Dear friends

As you may be aware, Gerrie has been battling multiple myloma for some time.  At the beginning of December, he was diagnosed with a brain tumour and underwent radiation therapy in a bid to shrink the tumour.  He was in and out of hospital throughout December.  He spent Christmas with his family, but was readmitted to Flora Clinic on 26 December as his condition deteriorated.  On 30 December, at his request, he was brought home to spend his last days in his own home with Jeanette (who is recovering from surgery and is facing her own fight with cancer as she starts chemo at the end of January), his children and grandchildren.  A number of the friends and  members of the Via Christi Community were also able to visit and reminisce with him.

Gerrie passed away during the early morning of 2 January.  He had an opportunity to say his final goodbyes to his family, and his passing was peaceful and painless.

Thank you for the role you played in my dad’s life.  You enriched his life as much as he enriched yours

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Should you wish to contribute anything to this site, please email you letter/blog to gerrie@lubbe.co.za. We will endeavour to post the contribution as soon as possible.