Vale: Leo van de Pas

[Ian Fettes]

Dear Friends,

It is my sad duty to advise that Leo van de Pas passed away peacefully at 2:00pm AEST today in hospital in Canberra after a short convalescence.

I have prepared the following obituary for him.

<quote>
Leo van de Pas (Leonardus Franciscus Maria) was born on 28 October 1942 in De Bilt, the second son and fourth child in a family of five of Dutch historical and religious author, Willem van de Pas. He worked in various clerical positions before and after serving with the Dutch Army (National Service) in New Guinea in 1962.

In 1968 he migrated to Perth, Western Australia where he became an assistant of author G.M. Glaskin, at the same time working for Ansett Airlines and developing his genealogical interests.

In 1994, because of health reasons, he retired from Ansett Airlines, a few years before this Airline folded due to mismanagement. Glaskin, aged seventy-six, died in March 2000 and, in early 2002, Leo moved to Canberra to be closer to his own family in Australia.

With international acclimation growing for his genealogical collection, Leo was concerned that this resource would be lost to the genealogical community if it was not placed into the public domain. With the help of several friends his website genealogics.org was launched in 2003 and has continued to grow in size and use.

Of particular importance to Leo was the requirement to maintain the data in an accurate and reliable fashion based on secondary published works. He always considered himself to be a 'gatherer' of information from these works and left others to be the 'hunters' from primary sources.

His extensive private library has enabled Leo to develop a very impressive knowledge of European royalty and nobility, together with other people of interest to him, through incorporation of their information into his database. With such contributions from others and through his own knowledge he has helped very many people, both online and offline, with their genealogy enquiries.

Leo never married nor had children and lived a quiet, private life. However he had an extensive range of good friends who very much valued his friendship. Nothing was too much trouble for Leo if someone needed help or assistance in any way.

Om 17 August 2016, Leo passed away in Canberra after a short convalescence, aged seventy-three. He is survived by his elder sister Reit (Anna Marie) in The Netherlands.
<end quote>

The genealogics website will continue to operate , managed by myself in a maintenance mode. I will be able to make corrections to data when advised but I do not have the skill or resources to continue Leo's work. Despite that, I hope the website will continue to assist many people.

Sadly,

Ian Fettes

Sent from my iPad

[mk]

Sad news, indeed.

Thanks for this, Ian, and for taking on responsibility for the database.

Best,

Monica

Post by Ian Fettes
Dear Friends,
It is my sad duty to advise that Leo van de Pas passed away peacefully at
2:00pm AEST today in hospital in Canberra after a short convalescence.
I have prepared the following obituary for him.
<quote>
Leo van de Pas (Leonardus Franciscus Maria) was born on 28 October 1942 in
De Bilt, the second son and fourth child in a family of five of Dutch
historical and religious author, Willem van de Pas. He worked in various
clerical positions before and after serving with the Dutch Army (National
Service) in New Guinea in 1962.
In 1968 he migrated to Perth, Western Australia where he became an
assistant of author G.M. Glaskin, at the same time working for Ansett
Airlines and developing his genealogical interests.
In 1994, because of health reasons, he retired from Ansett Airlines, a few
years before this Airline folded due to mismanagement. Glaskin, aged
seventy-six, died in March 2000 and, in early 2002, Leo moved to Canberra
to be closer to his own family in Australia.
With international acclimation growing for his genealogical collection,
Leo was concerned that this resource would be lost to the genealogical
community if it was not placed into the public domain. With the help of
several friends his website genealogics.org was launched in 2003 and has
continued to grow in size and use.
Of particular importance to Leo was the requirement to maintain the data
in an accurate and reliable fashion based on secondary published works. He
always considered himself to be a 'gatherer' of information from these
works and left others to be the 'hunters' from primary sources.
His extensive private library has enabled Leo to develop a very impressive
knowledge of European royalty and nobility, together with other people of
interest to him, through incorporation of their information into his
database. With such contributions from others and through his own knowledge
he has helped very many people, both online and offline, with their
genealogy enquiries.
Leo never married nor had children and lived a quiet, private life.
However he had an extensive range of good friends who very much valued his
friendship. Nothing was too much trouble for Leo if someone needed help or
assistance in any way.
Om 17 August 2016, Leo passed away in Canberra after a short
convalescence, aged seventy-three. He is survived by his elder sister Reit
(Anna Marie) in The Netherlands.
<end quote>
The genealogics website will continue to operate , managed by myself in a
maintenance mode. I will be able to make corrections to data when advised
but I do not have the skill or resources to continue Leo's work. Despite
that, I hope the website will continue to assist many people.
Sadly,
Ian Fettes
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[Kathy Becker]

What terribly sad news. I referred to Leo's website very often when confronted with contradictions. Thank you for continuing his legacy, Ian. Godspeed, Leo, you will be missed very, very much.

[m***@gmail.com]

