good. He is always doing something. Not always in high speed but doing. Rick walks a lot and is in good shape.

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Mark with daughter Samantha at a family reunion in Breslau, held in a greenhouse from Elaine

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Drake, Zoe's son who lives in Red Deer, Alberta with his Dad

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Alicia, trying to unbutton a shirt I think

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Rick has some hair, living in Waterloo at the time, looks good man.

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Rick like all the brothers, loved sports, anything. Here he is getting a trophy for shuffling

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Rick and Zoe having a private conversation

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Honor having a cup of tea, she does not like coffee

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Olivia and Emma having a sports day, Daddy teaches PE so they better be good at it.

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Eric Wassing, Mark's son also plays soccer, a favorite sports with many of the family members

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Alicia growing up like a weed

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Steven with his first wife Darby and his 3 daughters, Olivia, Emma and Abigail

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Zoe with her new husband Sean and Alicia

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Zoe with her children, Alicia and Drake

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Rick in Holland going with friends of Johanna and Sebo, on a boat tour

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Steven, clowning around as usual.

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Rick and Honor could not build a house on their property on Manitoulin Island but they could build a shed, so, they build it together and it just happened to be big enough to have living quarters on the second floor.

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Rick with his truck, a Volvo in Red Deer visiting his grandson Drake

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Alicia on her 12th birthday, August 2004 at the Wassing Family reunion in Tiverton

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Rick in Holland at a war museum, brings back memories

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Honor in her kitchen in Port Burwell, Ontario

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Rick visiting one of the family members and most likely talking music.

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Steven visiting sister Trijn in Holland with Rick, having a good time

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Steven found a new love, her name is Karyn

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Their wedding day on the beach at Grand Bend, Ontario

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Here are all those that were invited to witness the occasion in Grand Bend, Ontario

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Steven and Karyn with their children, Karyn has 2 of her own

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Rick having a drink, no big glass?, no problem, use a pickle jar.

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Rick in his huge garden, you can tell, gardening is in the blood

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Rick with Alicia on the day of her graduation

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Rick visiting the special park in Uithuizen Holland, a private home at one time. "Menkemaborg" 

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This is Mark's new love, her name is Marie and she has a daughter by the name of Nicole

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Samantha Wassing, grown into a pretty young lady

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Mark proud to be the father of these kids, Kyle, Samantha and Eric

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Steven, Olivia, Emma, Karyn and Abigail Wassing

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Rick with his sons, Steven on the left and Mark on the right

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Steven with his daughter Emma

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Rick at the Wassing Family reunion in Tiverton, 2011. Happy that it went off so well, he was the biggest organizer of it all and I am very proud of him

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Olivia Wassing, Steven's oldest daughter, about 14 here I would think

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Olivia a year older now maybe

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Olivia's latest picture

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Emma and Samantha, Rick's grand daughters, cousins and the best of friends

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Samantha Wassing

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Samantha 

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Emma Wassing, looks like her Dad and Grandmother June

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Emma, shoes and more shoes, red is good

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Mark and Marie, they are engaged to be married, maybe in another year. Nicole (Marie's daughter) is settled in her school and they don't want to disrupt her studies because she would have to move to another school. 

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Mark and Marie, you look like an old married couple here. Hope you are having fun as well.

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Steven and Karyn in a nice picture

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Mark with his favorite boys

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Mark and Marie, looking very spiffy, going out on a date I think. Making marriage plans as well, or so I hear, wishing all the best.

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Nicole Fauvelle, Marie's daughter and soon to be Mark's step daughter. Mark and Marie plan to marry soon. Date not set though.

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Mark, Marie and the family as it is now. A nice happy group.

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Emma Wassing, her highschool graduation picture. Emma is the middle daughter of Steven. Pretty as her picture

       

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