My Mother Yvonne and Bob Salin - Tribute Video of their Life 03/27/2017 Rest in Peace

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My Mother Yvonne and Bob Tribute Video 03/27/2017 Rest in Peace and God Bless

Yvonne Salin and Bob Salin March 2017

Most of you know, and for those who do not, I was raised by my adopted parents, and 16 years ago I set out to find my Mother Yvonne and my Father Joe who is here today.
Truly a blessing for the past 16 years to spend such wonderful moments and time with Yvonne and Bob.
Always loved Bob's funny and engaging personality. Truly one of a kind. Early on he always loved talking about Horse Racing and how puzzled he was with technology. I enjoyed explaining how all that Tech Stuff worked, and often we had a good laugh about it.
Yvonne, was such a kind hearted person, always thinking about others and her self-last. With each visit and each phone call, we grew closer, seem to make up for lost time. We enjoyed all the times we had, each visit we would pick the favorite restaurant of Yvonne's for lunch, which ranged from Chinese food, Mexican, BBQ, Indonesian, to Pizza. But always good times and good conversation.

When Yvonne and Bob arrived at the Pearly Gates, I wondered about the message given to them: When someone you love becomes a memory, The memory becomes a treasure.

Yvonne
Bob

Yvonne Salin
August 21, 1933 - March 19, 2017

Yvonne Salin, 83, of North Hollywood, CA, was born in Indonesia on August 21,1933 and passed away in North Hollywood, CA on March 19, 2017

Yvonne Salin, born Yvonne De Nijs, on August 21, 1933 in the city of Semerang on the north coast of the Island of Java in the country of Indonesia. Her father William Hanri De Nijs was a Dutch born Customs officer serving in Indonesia and her mother Pauline maiden name Diks was a housewife born in Indonesia. Yvonne was the first born and sister to Mady, Tine and a little brother who passed away at 2 years old. She was always a leader as evidenced by the neighborhood kids would wait every morning in front of her house until she emerged to direct the play activities for the day. She did admit to being mean to her personal maids making them iron a fresh outfit if she didn’t approve of the one laid out for her.
World War II was a very tumultuous part of her life which would affect her emotional wellbeing later in life. The Japanese had invaded Indonesia and put her father in prison camp where he was later beheaded because of defiance. When they would ride their bikes and come upon a Japanese soldier they were to dismount and walk by with heads held down to show respect under threat of a rifle butt. She did have fond memories of helping her mom cook at 3:00 AM and prepare food for sale to the neighbors and sampling the delicious wares. Her mom warned her though to draw the curtains because if the neighbors saw they may try to steal the food. She recounted where she would see bamboo poles with hooks pass through their windows at night into their closets and lift out belongings. She huddled quietly for fear of retaliation. Her mom would leave early to sell the prepared food stuffs to earn a living and would be gone all day. Yvonne would darn socks and fetch groceries for neighbors always bartering for the best pay she could get and all the while watching her younger siblings.