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May 13, 2016 15:45

This week we were informed by his son that Kees Heijnis died after a short illness. Kees ( Elastokees ) was at the basis of our Toy Soldiers section and has left his mark on it from the start as a super administrator . His crystal-clear analyzes, also on the forum, helped enormously, which he often formulated from his impressive documentation. Personally, I have very pleasant memories of our meetings and email exchanges over the past few years. He knew exactly what he was doing. By the way, Kees was also an auctioneer for some time.

We will miss him.

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May 13, 2016 18:31
Wow, we didn't see that coming. Kees was a great collector, a passionate manager and above all a nice person.
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May 13, 2016 19:06

Boy, boy, this is a bit of a shock ..

Much strength to the Family and friends.

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May 13, 2016 20:22

I got to know Kees at the time as the first auctioneer to set up the toy auctions. Very passionate and enthusiastic man, but also very stubborn :-)
With his long life experience and exceptional sense of humor, he has contributed a lot to the team spirit among the auctioneers and to the building of the Catawiki catalog.

Family, I wish you the best of luck in the loss of this unique man.

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This was like a bolt from the blue to me. I did not see this coming so unexpectedly. He has also not been able to send a message in recent weeks that it was not going so well. I got to know Kees as a nice helpful co-manager of this section toy soldiers. We have had many constructive discussions together about what the definitions of toy soldiers should be. He was a pur sang collector of the earlier plastic editions of Timpo and Britains, in addition with great knowledge of the pre-war composite figures of Elastolin / Lineol. Always loyal to his co-manager behind the scenes. I will miss Kees very much, he is irreplaceable in his field of collecting. Kees thanks for the cooperation.

Chris

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May 15, 2016 14:23

Annoying message when you return from vacation. Can only join with the previous speakers. Kees will definitely be missed.

We wish all the relatives much strength.

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May 15, 2016 14:27

May he rest with all good souls.

Family, all the best.

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May 15, 2016 22:51

To message.

I mainly had to deal with Kees at the time of setting up what has now become 'his' section, the toy soldiers.

We couldn't always do it agree on the optimal arrangement of some parts. But the discussion was always interesting, Kees' collector's heart beat hard and fierce. He is definitely going to be missed here.

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