Gerard van Veen, author, probation officer, actor passed on at 88, by Lasana M. Sekou

Gerardus Theodorus Benedictus Maria van Veen died peacefully in his sleep at St. Maarten Medical Center, Cay Hill. He was 88. Better known as Gerard van Veen or “ Mr. van Veen,” and often as “Opa,” “Oom Gerard,” and “Uncle,” Gerard leaves his beloved wife Bernadine (St. Martin); his dearest sister Catherina “Tiny” van Veen and family (The Netherlands); his adopted children, nieces, nephews...

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