1924–2002
Profile
- Forenames
- D.
- Surname
- Fries
- Born
- 30 March 1924
- Died
- 8 October 2002
- Occupation / role
- Shopkeeper
- Home address
- Landstraat 19-21
- Buried
- Berkenhove General Cemetery, Aalten
- Grave number
- Z/25
- 30 March 1924
Born
- 8 October 2002
Died
Find a GraveBuried: Berkenhove General Cemetery, Aalten · grave Z/25Find a Grave
Sources
Dirk (Dick) Fries, zoon van Georg Fries en Jansje Meijerman, was een begrip in Aalten. Iedereen kende hem van zijn winkel in rookartikelen, Sigarenmagazijn Dick Fries. Ook was hij een bekende verschijning op straat, met zijn blindengeleidenhond.
Fries had become blind during World War II. In 1949, he opened his shop on Landstraat in Aalten. Despite his disability, he was able to find his way around his shop flawlessly. Handling payments with customers also presented no problem for him.
Every cigar enthusiast knew how to find Dick Fries’s little shop in Aalten. Dick Fries was even a Purveyor to the Royal Household. Two years after his passing, the interior of this shop was moved to the Netherlands Open Air Museum in Arnhem.