TV icon Piet Paulusma, who spent decades on TV as a weather forecaster, passed away this afternoon at the age of 65. He had been suffering from cancer for some time, but has not publicized it.
Piet Paulusma was on television for decades as a weather forecaster. He was a regular part of the late evening of SBS 6. His greeting ‘oant moarn’ has become very well known in the Netherlands. “To our great sadness, weatherman Piet Paulusma passed away this afternoon at the age of 65,” his last employer Omroep MAX has just reported.
Piet Paulusma passed away
The death of Piet Paulusma is very unexpected for most people. It was not known that he was ill. “Piet had been suffering from cancer for quite some time, which he did not want to publicize. He has deteriorated sharply in the last few days,” the broadcaster said.
Omroep MAX will miss Piet, like many other people, very much. “We are grateful to Piet for everything he has done for us and wish the relatives a lot of strength. “