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‘Mississippi, I’ll remember you …’ Oh, how we loved listening to the Dutch pop and country act Pussycat.
Betty Dragstra (72), singer from the band Pussycat, died.
Betty had been ill for quite some time. She died a few days after her 72nd birthday.
Betty formed the band Pussycat together with sisters Tonny and Marianne. They did that from a young age. The band broke through in 1975 with the song ‘Mississippi’. Betty, Toni and Marianne also achieved international success with that song. The song managed to reach the top of the charts in fifteen countries. The trio also scored international hits with ‘Georgie’ and ‘Smile’.
The band broke up in 1985. Fourteen years later, in 1999, there was a short reunion.
Betty’s funeral took place in a private ceremony.
Dear Betty,
How much we have loved each other for more than half a century. The start was not easy, we were still very young. Our little family became complete when our son Nollie was born. What a good time we had after that until now. You and your sisters have experienced a lot in the world of music. Drinking coffee at Joke. Our two great grandchildren, Lode and Siet. And their parents Pascalle and Nollie. We recently had a very nice conversation together and then hugged each other tightly. And confirmed how much we have loved each other all these years. I will never forget that moment. We also experienced such a moment in the hospital together with Nollie, Pascalle, Lode and Siet. You opened your eyes, waved at us and you hugged us all and made funny remarks. Betty, every morning you called me around nine o’clock, until the morning it remained silent. Now we say goodbye forever and it hurts a lot.
Betty, we love you and we are going to miss you very much.
In loving memory of
Betty Dragstra – Veldpaus
* 23 June 1952 Brunssum † 28 June 2024
Dear wife and owner of Henk Dragstra and Buddy
Caring mother and mother-in-law of Nollie and Pascalle
Proud grandmother of Lode and Siet
A special thanks to all caregivers for their loving care of Betty.
After corresponding extensively with English Publishers and Agencies 92 in total, we received the attention of “Austin Macauley Publishers in London”.
I can say, it took us a lot of work, but we did it.
So at the moment we have a German Publisher: Angelica Gontadse and an English Publisher with which we have signed a contract for the Pussycat Book.
Yes, Harm Peter and I are very happy that it has come to this. And we can also say that we are extremely grateful to Luud Tilly for the effort he has put into this. Especially the translation work into German and English, where he has received praise for his translation work from the German and English publishers. I cannot yet say with certainty when both books will be released.
As soon as I receive the ISBN number for the German and English book, I will announce this”.
The English version is called: Pussycat – “The Mississippi flows in the Netherlands”.
The German version is called: Pussycat — “Der Mississippi fließt in die Niederlande”.
