Family and Friends Say Goodbye en Masse to Willem (54), Who Died During His Son's Race: “I Still Don't Realize that You Are No Longer Here”

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“You will still be there, only never in the same way.” On Saturday afternoon, hundreds of people said goodbye to Willem Van Der Heyden (54) at the crematorium in Aalst. The man died in a tragic accident in Affligem while his son Dario was riding a race there. The farewell was particularly difficult for everyone present in the hall. “You were my rock,” his son said during the farewell.