Post by Ian Fettes
Dear Friends,
It is my sad duty to advise that Leo van de Pas passed away peacefully at 2:00pm AEST today in hospital in Canberra after a short convalescence.
I have prepared the following obituary for him.
<quote>
Leo van de Pas (Leonardus Franciscus Maria) was born on 28 October 1942 in De Bilt, the second son and fourth child in a family of five of Dutch historical and religious author, Willem van de Pas. He worked in various clerical positions before and after serving with the Dutch Army (National Service) in New Guinea in 1962.
In 1968 he migrated to Perth, Western Australia where he became an assistant of author G.M. Glaskin, at the same time working for Ansett Airlines and developing his genealogical interests.
In 1994, because of health reasons, he retired from Ansett Airlines, a few years before this Airline folded due to mismanagement. Glaskin, aged seventy-six, died in March 2000 and, in early 2002, Leo moved to Canberra to be closer to his own family in Australia.
With international acclimation growing for his genealogical collection, Leo was concerned that this resource would be lost to the genealogical community if it was not placed into the public domain. With the help of several friends his website genealogics.org was launched in 2003 and has continued to grow in size and use.
Of particular importance to Leo was the requirement to maintain the data in an accurate and reliable fashion based on secondary published works. He always considered himself to be a 'gatherer' of information from these works and left others to be the 'hunters' from primary sources.
His extensive private library has enabled Leo to develop a very impressive knowledge of European royalty and nobility, together with other people of interest to him, through incorporation of their information into his database. With such contributions from others and through his own knowledge he has helped very many people, both online and offline, with their genealogy enquiries.
Leo never married nor had children and lived a quiet, private life. However he had an extensive range of good friends who very much valued his friendship. Nothing was too much trouble for Leo if someone needed help or assistance in any way.
Om 17 August 2016, Leo passed away in Canberra after a short convalescence, aged seventy-three. He is survived by his elder sister Reit (Anna Marie) in The Netherlands.
<end quote>
The genealogics website will continue to operate , managed by myself in a maintenance mode. I will be able to make corrections to data when advised but I do not have the skill or resources to continue Leo's work. Despite that, I hope the website will continue to assist many people.
Sadly,
Ian Fettes
Sent from my iPad

Yes Ian it`s sad news that my uncle Leo is passed away.
I told Riet van de Pas this morining that her litlle brother is passed away.
I hope you can keep up the website from Leo.
It`a sad day Ian.

Mario Veldhuis. The Netherlands.

[f***@gmail.com]

I am very proud and pleased to be able to continue the website, both in his memory and in the benefits it passes on to others.

[Kelsey Jackson Williams]

Leo's passing is a great loss to the genealogical community. I corresponded with him on and off for over a decade and was consistently amazed at his scholarship, his kindness, and his willingness to help out any and all colleagues who approached him. Once, when I was working on a particukarly thorny medieval Islamic genealogy, Leo even offered to sell me - at a bargain price - his own copy of a rare book I had been unable fo access. He'll be sorely missed and the s.g.m community won't be the same without him.

I'd also like to echo others in saying that Genealogics is an incredible achievement and a fine testament to Leo's polymathic scholarship. It's encouraging to hear that it will continue to be maintained and if I can do anything to help with its maintenance and/or development, it would be an honour to assist.

My condolences to Leo's family and friends for their loss.

All best wishes,
Kelsey Jackson Williams

[Brad Verity]

Sad news on a summer morning. Leo is one of the SGM members whom I feel closest to. I have enjoyed a correspondence with him, on and off-newsgroup, for the past 15 years. In addition to his skilled attention to genealogical detail, Leo's droll sense of humour provides me many chuckles, and will be deeply missed. The thought that there will be no more emails from him in my Inbox is heavy on my heart.

Yes, Leo's ground-breaking database Genealogics is full of royal and aristocratic lines, but it is also extremely democratic - anyone and everyone, from all levels of society and walks of life, is included, as long as the genealogy meets Leo's standards of accuracy. I use Leo's database on a near daily basis. I've done so since it launched in 2003, and will continue to do so for the rest of my life. It is an incredible legacy he leaves for genealogists, and the scope of it will likely not be seen again for quite a long while.

Leo, first and foremost, is a gentleman, in the best sense. If you found yourself in a debate with him on SGM - and the archives contain some heated ones - you were standing on shaky genealogical, and quite often moral, ground. Leo's strong aversion to bluster, bullying and inaccuracy, made him a vocal champion toward maintaining the level of discussion on SGM on as high a road as possible.

And now I must refer to my friend in the past tense. Sigh. He has joined the ancestors, who undoubtedly have greeted him with open hims and led him to his well-earned place at the table where the heralds of history sit. Thank you, Leo, for an incredible life's work, and thank you, Ian, for keeping his flame burning.

[j***@gmail.com]

I am greatly saddened that I will no longer be receiving emails from Leo to my email. I appreciated his correspondence greatly, and he was always quick to respond with interest even to the most trivial comments or requests. I had many more messages queued up for him.

A few months ago I did write him that his database is worthy of being named unesco world (wide web) heritage site, if there was such a thing, since its capturing of cultural information is vast and important. It is a treasure.

I would have believed that Leos wish would have been for his site to live on as a living breathing memorial to his efforts and not a static one. It is too soon now, but I hope that a nonprofit group, either currently in existence, or new, could help with the further enhancement and updating of the site from new sources as they come out. (Leos site was a lot like wikipedia in this sense that sourcing is king and original research is not the emphasis).

I would very much like to be involved in any way I could in planning the eternal maintenance and funding of the site. I am a programmer by vocation, and a genealogist by avocation, both for almost twenty years. I hope there is a serious group willing to be part of the transition to this caretaking.
A sad day,
Joecook

[John Higgins]

Post by Brad Verity
Sad news on a summer morning. Leo is one of the SGM members whom I feel closest to. I have enjoyed a correspondence with him, on and off-newsgroup, for the past 15 years. In addition to his skilled attention to genealogical detail, Leo's droll sense of humour provides me many chuckles, and will be deeply missed. The thought that there will be no more emails from him in my Inbox is heavy on my heart.
Yes, Leo's ground-breaking database Genealogics is full of royal and aristocratic lines, but it is also extremely democratic - anyone and everyone, from all levels of society and walks of life, is included, as long as the genealogy meets Leo's standards of accuracy. I use Leo's database on a near daily basis. I've done so since it launched in 2003, and will continue to do so for the rest of my life. It is an incredible legacy he leaves for genealogists, and the scope of it will likely not be seen again for quite a long while.
Leo, first and foremost, is a gentleman, in the best sense. If you found yourself in a debate with him on SGM - and the archives contain some heated ones - you were standing on shaky genealogical, and quite often moral, ground. Leo's strong aversion to bluster, bullying and inaccuracy, made him a vocal champion toward maintaining the level of discussion on SGM on as high a road as possible.
And now I must refer to my friend in the past tense. Sigh. He has joined the ancestors, who undoubtedly have greeted him with open hims and led him to his well-earned place at the table where the heralds of history sit. Thank you, Leo, for an incredible life's work, and thank you, Ian, for keeping his flame burning.

