tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post9028740188392868411..comments2024-03-11T16:39:12.344-05:00Comments on Once A Knight ...: The family: van Thijn became Van ThynNico Van Thynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-6982233143613876372013-04-05T09:07:19.883-05:002013-04-05T09:07:19.883-05:00From Sandi Tison Atkinson: I have no words suitabl...From Sandi Tison Atkinson: I have no words suitable to describe how this article made me feel. I cannot begin to comprehend the magnitude of sorrow your parents endured. Suffice to say, I want to know more about the Holocaust. As a typical southern WASP turned Catholic, I have heard stories about it on television and have read some, but it was always a distant event. Having you write about your own parents going through it has made me realize that I not only want to know more, I need to know more. My children and grandchildren need to know. ... As always, beautifully written and with great affection for your father shining through. <br />Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-25888063380553456382013-04-05T01:00:38.645-05:002013-04-05T01:00:38.645-05:00From Jesse Carrigan: Just a note, Nico, regarding ...From Jesse Carrigan: Just a note, Nico, regarding this blog on your name, etc.<br /> [Because of a family tragedy],I can relate to your Dad and his questioning "why" what happened to his family...and "why was his little brother killed?" At the services for a close family member, the preacher led the congregation in the singing of an old funeral anthem, "Further Along." <br /> I still sing those words to myself all the time, because it sums it all up for me ... and I believe the words:<br /> "Further along will know all about it, further along will understand why, cheer up my brother, live in the sunshine, we'll understand it, all by and by."<br /> To this day, I'm not a church goer, but do believe in the same God your Dad did, and like him, still have some questions. But. in truth, that old anthem reassures me every day.<br /><br /><br /> Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-41832592057169211682013-04-04T17:05:34.595-05:002013-04-04T17:05:34.595-05:00From Jim Pruett: Yeah. There aren't a lot of &...From Jim Pruett: Yeah. There aren't a lot of "straight answers" on life's toughest questions. Today is the 45th anniversary of MLK Jr's assassination in Memphis. The Commercial Appeal has a special section entitled "Six-01," the time of death on April 4, 1968. You might find it interesting. Those were tough times also, although not to rival your parents' trials.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-61629396928799574332013-04-04T16:54:12.412-05:002013-04-04T16:54:12.412-05:00From Patricia Bates: Thanks, Nico, for keeping the...From Patricia Bates: Thanks, Nico, for keeping the memories coming.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-36099437906358400242013-04-04T16:53:21.757-05:002013-04-04T16:53:21.757-05:00From Joel Bierig: Again, excellent stuff!From Joel Bierig: Again, excellent stuff!Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-18710939863082644282013-04-04T16:52:27.452-05:002013-04-04T16:52:27.452-05:00From Pamela Summerlin: Indeed, why did they have t...From Pamela Summerlin: Indeed, why did they have to do that?Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-74654865341713318312013-04-04T16:52:01.095-05:002013-04-04T16:52:01.095-05:00From Maxie Hays: Love your family history on your ...From Maxie Hays: Love your family history on your father's side.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-34472255704245460812013-04-04T16:51:17.144-05:002013-04-04T16:51:17.144-05:00From Patrick Booras: Enjoyed the history of your n...From Patrick Booras: Enjoyed the history of your name. My last name is actually Tambooras, before my grandfather (Dad's side) came to America prior to 1920. U.S. Customs shortened it to Booras. Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-25682361078974651102013-04-04T16:49:51.007-05:002013-04-04T16:49:51.007-05:00From Nancy Nugent: This is an article written by m...From Nancy Nugent: This is an article written by my friend and neighbor as I grew up in Shreveport. I think that more people should be reminded of this and hopefully it will not be repeated in history although I think as I see America today there are honest doubts. Nico, I thank you for publishing these stories.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-75008318786454692013-04-04T16:49:09.233-05:002013-04-04T16:49:09.233-05:00From Pat Flenniken: I just saw Elsa in March. She ...From Pat Flenniken: I just saw Elsa in March. She is such an amazing woman and I have such wonderful memories of her family.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-24771477947840510742013-04-04T16:48:20.237-05:002013-04-04T16:48:20.237-05:00From Betty Cagle Walker (went to school with my si...From Betty Cagle Walker (went to school with my sister Elsa): The Van Thyns were one of the finest families in our community and city. I have heard his mother's story many times. This is the first time I have heard his father's story. It is so important that we never forget the sacrifice of so many and the strength of two people to bring the Love they shared into their lives their children and their children's friends. Thank you, Nico, for sharing your story. Your mother always said you and Elsa were her miracles. Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.com