Veteran of the Dutch army in World War II; survived imprisonment in Auschwitz. Father of Shreveport Journal Sports Editor and later Shreveport Times Sports Editor Nico Van Thyn. Worked in the oilfield supply business in Shreveport many years and was active in death camp survivors and remembrance circles.
Veteran of the Dutch army in World War II; survived imprisonment in Auschwitz. Father of Shreveport Journal Sports Editor and later Shreveport Times Sports Editor Nico Van Thyn. Worked in the oilfield supply business in Shreveport many years and was active in death camp survivors and remembrance circles.
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Beloved husband, father, opa
1919-2008
Attached plaque: Holocaust survivor
