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My Virtual Photo Album

Welcome to my online photo album.

This page will be about me. My full name is Celia de Ruiter (named after my father's mother) and I was born on the 23rd of December 1955 in The Hague, the Netherlands. I am the eldest child of Richarde Antonia Wuck and Pieter Johannes de Ruiter. One year after I was born, my mother gave birth to my brother Robby, and one year after him, my brother Peter was born. My father was a hard working constructor, who owned his own business, loved his family and his work. I grew up in the house he was born in, in the inner city of The Hague. My mother was a nurse before she got married, and was also (and still is) a very gifted piano player. She was born in Amsterdam, and moved to The Hague when she was about 13 years old. I grew up with lots of music, creativity, books and love for animals and nature. When I was 14 years old, my father got seriously ill, and 2 years later, on the 13th of March 1972, he died at age 47. This changed the course of my life completely.

My parents' Wedding Picture

This is a picture of my parents at their wedding day. This great event took place on the 16th of June 1955.

Me in my christening robe

These pictures feature me in my christening robe with all my grandparents: the left picture shows both my grandmothers (mother's mother Ann on the left side, father's mother Celia, after whom I was named, holding me, and my great-grandmother sitting at the front) and the right picture shows both my grandfathers (left: grandfather Dolf, my mother's father, holding me, and right: grandfather Leen, my father's father). All grandparents were obviously very proud!

Me as a little girl

This is a picture of me as a little girl of about 1 1/2 years old. On my right is my father. This is one of the few pictures I have of me and my father on the same picture...











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