The funeral, as he himself wanted to be: Pim De Rudder by 8 women to the last resting place worn

Assenede Assenede has Tuesday afternoon to say goodbye artist Pim De Rudder. A special funeral, which by the ‘kunstpaus of the Meetjesland self-directed. A couple of hundred friends and artists came to say goodbye. At the end of the service was the coffin of Pim De Rudder by eight women through the village to the cemetery worn.

Pim De Rudder died exactly a week ago, and was 87 years of age. The last weeks was becoming more and more difficult for the artist, and he started his own funeral to directing. The people of Funerali from Assenede, the family and the friends, have all of his wishes to try to respect. So was the body of Pim a week-long state in his art gallery in the Hoogstraat. There could Pim Tuesday afternoon in an open coffin for a last time goodbye. He lay in state in a stylish black suit, white shirt, artistic scarf, zwartblinkende shoes and white gloves. After the speeches and greetings, came the most special part of the funeral. The sober chest of Pim De Rudder was closed, and was of his own artwork removed. To the wish of the deceased was the crate by eight women by the village of Assenede worn, at the corner of the cemetery where he is buried.