'n BAIE Harde dag!

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iwasJohnST

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Saturday was a very hard day……

I attended the funeral of a friend that played a very big part in my life he was a father figure to me, Jamie was everything I want to be for my kids one day.

I will so miss you my friend!

The whole week I have been wondering if I’m going “soft”, I have a tough time with coping with his death. After witnessing at his funeral again the amount of people he touched in his life and how significantly he did so I know why I’m struggling so much.

Jamie had through his personality the gravity that would make any planet proud, you can not help to be drawn to him, he has truly made a impact on everything he was involved with.

Riding along the N1 this morning with a Metro escort, who closed the N1 off completely for a stretch of 20 km just for Jamie I believe Jamie was sitting watching us from heaven saying “Toe steek hom, wanneer gaan jy weer so kans kry!!”
I just struggled to stay upright at 60km/h……. crying and riding just doesn’t go well.

I will so miss you my friend!

Not even a Springbok win can wipe the tears from my face.

I will so miss you my friend!

Jamie could be a “hardegat” when he had the chance, but spending time with the family and friends this week that is one of his characteristics that made us all so fond of him. I wish one day when I’m not here that the only “bad” characteristic the people can say about me was actually another reason they loved me!
Me and Jean(his son) was laughing this week about the time Jamie refused that Jean wear gel in his hair, Jean would be extremely upset, come to breakfast with us and not speak a word, sit there dikbek to prove a point.
I know it doesn’t sound the same reading it, but to us that knew the whole soapie it was extremely funny. They would both be cross at each other, but they still kissed and hug greeting before we each dispersed into our separate directions…. such was the love that they would both be dikbek but still cant help show the love.

I will miss you my friend!

To mention all the things that made him what he was was summed up in something the dominee said in church.
He asked Stienie(Jamie’s wife) during the week to write a couple of nice words, just something short for him to use during the sermon, Stienie’s reply to him was: “How many books do you want?” and THAT sums it up to me!

I will miss you my friend!

There is a saying: “Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love”. Today I wish I could express it one last time before my beloved friend was not there anymore.

I will miss you my friend!

This feeling of sorrow I have I know is a selfish feeling as I know Jamie is in a better place.

There is not a person that truly knew Jamie that didn’t love him!!

Goodbyes are not forever.
Goodbyes are not the end.
They simply mean I'll miss you
Until we meet again!


I would appreciate if one of the mods could uplaod a pic for meof Jamie. I have the pic, just PM me who is online.

John
 
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