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   Vol. 15  No. 11
Monday February 08, 2016

Letter To The Editor for February 08, 2016
LettersHello Mr. Geoffrey,

  Being a retired old cargo boy, I would like to wish you the best for 2016 in good health, etc.
  I am an ex-Seaboard sales-manager, ex-Seaboard general manager and the last director of the Benelux and Scandinavia.
  Also I thank you very much for your article “Schiphol Enigma,” published in July 2012 of your famous cargo publication.
  We loved your article, which was co-edited by my friend, Jos van der Woensel (he passed away in 2011).
John F. Vuursteen  For the record, in the story you mention the three people: Schiphol Airport CEO Mr. Douwes Dekker, my boss at SWA Frank Volavsek, and lastly myself.
  The handover of the tree was a published and much cherished moment in all of our lives.
  The tree is now nearly 25 meters high.
  Kept very well and healthy by the airport, I might add.
  Hell yes, I am the only person left alive from this event.
  But I am fortunate in being able to visit “MY TREE” regularly, because still today I live close by the airport.
  For those that might want to know, the origin of that tree was as a gift from the Mayor of Los Angeles, to celebrate the start of west-coast cargo flights from LAX by SWA via JFK to AMS and onward to our other European destinations.
  Our “Dutch Sequoia” is one of a kind in the Netherlands and has become a rather well known element in botanical circles as well.
  If ever for any reason you visit Amsterdam or Schiphol Airport, I would be very pleased to meet you and visit our tree together.

My sincere greetings to you,
John F. Vuursteen
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