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Papito van der Dijs has passed away

Local | By Correspondent May 18, 2020

WILLEMSTAD - Pedro Adolfo van der Dijs has passed away on Saturday. Papito, as he was called, is the father of Cicely van der Dijs, partner of MFK leader Gerrit Schotte.

He was best known for the Vanddis gas station chain. The island has seven of these gas stations. Papito has lived in the Dominican Republic for years, but was stranded in Curaçao because of corona. He was 78 years old.

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