Big Dirk & Joey Coetzee

Started by Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee), July 09, 2008, 11:04:30 PM

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Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee)

July 09, 2008, 11:04:30 PM
A few pics of Big Dirk & Joey.   The quality is not very good, sorry. 

Pic 1  -  Big Dirk in the Police Station in Oranjemund
Pic 2  -  Big Dirk  -  still healthy and big like you all have known him
Pic 3  -  Big Dirk with brother Leon's son at birth  -  as you can see  -  he was already very ill and thin then (oh my poor dad  -  how I miss him!)
Pic 4  -  Ma Joey with brother Leon's son (and how I miss her  -  already 7 months since her death) - also thin and not healthy anymore on this pic.

Bless them both  -  they are happy and healthy where they are now.
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier. Friendship is a sheltering tree.

To be clever enough to get a great deal of money, one must be stupid enough to want it.

Those who bring sunshine to the lives of other cannot keep it from themselves.

georg ruf jr.

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July 10, 2008, 05:52:41 AM
Thanks for sharing your memories and pics with us Dalene.
Nothing special. Just some clips I put in youtube.de
http://de.youtube.com/results?search_query=bigbug74&search_type=&aq=f
Please comment! It may help promote our volleyball-club.
Skype: bigbug74

Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee)

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July 22, 2008, 09:05:54 AM
Amongst all of my parents stuff I discovered a silver mug, sort of like a beer mug  - very heavy and it looks like it has been hand made.  Engraved on this mug are the words  S.W.A. POLISIE, ORANJEMUND, 27-01-1986.

I think this is the mug that was given to my dad by Security when they held his farewell before they moved to Luderitz.  Amazing..... 

Does anyone know about this mug? 
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier. Friendship is a sheltering tree.

To be clever enough to get a great deal of money, one must be stupid enough to want it.

Those who bring sunshine to the lives of other cannot keep it from themselves.

Michael Alexander

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July 22, 2008, 02:26:19 PM
Dalene, take a photo and post it....
OPS 1976-1982 : CBC 1982-1988

Charmain Meier (Heusdens)

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August 17, 2008, 08:12:01 AM
Dalene

Die fotos is die presiese weergawe van hoe ek jou pa onthou.  Amazing

Charmain
The higest love of all finds it's fulfilment not in what it keeps, but in what it gives.  We may give without loving, but we cannot love without giving

Carl Wrbka

#5
August 17, 2008, 10:04:05 AM
Dankie Dalene, dis ook hoe ek jou ouers onthou van my tyd in OM.

Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee)

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November 17, 2008, 01:15:57 AM
Firstly  -  again I have to thank Mike for making it possible for me to post these pictures here.  He scanned away on pictures and slides for the whole of Wednesday morning.

A better format of the previous posted pictures and some more...

Pic 1  -  Big Dirk in the charge office at the Police Station
Pic 2  -  Big Dirk at a medal parade  -  receiving his medal from the AG of the old SWA - mister Danie Hough
Pic 3  -  Big Dirk and Joey with youngest grandson Dirk (Leon's son) at this baptism
Pic 4  -  Big Dirk, Joey and us kids

Oh my gosh  -  how I wish they could have been at the reunion!  (but I think in spirit they were)
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier. Friendship is a sheltering tree.

To be clever enough to get a great deal of money, one must be stupid enough to want it.

Those who bring sunshine to the lives of other cannot keep it from themselves.

Paul (Pepe) Freemantle

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November 21, 2008, 01:15:09 PM
Hi Dalene,

Thanks ever so much for sharing your photo's with us. It does really bring back many memories. I am sorry to hear about the losses and as you say, they are better off where they are right now. Same with my dad, miss him still today but will always have the good memories. Take care now.

Regards,

Pepe
Born in Oranjemund 1953 and left January 1980. Stemtech South Africa Distributor. ID 5843126. http://marynaf.stemtechbiz.com or http://marynaf.stemsport.com. Changing Lives with Sharing the STEMTech Opportunity.
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