Brad's eloquent words capture my feelings perfectly - there's not much I can add. Leo's death is a great loss to our genealogical community, but he leaves his legacy in the form of his database - now in Ian's capable hands.

Leo has been a good friend and colleague since we first became acquainted in 1999. We frequently exchanged emails on genealogical and other topics which were always enjoyable and useful. He was always the epitome of civility, and he definitely had no tolerance for "bluster, bullying and inaccuracy" as Brad says. His kindness and generosity will be missed here.

Ian, I know this is a special loss for you, as you have worked closely with Leo for many years. My thoughts are with you and with Leo's family.

[p***@yahoo.ca]

I felt saddened by Leo's loss. I had only come across his website last year when I discovered my descent from Charlemagne. I have frequently made use of it for my own and my wife's family trees. In the spring I had a friendly exchange with Leo providing him with a new source and suggesting some others. He will be missed.

[Adrian]

Such a pity, always happy to help others out.

Adrian Channing

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Fettes
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 7:49 AM
To: MAIL:GEN-MEDIEVAL
Subject: Vale: Leo van de Pas

Dear Friends,

It is my sad duty to advise that Leo van de Pas passed away peacefully at
2:00pm AEST today in hospital in Canberra after a short convalescence.

I have prepared the following obituary for him.

<quote>
Leo van de Pas (Leonardus Franciscus Maria) was born on 28 October 1942 in
De Bilt, the second son and fourth child in a family of five of Dutch
historical and religious author, Willem van de Pas. He worked in various
clerical positions before and after serving with the Dutch Army (National
Service) in New Guinea in 1962.

In 1968 he migrated to Perth, Western Australia where he became an assistant
of author G.M. Glaskin, at the same time working for Ansett Airlines and
developing his genealogical interests.

In 1994, because of health reasons, he retired from Ansett Airlines, a few
years before this Airline folded due to mismanagement. Glaskin, aged
seventy-six, died in March 2000 and, in early 2002, Leo moved to Canberra to
be closer to his own family in Australia.

With international acclimation growing for his genealogical collection, Leo
was concerned that this resource would be lost to the genealogical community
if it was not placed into the public domain. With the help of several
friends his website genealogics.org was launched in 2003 and has continued
to grow in size and use.

Of particular importance to Leo was the requirement to maintain the data in
an accurate and reliable fashion based on secondary published works. He
always considered himself to be a 'gatherer' of information from these works
and left others to be the 'hunters' from primary sources.

His extensive private library has enabled Leo to develop a very impressive
knowledge of European royalty and nobility, together with other people of
interest to him, through incorporation of their information into his
database. With such contributions from others and through his own knowledge
he has helped very many people, both online and offline, with their
genealogy enquiries.

Leo never married nor had children and lived a quiet, private life. However
he had an extensive range of good friends who very much valued his
friendship. Nothing was too much trouble for Leo if someone needed help or
assistance in any way.

Om 17 August 2016, Leo passed away in Canberra after a short convalescence,
aged seventy-three. He is survived by his elder sister Reit (Anna Marie) in
The Netherlands.
<end quote>

The genealogics website will continue to operate , managed by myself in a
maintenance mode. I will be able to make corrections to data when advised
but I do not have the skill or resources to continue Leo's work. Despite
that, I hope the website will continue to assist many people.

Sadly,

Ian Fettes

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[a***@gmail.com]

Thank you, Ian, for informing us of Leo's passing. I agree with Brad in that I had enjoyed a great email correspondence with Leo since coming into SGM a few years ago and working with him on updates to the website. I use it almost every day and I am still amazed at the amount of genealogical information on almost every aristocratic family in Europe that exists. Genealogics is one of the best sites I have ever seen in over 30 years of researching as a quick and informative resource for referencing dynastic families. It will be useful for years to come and we owe thanks to Leo for putting this information out to the public sector. He will be missed and I consider him a great friend and gentleman.

Best regards,

Steve Riggan

[j***@gmail.com]

Looks like genealogics is averaging adding about 20,000 new individuals a year, at a surprisingly consistent rate since 2003. That's an incredible pace for the relative quality of the database and the small handful of people allowed to make direct contributions to it. If I can add just 300 researched individuals to my database in a year, I consider it a good year!

[Peter]

So despondent about this. I have  a huge file I was about to send him. It would have delighted him and piqued his interest - who will take on the mantle of this gentle prestigidator?
My heartfelt wishes and sympathy to his family.
Peter de Loriol Chandieu


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Such a pity, always happy to help others out.

Adrian Channing

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Fettes
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 7:49 AM
To: MAIL:GEN-MEDIEVAL
Subject: Vale: Leo van de Pas

Dear Friends,

It is my sad duty to advise that Leo van de Pas passed away peacefully at
2:00pm AEST today in hospital in Canberra after a short convalescence.

I have prepared the following obituary for him.

<quote>
Leo van de Pas (Leonardus Franciscus Maria) was born on 28 October 1942 in
De Bilt, the second son and fourth child in a family of five of Dutch
historical and religious author, Willem van de Pas. He worked in various
clerical positions before and after serving with the Dutch Army (National
Service) in New Guinea in 1962.

