Tenth mayor ambassador: Mark Slinkman of Berg en Dal
We are proud that Mayor Mark Slinkman of Berg en Dal has become an ambassador of the Walk of Wisdom.
Slinkman studied notarial law, but also has a love for history. For example, during his tenure as mayor of Rijnwaarden, he wrote a book about the deported Jewish butcher family Northeimer from Tolkamer: We are here but alone.
Slinkman himself once walked the Franciscan walk from Assisi to Rome, which he remembers with fond memories. Nowadays you see him more often on his bike. As mayor of Berg en Dal, the professing Catholic has been known since the second half of 2015 as accessible, interested and humorous.
Slinkman is the tenth mayor on our route who has become an ambassador. Only the mayor of Kranenburg is not yet a member of our support committee.
Photo: Omroep Gelderland
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