Filip Herbots

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Filip Herbots 1943/2022 🙏🕊️
Filip was undoubtedly one of the pioneers of pigeon racing. In fact, he had only one golden rule and that was "work hard". A piece of advice he gave to everyone until his last days. Filip himself was often described as a "jack of all trades". To please his parents, Filip obtained a teaching diploma. After his studies, he taught deaf children in Uccle, but being in front of a class was not really his thing. Together with his father-in-law, he fattened pigs, then started a wholesale fruit business and eventually ended up in the secretariat of the Catholic Industrial College of Limburg, where he became head of department. In 1966, Filip married his great love Jacqueline and they became the happy parents of five children: Jo, Raf, Miet, Tom and Lize. Filip had "business" in his fingers and by chance he ended up in the pigeon business in the early 1980s. Day and night he was there for everyone, which is probably the cornerstone of a successful career. The result of his hard work is now more than known to everyone in the international pigeon world. 
But besides being a businessman, Filip was first and foremost a pigeon fancier. His respect for his winged friends was enormous and his admiration for real top birds was unparalleled. Anyone who had the chance to talk to him about pigeons will certainly agree. 
Filip... we will always cherish the memories of the person you were.