In 1968 he migrated to Perth, Western Australia where he became an assistant
of author G.M. Glaskin, at the same time working for Ansett Airlines and
developing his genealogical interests.

In 1994, because of health reasons, he retired from Ansett Airlines, a few
years before this Airline folded due to mismanagement. Glaskin, aged
seventy-six, died in March 2000 and, in early 2002, Leo moved to Canberra to
be closer to his own family in Australia.

With international acclimation growing for his genealogical collection, Leo
was concerned that this resource would be lost to the genealogical community
if it was not placed into the public domain. With the help of several
friends his website genealogics.org was launched in 2003 and has continued
to grow in size and use.

Of particular importance to Leo was the requirement to maintain the data in
an accurate and reliable fashion based on secondary published works. He
always considered himself to be a 'gatherer' of information from these works
and left others to be the 'hunters' from primary sources.

His extensive private library has enabled Leo to develop a very impressive
knowledge of European royalty and nobility, together with other people of
interest to him, through incorporation of their information into his
database. With such contributions from others and through his own knowledge
he has helped very many people, both online and offline, with their
genealogy enquiries.

Leo never married nor had children and lived a quiet, private life. However
he had an extensive range of good friends who very much valued his
friendship. Nothing was too much trouble for Leo if someone needed help or
assistance in any way.

Om 17 August 2016, Leo passed away in Canberra after a short convalescence,
aged seventy-three. He is survived by his elder sister Reit (Anna Marie) in
The Netherlands.
<end quote>

The genealogics website will continue to operate , managed by myself in a
maintenance mode. I will be able to make corrections to data when advised
but I do not have the skill or resources to continue Leo's work. Despite
that, I hope the website will continue to assist many people.

Sadly,

Ian Fettes

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I was saddened to hear of Leo's passing, and felt I must leave some expression of my thoughts here in the community he enjoyed and valued. Leo was a stalwart supporter of the highest standards of genealogy, relying and trusting on those with special expertise when necessary. He always wanted to get it right, and supported others of like mind.

I enjoyed many years of correspondence with him, and his warmth and good humor. His database is also very handy, and carries on the tradition of being helpful to the public. I am also grateful for those who have helped Leo and his projects. They benefit all in a continuing and helpful way.

Leo will continue to be a presence through the archives and genealogics.org. I am thankful to have had the opportunity to know such a kind soul.

Paul

[Matthew Langley]

So very sad. Words really don't do it justice. Leo was so generous of his time and efforts, he was always eager to help and required nothing in return. Simply a genuinely good and good hearted person, so rare.

[Bronwen Edwards]

I agree with what everyone who posted before me has said. Although we never met, I considered Leo a good friend. We had frequent email exchanges and once he sent me a beautiful calendar with all the Australian holidays on it and another time he sent me a book written by an Aboriginal woman. I am completely devastated and shocked. Leo was one of the kindest, most generous people I have ever known. I will miss him terribly. I already do.

[Francisco Tavares de Almeida]

Post by Ian Fettes
Dear Friends,
It is my sad duty to advise that Leo van de Pas passed away peacefully at 2:00pm AEST today in hospital in Canberra after a short convalescence.
I have prepared the following obituary for him.
<quote>
Leo van de Pas (Leonardus Franciscus Maria) was born on 28 October 1942 in De Bilt, the second son and fourth child in a family of five of Dutch historical and religious author, Willem van de Pas. He worked in various clerical positions before and after serving with the Dutch Army (National Service) in New Guinea in 1962.
In 1968 he migrated to Perth, Western Australia where he became an assistant of author G.M. Glaskin, at the same time working for Ansett Airlines and developing his genealogical interests.
In 1994, because of health reasons, he retired from Ansett Airlines, a few years before this Airline folded due to mismanagement. Glaskin, aged seventy-six, died in March 2000 and, in early 2002, Leo moved to Canberra to be closer to his own family in Australia.
With international acclimation growing for his genealogical collection, Leo was concerned that this resource would be lost to the genealogical community if it was not placed into the public domain. With the help of several friends his website genealogics.org was launched in 2003 and has continued to grow in size and use.
Of particular importance to Leo was the requirement to maintain the data in an accurate and reliable fashion based on secondary published works. He always considered himself to be a 'gatherer' of information from these works and left others to be the 'hunters' from primary sources.
His extensive private library has enabled Leo to develop a very impressive knowledge of European royalty and nobility, together with other people of interest to him, through incorporation of their information into his database. With such contributions from others and through his own knowledge he has helped very many people, both online and offline, with their genealogy enquiries.
Leo never married nor had children and lived a quiet, private life. However he had an extensive range of good friends who very much valued his friendship. Nothing was too much trouble for Leo if someone needed help or assistance in any way.
Om 17 August 2016, Leo passed away in Canberra after a short convalescence, aged seventy-three. He is survived by his elder sister Reit (Anna Marie) in The Netherlands.
<end quote>
The genealogics website will continue to operate , managed by myself in a maintenance mode. I will be able to make corrections to data when advised but I do not have the skill or resources to continue Leo's work. Despite that, I hope the website will continue to assist many people.
Sadly,
Ian Fettes
Sent from my iPad

Alerted by your private e-mail - I think you had access to Leo's mailing list - I wanted to publicly express my deep mourning and thank you for the e-mail and the maintenance of Genealogics.
We never met in the real world but Leo was a very dear friend, generous, gentle and kind. After some change of information I was included in "Plantagenet Cousins" in an unexpected contrast with people of much higher standing and Leo wrote an extremely kind dedication in my copy.
He will be missed but remembered in my prayers.

Francisco
(Portugal)

[a***@mindspring.com]

A sad day indeed. A scholar and a gentleman.

