Roger Thompson

The Scheps and their four kids immigrated to the US from the Netherlands on December 13, 1956. Gerrit Schep had dreamed about immigrating to the US since he was a tiny boy on the farm in Willege Langerak, Holland. His mother had family who immigrated to the Dutch settlement of Pella, Iowa in the early 1900's. His fascination with this faraway land grew through their letters home. At the time of their immigration, Mr. Schep was employed as Sales Representative for a jewelry wholesaler located in Schoonhoven, Holland for eight years.