Moot community mourns loss of beloved doctor
"This practice has not only lost a colleague, but also a friend to all of us and a sister in Christ."
The family and friends of well-known Moot doctor, Delene Loots (59), are in mourning after she died suddenly last Thursday.
She had been working at Dr Johann van Niekerk general practice in Waverley in Pretoria for the past 23 years.
Brother, Johan, said that his sister had unconditional and sincere love for her fellow man.
“She loved the outdoors, especially the farm,” he said.
Loots studied medicine at the University of Pretoria where she lived close to Tuks as a student.
Since then, she has lived in the Moot all these years.
Van Niekerk said that it was with great sadness that they heard of Loots’ untimely death.
“This practice has not only lost a colleague, but also a friend to all of us and a sister in Christ.
“She will leave a huge gap behind. Her incredible dedicated love and care for her patients and fellow human beings will always remain with us,” he said.
Dr Pieter Snyman, who has known Loots as a doctor as well as a friend, said that she would be sorely missed.
“She was a brilliant doctor. She treated her patients with respect and compassion and she listened to what her patients’ greatest needs were,” said Snyman.
Loots’ memorial service will take place on Wednesday, 7 April, from the Doxa Deo Moot in Ben Swart Street in Môregloed.
The service will be streamed on Doxa Deo Moot’s YouTube channel at 14:00.
She would have celebrated her 60th birthday this year.
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