Doug Smith

[CE Wood]

For every joy that passes, something beautiful remains. Thornton Wilder wrote, "The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude." I grieve at the passing of such a wonderful person; I am grateful for his kindness to me, his devotion to his work, and his extraordinary accomplishments.

CE Wood

[J.L. Fernandez Blanco]

I've been a few days disconnected from my PC as it was on repair. I've just turn it on and the first thing I learned is this devastating sad news.
I am utterly speechless and heartbroken. Leo was one of the most gentle souls that I've ever met in my life. Even though I never met him in person, since 2002 we used to assiduously correspond on and off list and he was always eager to help me and whomever it was. I have a long file about the Malatestas from Rimini that I've been working on for him. I had promised him to send it as soon as possible, but other requests kept always me away from finishing it. I feel horribly bad sensing that I failed him, who never ever failed to help me in so many ways.
I will miss him very much. I do miss him now. He'll always be in my prayers.
Thanks, Ian, for taking up the responsibility of keeping maintenance of his site. If I could be of any help, I'd gladly do it, so just let me know.
My deepest sympathy to his family and immediate friends.

[g***@theflangecompany.com.au]

So sad to hear the news of Leo's passing on 17th August 2016. I have fond memories of my times with him and Unk Gerry at their home in Cottesloe and Mossman Park in WA. The times discussing our GLASKIN family history or them proof reading my short stories .. those times around the family table at Xmas time or regular afternoons after surfing Cottesloe .... or just calling in for a catch up and gossip. I am appreciatived to have been given some of the Glaskin's heirlooms and documents after Unk Gerry passing in 2000 and always reminisce on the informative, but less frequent contacts with Leo this last decade, since his relocation to chilly Canberra. However, happy now for Leo to be together again with Unk Gerry and for the lifetime spent researching our .. at times ... dysfunctional family. Rest well Leo. Garry Llewellyn GLASKIN.

[h***@yahoo.com]

What Brad Verity said and,

This is an example of news I got in the morning (yesterday) and thought about throughout the day, including during a bicycle ride on a beautiful evening with a clear sky, knowing Leo had gone to heaven. I am profoundly grateful that I didn't need to say "goodbye" to him--he knew (and I firmly believe knows) how much I admired and respected him (awestruck might be the most apt description) from the time we were first in touch in 2002. We were in touch (sometimes) several times a day, other times not for months. We always picked up "right where we left off" and I had the pleasure of discussing numerous topics in and outside of the realm of genealogy.

I'd like to reiterate an attribute of Leo's that's already been made, his outstanding sense of humor. He and I had a lot of laughs, particularly as a result of some behavior in this group--I'd prefer to keep the details between the two of us. I can't help but regret that after a few months of being out of touch my last several e-mails "bounced back" but since he knew that (like others) I used his database almost daily and (I believe) will always know how much I appreciated him that's a minor concern.

[Geoff Bodeau]

Post by Ian Fettes
Dear Friends,
It is my sad duty to advise that Leo van de Pas passed away peacefully at 2:00pm AEST today in hospital in Canberra after a short convalescence.
I have prepared the following obituary for him.
<quote>
Leo van de Pas (Leonardus Franciscus Maria) was born on 28 October 1942 in De Bilt, the second son and fourth child in a family of five of Dutch historical and religious author, Willem van de Pas. He worked in various clerical positions before and after serving with the Dutch Army (National Service) in New Guinea in 1962.
In 1968 he migrated to Perth, Western Australia where he became an assistant of author G.M. Glaskin, at the same time working for Ansett Airlines and developing his genealogical interests.
In 1994, because of health reasons, he retired from Ansett Airlines, a few years before this Airline folded due to mismanagement. Glaskin, aged seventy-six, died in March 2000 and, in early 2002, Leo moved to Canberra to be closer to his own family in Australia.
With international acclimation growing for his genealogical collection, Leo was concerned that this resource would be lost to the genealogical community if it was not placed into the public domain. With the help of several friends his website genealogics.org was launched in 2003 and has continued to grow in size and use.
Of particular importance to Leo was the requirement to maintain the data in an accurate and reliable fashion based on secondary published works. He always considered himself to be a 'gatherer' of information from these works and left others to be the 'hunters' from primary sources.
His extensive private library has enabled Leo to develop a very impressive knowledge of European royalty and nobility, together with other people of interest to him, through incorporation of their information into his database. With such contributions from others and through his own knowledge he has helped very many people, both online and offline, with their genealogy enquiries.
Leo never married nor had children and lived a quiet, private life. However he had an extensive range of good friends who very much valued his friendship. Nothing was too much trouble for Leo if someone needed help or assistance in any way.
Om 17 August 2016, Leo passed away in Canberra after a short convalescence, aged seventy-three. He is survived by his elder sister Reit (Anna Marie) in The Netherlands.
<end quote>
The genealogics website will continue to operate , managed by myself in a maintenance mode. I will be able to make corrections to data when advised but I do not have the skill or resources to continue Leo's work. Despite that, I hope the website will continue to assist many people.
Sadly,
Ian Fettes
Sent from my iPad

Ian,

Leo was a great friend and mentor to many of us. I just posted his obituary to the FaceBook page of the 'Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the USA'.

Please let us know how we can continue to make his database available for research.

Geoffrey Robert Bodeau

[Hans Vogels]

It is indeed sad that such a dedicated person and serious collector of genealogical and biographical information on families all over the world as Leo was, passed away much to young. What is 73 years of age these days.

Was Leo struggling with his health? I sent him a pack of (Dutch) genealogical papers a few months back and I never saw any reaction.

