Fellow Frisian Sipke Jan Bousema says that he will miss Piet enormously. “An iconic and trusted weatherman who was always there and went for it. The most famous weather forecaster in the Netherlands út Fryslân. The day started sunny and ends rainy and gray… Piet, nice tank for everything†
NPO Radio 2-dj Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte looks back on his radio broadcasts in which he spoke to Piet regularly when bad weather presented itself. “I have always admired his drive and work ethic. Condolences to friends and family.”
‘No words…’
Maurice Wijnen says: „Oh, what sad news. The most hardworking and always friendly weatherman is gone.” Comedian Jochem Myjer, who sometimes imitated the Frisian, keeps it up „oant moarnPiet!”, while weather lady Helga van Leur has to recover from the shock: “I have no words for it for a moment…”
Radioman Michiel Veenstra notices that ‘the weather was nice all week, except today’. “I also think it’s beautiful.” Dj Coen Swijnenberg: „Gosh. Piet Paulusma passed away. Better get rid of it. Such a terribly good guy. Last week on the radio and TV. Now Pete is no more. Never again ‘oant moarn†
‘Always ready’
Marlayne Sahupala, who worked with Piet at Heart of the Netherlands, writes: Way too young. Rest in peace, dear Pete. Condolences to the bereaved family.”
Omrop Fryslân, where the weatherman started in 1985 and has been taking care of the weather since then, says that the broadcaster and the province of Friesland are losing ‘an icon’. “The Trusted”we moatte moarn mar werris yn it where sjen‘ will no longer be heard. He was a fixed value for the Omrop who was always ready for us. But above all, he was a very nice colleague to work with,” said editor-in-chief Sybren Terpstra.
SBS says that Piet “will forever have a special place in the history of SBS6 and our hearts”. We are shocked and saddened by the death of Piet Paulusma, the Netherlands’ most special weather forecaster and much-loved former colleague. Since September 1996, Piet has brought his weather forecast daily in a unique way from an ever-changing location in the country,” according to the broadcaster. “We wish Piet’s loved ones a lot of strength with this great loss.”