Barry Atsma: ‘I miss him terribly’ | Entertainment

entertainment">“Memories of our dear brother pass by every day. I miss him terribly, but his sweet, mischievous smile will be with me forever, ”writes Barry to a series of photos in which he can be seen with Rimmert and sister Laura. “He had a gift of purity that touched everyone. His infectious joy of really connecting with people was a wise lesson to me as his younger brother. ”

entertainment">Barry always spoke very candidly in interviews about his brother, who had Down syndrome. He also made a solo performance about Rimmert around the age of thirty. “The fact that I could give him a voice, that I could make contact with the audience through his story, suddenly made me realize what exactly this work can have,” said the actor.

entertainment">Atsma presented the program for BNN in 2014 Down for Dummies. Four years earlier, the two brothers oosed for the calendar Down2Famous, who wanted to bring people with Down’s syndrome to the attention in a positive way.

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