Hans Vogels

Post by Ian Fettes
Dear Friends,
It is my sad duty to advise that Leo van de Pas passed away peacefully at 2:00pm AEST today in hospital in Canberra after a short convalescence.
I have prepared the following obituary for him.
<quote>
Leo van de Pas (Leonardus Franciscus Maria) was born on 28 October 1942 in De Bilt, the second son and fourth child in a family of five of Dutch historical and religious author, Willem van de Pas. He worked in various clerical positions before and after serving with the Dutch Army (National Service) in New Guinea in 1962.
In 1968 he migrated to Perth, Western Australia where he became an assistant of author G.M. Glaskin, at the same time working for Ansett Airlines and developing his genealogical interests.
In 1994, because of health reasons, he retired from Ansett Airlines, a few years before this Airline folded due to mismanagement. Glaskin, aged seventy-six, died in March 2000 and, in early 2002, Leo moved to Canberra to be closer to his own family in Australia.
With international acclimation growing for his genealogical collection, Leo was concerned that this resource would be lost to the genealogical community if it was not placed into the public domain. With the help of several friends his website genealogics.org was launched in 2003 and has continued to grow in size and use.
Of particular importance to Leo was the requirement to maintain the data in an accurate and reliable fashion based on secondary published works. He always considered himself to be a 'gatherer' of information from these works and left others to be the 'hunters' from primary sources.
His extensive private library has enabled Leo to develop a very impressive knowledge of European royalty and nobility, together with other people of interest to him, through incorporation of their information into his database. With such contributions from others and through his own knowledge he has helped very many people, both online and offline, with their genealogy enquiries.
Leo never married nor had children and lived a quiet, private life. However he had an extensive range of good friends who very much valued his friendship. Nothing was too much trouble for Leo if someone needed help or assistance in any way.
Om 17 August 2016, Leo passed away in Canberra after a short convalescence, aged seventy-three. He is survived by his elder sister Reit (Anna Marie) in The Netherlands.
<end quote>
The genealogics website will continue to operate , managed by myself in a maintenance mode. I will be able to make corrections to data when advised but I do not have the skill or resources to continue Leo's work. Despite that, I hope the website will continue to assist many people.
Sadly,
Ian Fettes
Sent from my iPad

[a***@gmail.com]

Geachte hoge geboren heer Vogels;

Ik heb lang wilde met u te corresponderen sinds de publicatie van mijn artikel over de Schotse voorouders van twee van de voorouders van mijn moeder, die zusters waren en die van Amsterdam naar New Netherland kwam. Ik heb een ander artikel komt uit op basis van onderzoek in Amsterdam door Yvette Hoitink op de echtgenoot van een van de zusters. Je kunt me een privébericht sturen en ik zal u mijn e-mail adres te geven als het erg leuk om te corresponderen met jou zou zijn.

Oprecht,

Adrian

[Hans Vogels]

Hello Adrian,

You can contact me directly: hansvogels.gen et gmail.com
Love to help you if I can, although I'm from the southern part of the Netherlands (close to the Belgian en German border).

With regards,
Hans Vogels

Post by a***@gmail.com
Geachte hoge geboren heer Vogels;
Ik heb lang wilde met u te corresponderen sinds de publicatie van mijn artikel over de Schotse voorouders van twee van de voorouders van mijn moeder, die zusters waren en die van Amsterdam naar New Netherland kwam. Ik heb een ander artikel komt uit op basis van onderzoek in Amsterdam door Yvette Hoitink op de echtgenoot van een van de zusters. Je kunt me een privébericht sturen en ik zal u mijn e-mail adres te geven als het erg leuk om te corresponderen met jou zou zijn.
Oprecht,
Adrian

[c***@gmail.com]

Sad news indeed...

My condolences to his family and friends...

I had a few nice exchanges with him. He was a really great man, a good genealogist, and he had a good sense of humor.

I will definitely miss him.

Thank you Ian for assuming responsibility over his database.

Best wishes,

Chuck

[r***@fernside.co.nz]

Leo’s passing means we have lost a good and kind friend, whose dedication to building his database was awe-inspiring, but who nevertheless, always had the time to share his wide-ranging information, with good humoured generosity. Many a time I would open my mailbox to find a pedigree chart linking me to someone famous and a pithy comment with it.

Leo was already very concerned about the future of his database back in 2002 when my husband, Colin, met with Ian Fettes in New Zealand to try and solve the problem about software conversion. He wrote to me saying, “When you are discussing things, how about discussing ways of keeping any database alive? I mean after the maker dies, or loses interest. In a way I started my genealogical journey in the early 1950s (I am sixty now) and have been collecting data ever since. In 1990 I started feeding my computer and am now very close to 400,000 entries. These are for people worldwide, from Australian Aborigines to Roman Emperors and anything in between. I have been wondering many years now of what would happen with this collection when I lost interest or died. Should all that effort be wasted? I have tried to interest State Libraries and so on in Australia but because the biggest part of my collection refers to people outside Australia, they are not interested”.

It was that comment which spurred us on to find a way to host the first web version of Genealogics in New Zealand. Ian performed complicated technical feats converting Leo’s DOS based software and dealing with many other issues. It was launched on 3st August 2003 with just over 400,000 individuals entered on the database.

This was Leo’s introduction.

“For most people on this list genealogy is a very important part of their life. It is for me and has been for a very long time, I bought my first genealogical book in 1958! First I stored my data in a card system but, in 1990, I met an incredible computer programmer, Gary Louth, who wrote a program, probably, one of the best in the world. Then I was fortunate to get to know Ian Fettes and, after my move to Canberra, met him in real life.

