Dalene Barratt

SandyB · January 06, 2009, 08:14:31 PM

I have just got off the phone with Verona tonight ,, this weekend while chatting She was battling to get a flight to Jo'burg to see her mother ,, Sadly Auntie Dalena as we knew her passed away yesterday ... I got the SMS today ... she has asked me to post the news on the site ... Auntie Dalena too was one of those larger than life people that I and I am sure many of my time remember as kids .. the open house .. the stunning homemade ice cream and other treats she assembled for us kids .. playing rough and tumble with us as kids.. warm and understanding of teenage difficulties ... again open house policy .. In her heyday a great golfer ..
Verona will catch up when she gets the chance ..In the meantime lets salute what I remember as an attractive and good woman , mother , aunt , friend to many , and wish her soul safe travel on the next journey ..
To Verona , Denise and rest of family , we all thinking of you ...

Patricia Lotte · January 07, 2009, 03:39:16 AM

Sincere condolences to Denise and the family. Our thoughts are with you.

Michael Alexander · January 07, 2009, 08:19:52 AM

Sorry to hear the News, our Oranjemund circle continues to fade with time......

Patricia Lotte · January 07, 2009, 08:51:23 AM

Quote from: Michael Alexander on January 07, 2009, 08:19:52 AM
Sorry to hear the News, our Oranjemund circle continues to fade with time......

That's why we need members like you and Michele to bring in the new generation of little Oranjemunders.

Michael Alexander · January 07, 2009, 09:07:35 AM

I'm working on it........ baby

Patricia Lotte · January 07, 2009, 09:32:13 AM

Run Michele, run ......

Michele Alexander (Voden) · January 07, 2009, 10:41:45 AM

Shame, this poor baby is going to be born in the middle of the next Great Depression!

Michael Alexander · January 07, 2009, 11:17:32 AM

Mmmh! Baby Names like Depro Alexander, Repossessed Alexander or Repo ALexander, Penny(less) Alexander....

baby

SandyB · January 07, 2009, 12:12:21 PM

Methinks Aunty Dalene would be having a good chuckle now seeing everybody veering away from her demise .. to humour .. to a new arrival that signifies renewal .. baby

Michele Alexander (Voden) · January 07, 2009, 12:45:26 PM

And here I was worrying that Dalene would be thinking that we have no respect! It still amazes me how any topic seems to end up in a laugh - good old O'mund sense of humour I guess!

georg ruf jr. · January 08, 2009, 02:37:51 PM

... the circle of life...

Cherry (Alcock) · January 08, 2009, 03:46:25 PM

I'm sad to hear that Verona & Denise have lost their Mom. Sandyb please pass on my condolences.

Lost a friend of mine yesterday in a car accident - one of SA's wonderful jazz musos - Alex van Heerden - only 34 - very tragic.

SandyB · January 08, 2009, 06:24:21 PM

Mmm Georg Jnr getting philosophical .. must be rubbing off .. Cherry read about Alex this evening.. and from your posting on Malcolms friend guessed it must have been him ...