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Condolences to the Holderieds

(The following was a letter to the Holderied family, which the author asked the Lake Placid News to print this week. It was written by News columnist Frank Shatz.)

Dear Stefy, Peter and Heidi:

The news about Winni’s passing away have reached me, just now, in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Please, accept my deepest sympathy!

Winni, and I have been friends, in Lake Placid, for decades. I have often served for him as a confidante.

We have been, an odd couple. He hauled from a German family where some members have been great admirers of Hitler. I am a Holocaust survivor.

But Winni’s decency, good heart, and humanity, made me love him.

I have admired his gumption, his generosity and his whole personality.

With his passing, he felt behind a world that is in need of individuals like he was.

Winni, left a legacy of decency!

Hugs,

Frank Shatz

Williamsburg, Virginia

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