Willy Moons
Willy Moons | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1939 |
| Died | (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation(s) | journalist and writer |
Willy Moons (October 1939 – January 2025) was a Belgian, journalist, historian and writer from Wulpen (Koksijde).
Biography
[change | change source]Career
[change | change source]Moons was journalist and editor of newspaper Het Nieuwsblad. He led the correspondents and was known for his sailing competitions reports.[1] He was also editor of among others the magazine of Familiekunde Vlaanderen.[2] An archive of his researches is kept at the Koksijde Municipal Archives.[3] It became known who the perpetrators were, however they were never prosecuted. In his book he shows the responsibility of the Ministers of Defense and Justice.[4]
As a writer and historian he wrote five reference works.[1][5] In 2011 he published Twee eeuwen gemeenteraadsverkiezingen (Two Centuries of Municipal Elections); a complete overview of the elections in Koksijde, Oostduinkerke and Wulpen, from 1795 to 2006.[6] He wrote Het taboe van Vlaanderen (The Taboo of Flanders), about the attack with dynamite on the Yser Towers in Diksmuide on 16 March 1946.[1]
Personal life
[change | change source]Moons was married with Jenny Reynaert. Their daughter Ellen Moons works at the Karlstad University in Sweden. Moons had a great passion for sailing. He has sailed with Baudouin of Belgium. He died in January 2025 at the age of 85.[1]
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Oud-journalist en auteur Willy Moons (85) overleden: "Koning Boudewijn heeft hem nog geholpen toen hij viel en zijn rib brak"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ↑ "Familiekunde Westkust verrast cultuurschepen: Kwarteeuw genealogie". Krant van West-Vlaanderen (in Dutch). 13 October 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ↑ "Archief van Willy Moons". Archiefpunt (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ↑ "Annales; Handelingen". Senate of Belgium (in Dutch). 23 March 2006. p. 23-24. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ↑ "Willy Moons zet Koksijde in de bloemen". De Standaard (in Dutch). 10 April 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- 1 2 "Willy Moons belicht twee eeuwen politieke geschiedenis in Koksijde". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 18 October 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
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