For many years I have wondered what would be the fate of my collection after I lose interest (not likely) or get too old. Ian Fettes and Colin Bevan found a solution, a solution which may only be temporary, keeping in mind the development of technology. My data base is to be used, and not just by me. Ian Fettes and Colin Bevan have made it possible that now anybody can access it. This Internet site can do certain things my own program can't but the reverse also applies.”

Within a year Ian had found a host in Australia and Genealogics has gone on from strength to strength over the past 13 years, with now approaching 650,000 people on its database and over 15 million views. The vast database is a testament to Leo’s dedication, and also Ian’s skill and generosity behind the scenes.

It was a privilege and pleasure to be a small part of Leo’s dream to make his life’s work available to everyone.

Rest peacefully, Leo.

Rosie Bevan

Post by Ian Fettes
Dear Friends,
It is my sad duty to advise that Leo van de Pas passed away peacefully at 2:00pm AEST today in hospital in Canberra after a short convalescence.
I have prepared the following obituary for him.
<quote>
Leo van de Pas (Leonardus Franciscus Maria) was born on 28 October 1942 in De Bilt, the second son and fourth child in a family of five of Dutch historical and religious author, Willem van de Pas. He worked in various clerical positions before and after serving with the Dutch Army (National Service) in New Guinea in 1962.
In 1968 he migrated to Perth, Western Australia where he became an assistant of author G.M. Glaskin, at the same time working for Ansett Airlines and developing his genealogical interests.
In 1994, because of health reasons, he retired from Ansett Airlines, a few years before this Airline folded due to mismanagement. Glaskin, aged seventy-six, died in March 2000 and, in early 2002, Leo moved to Canberra to be closer to his own family in Australia.
With international acclimation growing for his genealogical collection, Leo was concerned that this resource would be lost to the genealogical community if it was not placed into the public domain. With the help of several friends his website genealogics.org was launched in 2003 and has continued to grow in size and use.
Of particular importance to Leo was the requirement to maintain the data in an accurate and reliable fashion based on secondary published works. He always considered himself to be a 'gatherer' of information from these works and left others to be the 'hunters' from primary sources.
His extensive private library has enabled Leo to develop a very impressive knowledge of European royalty and nobility, together with other people of interest to him, through incorporation of their information into his database. With such contributions from others and through his own knowledge he has helped very many people, both online and offline, with their genealogy enquiries.
Leo never married nor had children and lived a quiet, private life. However he had an extensive range of good friends who very much valued his friendship. Nothing was too much trouble for Leo if someone needed help or assistance in any way.
Om 17 August 2016, Leo passed away in Canberra after a short convalescence, aged seventy-three. He is survived by his elder sister Reit (Anna Marie) in The Netherlands.
<end quote>
The genealogics website will continue to operate , managed by myself in a maintenance mode. I will be able to make corrections to data when advised but I do not have the skill or resources to continue Leo's work. Despite that, I hope the website will continue to assist many people.
Sadly,
Ian Fettes
Sent from my iPad

[Hal Bradley]

Apparently the email gateway is back in operation as all of the expressions
of gratefulness for Leo's contributions and condolences flooded into my
inbox this morning.

I too wish to express my gratitude for Leo's kindness and contributions
over the years. And thank you Ian, for continuing to make Genealogics
available.

Hal Bradley

Post by r***@fernside.co.nz
Leo’s passing means we have lost a good and kind friend, whose dedication
to building his database was awe-inspiring, but who nevertheless, always
had the time to share his wide-ranging information, with good humoured
generosity. Many a time I would open my mailbox to find a pedigree chart
linking me to someone famous and a pithy comment with it.
Leo was already very concerned about the future of his database back in
2002 when my husband, Colin, met with Ian Fettes in New Zealand to try and
solve the problem about software conversion. He wrote to me saying, “When
you are discussing things, how about discussing ways of keeping any
database alive? I mean after the maker dies, or loses interest. In a way I
started my genealogical journey in the early 1950s (I am sixty now) and
have been collecting data ever since. In 1990 I started feeding my computer
and am now very close to 400,000 entries. These are for people worldwide,
from Australian Aborigines to Roman Emperors and anything in between. I
have been wondering many years now of what would happen with this
collection when I lost interest or died. Should all that effort be wasted?
I have tried to interest State Libraries and so on in Australia but because
the biggest part of my collection refers to people outside Australia, they
are not interested”.
It was that comment which spurred us on to find a way to host the first
web version of Genealogics in New Zealand. Ian performed complicated
technical feats converting Leo’s DOS based software and dealing with many
other issues. It was launched on 3st August 2003 with just over 400,000
individuals entered on the database.
This was Leo’s introduction.
“For most people on this list genealogy is a very important part of their
life. It is for me and has been for a very long time, I bought my first
genealogical book in 1958! First I stored my data in a card system but, in
1990, I met an incredible computer programmer, Gary Louth, who wrote a
program, probably, one of the best in the world. Then I was fortunate to
get to know Ian Fettes and, after my move to Canberra, met him in real life.
For many years I have wondered what would be the fate of my collection
after I lose interest (not likely) or get too old. Ian Fettes and Colin
Bevan found a solution, a solution which may only be temporary, keeping in
mind the development of technology. My data base is to be used, and not
just by me. Ian Fettes and Colin Bevan have made it possible that now
anybody can access it. This Internet site can do certain things my own
program can't but the reverse also applies.”
Within a year Ian had found a host in Australia and Genealogics has gone
on from strength to strength over the past 13 years, with now approaching
650,000 people on its database and over 15 million views. The vast database
is a testament to Leo’s dedication, and also Ian’s skill and generosity
behind the scenes.
It was a privilege and pleasure to be a small part of Leo’s dream to make
his life’s work available to everyone.
Rest peacefully, Leo.
Rosie Bevan

Post by Ian Fettes
Dear Friends,
It is my sad duty to advise that Leo van de Pas passed away peacefully

at 2:00pm AEST today in hospital in Canberra after a short convalescence.

