José De Cauwer is currently mourning for the loss of his daughter Debbie. She will be missed enormously. Not only by José himself but also by great love Marino.
The 59-year-old Marino Bekaert was the man of Debbie De Cauwer (51). They are the parents of four children, who are now between 21 and 26 years old. Marino got to know Debbie at a time when they both had a hard time. He came from a broken relationship and she was difficult to process the death of her mother.
They helped each other out of the well and developed a beautiful life together. It has now been nine years since they were faced with a tough fight: they discovered that Debbie had breast cancer. Debbie was initially resistant to the chemo, until a metastasis to the back a few years ago.
Debbie De Cauwer asked Marino to continue
Marino acts as an accordionist under the stage name Marino Punk and he continues to do that. He has already performed even the day after her death. “It was Debbie who said he would continue, she would not have wanted it otherwise,” says Marino in HLN. “Those performances are okay, because you can change your thoughts.”
During the long journeys to and from performances in the car, Marino is very difficult, he admits. Even on the day of the funeral of his wife, a performance by him was planned. Then the organizers themselves arranged a replacement and also kept a minute of silence. Marino can appreciate that gesture.
From Monday again TV commentary José De Cauwer
It is nice that Marino can produce the character to continue his work. José De Cauwer also does that. As is known, José will not comment on the race in the first weekend of the Tour, but from Monday he will again provide cycling-loving Flanders with TV commentary.
