Author Archives: Derek de Witt

About Derek de Witt

The biological son of Margaret and Tom, Derek grew up with Nelson/Roberto in the Boston area. He has also spent a lot of time in Central America learning Spanish and studying sea turtles. He has been a big help as a translator for the family.

RIP Senator Ted Kennedy – by Derek

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Derek de Witt

This past week, on August 25th (a day with some significance for us to begin with) the world lost a great man, Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts. Others have already given much more fitting eulogies to his accomplishments, but I … Continue reading →

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Derek’s First Post

Posted on July 20, 2007 by Derek de Witt

Okay, so Nelson/Roberto has been getting on my case to actually contribute here. I promised I would in January, but then I got into my last semester of college and things were crazy and hectic. But I digress. For those … Continue reading →

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