Lies Vanderelst

Lies Vanderelst: Tom was born in The Hague in 1942, the oldest of two boys, to Ton and Lies Vanderelst. His mother, a voracious reader, had settled on Anthony for his name from a book she was reading. Given the Dutch penchant for nicknames, however, Anthony soon morphed into Tom, the name he used his entire life. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Contrary to the stereotype of the dour Dutch, Tom inherited a wonderful sense of humour. Beneath his modest persona was a flair for fun that often emerged when he travelled whether conversing with a flock of ducks in Belgium they returned his quacks or joking with Roma along the roadside in Romania and donating his shirt and Husband, father, teacher, traveller. Born Jan. 15, 1942 in The Hague, Netherlands; died July 11, 2013, in Hamilton, Ont., of cancer, aged 72. Submit a Lives Lived column (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.