Tweni Talk: ‘Willie’ dies unexpectedly
The company will be flying the family to the Congo so that his fellow workers can pay their respects.
Very sad news is that South Coaster William Slow (55), affectionately known as ‘Willie’, died unexpectedly of a heart attack after undergoing surgery to remove a kidney stone. William was contracted to the Teichmann Group and had worked in Zambia and more recently the DRC.
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The company will be flying the family to the Congo so that his fellow workers can pay their respects to wife Jane, nee Edwards, son Brandon and daughter Kayla. He is also survived by his two sisters Jackie Reed and Belinda Slow. Sincere condolences to friends and family.
Great family reunion
Glenda Schutgens has been enjoying some time with family visiting. The Coumans are both in-laws and friends of the Schutgens family and the five visitors started their journey in Amsterdam on November 1.
They flew to Cape Town and Windhoek and continued their trip from there in a safari vehicle to Etosha, Caprivi, Kasane, Nata, Kubu Island, Maun, Serowe, Gaborone, Johannesburg and back to Port Shepstone.
They have been very fortunate to see the ‘Big Five’ several times. The trip has been a cherished family dream for many years, especially visiting Botswana where Nina was born in Ramotswa in 1991. Nina really wanted to visit her birth country that she left when she was only two years old.
It was a sentimental journey for all of them, especially Nina, who received a lovely response whenever she mentioned being born in Botswana: ‘You are one of us. You may not remember the land, but the land will remember you.’ she was told.
They stayed in Umtentweni with Glenda and Marcel Schutgens, parents of Emile, who is married to Sara Coumans, and left last Saturday, back to the winter in the Netherlands.
Defaced deck
On the November 27, three holidaymakers visited Umtentweni whale deck and after taking selfies used a rock to carve their initials onto the balustrade. What were they thinking? The photo has been circulated on social media and hopefully they offer to make amends and learn from their inconsiderate behaviour.
Doug Maritz of Tweni is recovering very well after a hip operation on November 28 and is expected to be discharged today (4th). Birthday messages this week go to Glenda Schutgens (4th), Elaine Steynburg (5th) and Cherie Loomes on December 9.
All news to Leila.
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