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ESC mourns the loss of Rail Freight Council Chairman following tragic accident
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News
ESC mourns the loss of Rail Freight Council Chairman following tragic accident
- Tuesday, 10 January 2012
It is with great sadness that ESC reports the tragic loss of Henk Schaafstal, the Chairman of ESC's Rail Freight Council.
Henk died last Friday, 6. January 2012, at the age of 54. He suffered a terrible accident on 3. November and sustained severe injuries from which he was unable to recover.
A senior Supply Chain engineer and Rail Coordinator within the Chemicals Supply Chain Management department, Henk had been working for DSM and SABIC for more than 27 years. He was also an enthusiastic and highly influential member of the Dutch Shippers' Council, EVO, and in recent years with ESC. Helping to steer many of the policies developed and pursued by the Council during the course of 2011 his influence and knowledge made him an obvious choice to chair the Rail Freight Council. members unanimously voted him to the position in September 2010, and he represented ESC in this capacity at a number of events through the following year up to his accident in November.
Next to his beloved wife and two daughters, of which he was particularly proud, Henk loved anything to do with trains and chopping down trees. His interest in matters rail extended from work to pleasure, with many hours spent building rail model tracks, and being an engine-driver on freight trains and for the ZLSM. His appointment as SABIC Rail Coordinator and the election "Railroader of the year 2010" by Rail Cargo Information Netherlands were the culmination of many years of his efforts to improve rail transportation. He had great belief in the future of rail freight and hoped to see opportunities for shippers realised through the influence of the ESC's policies in this field. His leadership, ideas and enthusiasm will be greatly missed by ESC, the members of the Rail Freight Council, and by those others in the industry who had the good fortune to meet and know Henk.
Our thoughts and sincere condolences are with his wife Lucienne and his daughters Erika and Laura at this very sad time.
Denis Choumert
Chairman, European Shippers' Council
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