Patricio de la Fuente Saez.
By means of this writing we, on behalf of all our members, the board of Gentlemen Fraternity La Pipe, would like to express our condolences on the passing of Patricio.
First and foremost, we would like to show our support to his family, and wish them all strength in processing this great loss. Moreover, we are thinking about all of his friends, and send our condolences to them as well. We are doing this on the basis of the strength that we have as a fraternity, one that has met each other at the Hotelschool The Hague and who showed to be like-minded not only during the studies but also kept close relations after.
Patricio came to The Hague and joined La Pipe in the first half of 1992. Before becoming a member, he stood out in a positive way, which led to us inviting him to become a candidate of our fraternity. Patricio was very involved and entertaining. He had good looks and a good sense of humor. He was a true “lady’s man” and had a great appreciation for beer.
During the years he acquired the nickname ‘Sifuentes’. It was a name based on the character of Victor Sifuentes from the then popular TV series ‘L.A. Law’. The fact that we already gave him a nickname based on a Hollywood star was an omen of his great international career.
After his studies, Patricio went abroad, which enabled us to meet with him sporadically. Whenever he was back in the Netherlands, he liked to join us to have a drink in ‘The Bar’ until late in the night. Our friendship was strong enough to maintain, even with the many kilometers distance. Nevertheless, we received the message of his passing away with great sadness. For a relatively young fraternity like La Pipe this is an exceptional event. We are not yet used to the passing away of members, especially not at this young age. To date, it has only occurred once before due to an accident.
With great sadness we have to say goodbye to Patricio. His loss cannot be replaced within our fraternity. The next time we will meet with the fraternity we will raise our glasses to the life he led in the Netherlands, and to have one last moment of thinking about his passing.
Immer de beschaving dienende groeten wij u onder de inmiddels onsterfelijk geworden gouden naam
La Pipe