Post by Ian Fettes
I have prepared the following obituary for him.
<quote>
Leo van de Pas (Leonardus Franciscus Maria) was born on 28 October 1942

in De Bilt, the second son and fourth child in a family of five of Dutch
historical and religious author, Willem van de Pas. He worked in various
clerical positions before and after serving with the Dutch Army (National
Service) in New Guinea in 1962.

Post by Ian Fettes
In 1968 he migrated to Perth, Western Australia where he became an

assistant of author G.M. Glaskin, at the same time working for Ansett
Airlines and developing his genealogical interests.

Post by Ian Fettes
In 1994, because of health reasons, he retired from Ansett Airlines, a

few years before this Airline folded due to mismanagement. Glaskin, aged
seventy-six, died in March 2000 and, in early 2002, Leo moved to Canberra
to be closer to his own family in Australia.

Post by Ian Fettes
With international acclimation growing for his genealogical collection,

Leo was concerned that this resource would be lost to the genealogical
community if it was not placed into the public domain. With the help of
several friends his website genealogics.org was launched in 2003 and has
continued to grow in size and use.

Post by Ian Fettes
Of particular importance to Leo was the requirement to maintain the data

in an accurate and reliable fashion based on secondary published works. He
always considered himself to be a 'gatherer' of information from these
works and left others to be the 'hunters' from primary sources.

Post by Ian Fettes
His extensive private library has enabled Leo to develop a very

impressive knowledge of European royalty and nobility, together with other
people of interest to him, through incorporation of their information into
his database. With such contributions from others and through his own
knowledge he has helped very many people, both online and offline, with
their genealogy enquiries.

Post by Ian Fettes
Leo never married nor had children and lived a quiet, private life.

However he had an extensive range of good friends who very much valued his
friendship. Nothing was too much trouble for Leo if someone needed help or
assistance in any way.

Post by Ian Fettes
Om 17 August 2016, Leo passed away in Canberra after a short

convalescence, aged seventy-three. He is survived by his elder sister Reit
(Anna Marie) in The Netherlands.

Post by Ian Fettes
<end quote>
The genealogics website will continue to operate , managed by myself in

a maintenance mode. I will be able to make corrections to data when advised
but I do not have the skill or resources to continue Leo's work. Despite
that, I hope the website will continue to assist many people.

Post by Ian Fettes
Sadly,
Ian Fettes
Sent from my iPad

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[Gay Brennan]

As an amateur in mediaeval genealogy, I've never posted here before although Leo encouraged me to. But I feel I must pay tribute to such a kind, generous man. Some years ago when I first ventured into my own lines of mediaeval ancestry I discovered his website which I have used ever since. Early on I found an anomaly and, with a little trepidation, I sent him a query about it. He replied with great friendliness, thanking me for pointing out the error. He then inquired about my lines and kindly sent me a whole file of material. I am immensely grateful for his encouragement and generosity, and for the ongoing assistance I've had from Genealogics.


Gay Brennan

New Zealand

[b***@gmail.com]

Post by Ian Fettes
Dear Friends,
It is my sad duty to advise that Leo van de Pas passed away peacefully at 2:00pm AEST today in hospital in Canberra after a short convalescence.
I have prepared the following obituary for him.
<quote>
Leo van de Pas (Leonardus Franciscus Maria) was born on 28 October 1942 in De Bilt, the second son and fourth child in a family of five of Dutch historical and religious author, Willem van de Pas. He worked in various clerical positions before and after serving with the Dutch Army (National Service) in New Guinea in 1962.
In 1968 he migrated to Perth, Western Australia where he became an assistant of author G.M. Glaskin, at the same time working for Ansett Airlines and developing his genealogical interests.
In 1994, because of health reasons, he retired from Ansett Airlines, a few years before this Airline folded due to mismanagement. Glaskin, aged seventy-six, died in March 2000 and, in early 2002, Leo moved to Canberra to be closer to his own family in Australia.
With international acclimation growing for his genealogical collection, Leo was concerned that this resource would be lost to the genealogical community if it was not placed into the public domain. With the help of several friends his website genealogics.org was launched in 2003 and has continued to grow in size and use.
Of particular importance to Leo was the requirement to maintain the data in an accurate and reliable fashion based on secondary published works. He always considered himself to be a 'gatherer' of information from these works and left others to be the 'hunters' from primary sources.
His extensive private library has enabled Leo to develop a very impressive knowledge of European royalty and nobility, together with other people of interest to him, through incorporation of their information into his database. With such contributions from others and through his own knowledge he has helped very many people, both online and offline, with their genealogy enquiries.
Leo never married nor had children and lived a quiet, private life. However he had an extensive range of good friends who very much valued his friendship. Nothing was too much trouble for Leo if someone needed help or assistance in any way.
Om 17 August 2016, Leo passed away in Canberra after a short convalescence, aged seventy-three. He is survived by his elder sister Reit (Anna Marie) in The Netherlands.
<end quote>
The genealogics website will continue to operate , managed by myself in a maintenance mode. I will be able to make corrections to data when advised but I do not have the skill or resources to continue Leo's work. Despite that, I hope the website will continue to assist many people.
Sadly,
Ian Fettes
Sent from my iPad

I met Leo in Perth in 1968. Both he and I worked for Ansett Airlines although in different departments. I don't remember how the subject came up, perhaps he started it, but within 2 days he had produced my family tree (maternal) dating back directly to 13th century Scotland which stands the test of doubters - being backed up by "The Douglas Archive"
It actually goes back much much further by marriage in the 16th century.
I am grateful to him and sad that he died so young
Bill Todd