Dear Phil & Teresa, Andy & Kate, Chris & Anne and children.
I cannot tell you how sad I am that Eve and Tony are gone. Because of apartheid, I only really knew Eve at the beginning of their marriage (I remember her beaming up at Tony with such joy when coming out of the church) and then again from when they returned to SA.
We only visited them twice at Matumi - the first was for lunch - Andy, Kate and Kate's Mum (I think), and Anne and the grand-children (one little boy was running around with no clothes on - so cool) it was super to meet up with them again.
In Dec 2006 we had tea with them under the big tree in their garden with Rosemary, Tom and their son Robbie. The last time we had seen Phil was when the 3 of you stayed a weekend with us about approx. 35 years ago!
I think of all us cousins Tony was the nicest - such a gentle person with his big smile and his way with words. I remember him in the Gilbert & Sullivan operettas at Boys High - quite one of the prettiest 'female' leads and he had very good soprano voice right up to matric.
I told Chris on the phone about how David, Tony, Michael and John would walk across the valley from Boys High after church on Sundays to our home for lunch. Tea was with Granny & Grandpa Hall and always consisted of bread and 'Grandpa's sausage'. Granny always made mountains of pancakes/crumpets. I still have her spatula that she turned the pancakes with and use it for that purpose myself.
When it was half-term and the boys went home to the Lido, it was usually Tony who came back to school with a dose of 'Lidoitis' - too much rich food after the spartan stuff that is usually school food.
Ken and I were so sorry that we could not come down for Eve's funeral - or Tony's. We regret that we missed both occasions, but we can picture them, under that tree at Matumi - in their little bit of paradise - and will remember them with love.
Love to you all and God bless.
Ken and Barbara.
I cannot tell you how sad I am that Eve and Tony are gone. Because of apartheid, I only really knew Eve at the beginning of their marriage (I remember her beaming up at Tony with such joy when coming out of the church) and then again from when they returned to SA.
We only visited them twice at Matumi - the first was for lunch - Andy, Kate and Kate's Mum (I think), and Anne and the grand-children (one little boy was running around with no clothes on - so cool) it was super to meet up with them again.
In Dec 2006 we had tea with them under the big tree in their garden with Rosemary, Tom and their son Robbie. The last time we had seen Phil was when the 3 of you stayed a weekend with us about approx. 35 years ago!
I think of all us cousins Tony was the nicest - such a gentle person with his big smile and his way with words. I remember him in the Gilbert & Sullivan operettas at Boys High - quite one of the prettiest 'female' leads and he had very good soprano voice right up to matric.
I told Chris on the phone about how David, Tony, Michael and John would walk across the valley from Boys High after church on Sundays to our home for lunch. Tea was with Granny & Grandpa Hall and always consisted of bread and 'Grandpa's sausage'. Granny always made mountains of pancakes/crumpets. I still have her spatula that she turned the pancakes with and use it for that purpose myself.
When it was half-term and the boys went home to the Lido, it was usually Tony who came back to school with a dose of 'Lidoitis' - too much rich food after the spartan stuff that is usually school food.
Ken and I were so sorry that we could not come down for Eve's funeral - or Tony's. We regret that we missed both occasions, but we can picture them, under that tree at Matumi - in their little bit of paradise - and will remember them with love.
Love to you all and God bless.
Ken and Barbara.
Comments
Post a Comment