RIP ~ Jock Alexander

[Alfred Boehme]

Mike, Paul, Stephen and all of the family

Our thoughts are with you all.

Alfred and fam

[Vikki de Jager (Summers)]

Dear Mike, Paul, Stephen (& your families)

We send you our deepest sympathy and condolences for the sudden passing of your father. Jock Alexander was part of the very fabric of Oranjemund and he will be greatly missed by all those who ever knew him. Jacques and I have known him pretty much our entire lives - we cannot imagine how you must feel right now, but as Paul mentions above, at least for your dad it was quick and he will be reunited with your mom, whom he has missed so much for so long. Dwell on all the good memories you have of him and know that he loved you very much and was so proud of all of you. Our thoughts are with you.
Love, Vikki, Jacques, James & Tayla

[Malcolm Bertoni]

Hi Mike and all the Alexander family

Sorry to hear about Jock -  I was glad that I got to meet Jock when I came to Oranjemund last year.  He was a real great guy.

Please accept my deepest condolences.

Regards

Malcolm

[Sylvia Brünner]

Hallo Mike and Alexanderfamily,

My deepest sympathy. You are in my thoughts.

[Bertie Horak]

My parents (Bertus & Metta Horak) asked me to convey their message of condolences to the Alexander family as well. Dad Bertus said he will always remember Jock with fond memories, especially the memories of Jock with his guitar on the bus. He will be missed.

[Gregg]

My condolences to the Alexander Family. My prayers are with you.

[Gerda Cloete]

Will be thinking of you Mike and fam....

[Cheryl Quantrill (van Greunen)]

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this sad time. May God walk before you, behind you and beside you and strenghthen you  as you mourn your loss.

Regards 
Cheryl

[Athol Owen]

To The Alexander Family,

So sorry to hear about your loss.  Condolances to you and your family.  Our thoughts are with you during this sad time.

Greetings
Athol & Joy Owen

[Ricky Barron (RIP)]

Heartfelt sympathy to all the Alexanders.......

Ricky Barron

[Michele Alexander (Voden)]

Thank-you to everybody for all the kind words, thoughts and prayers, we really appreciate it all! Thank-you also to everybody for all the advice and offers of help, to Kaye for the mountain of food that you cooked up, to Auntie Ceu for always being a stand-in mom for us, we are very lucky to live where we do and to have so many people to support us!



We are hoping to hold the funeral service on Friday 25th June at 15h00 at the United Church, if there is anybody that wishes to attend the funeral from outside of Oranjemund we will need a certified copy of either ID or passport in order to organize security clearance. You can either fax it through to 0026463 232156 or email a copy through to me.

[dave hughes]

Mike, Paul, Steve and the Alexander families. Deepest condolences and sympathy to you all on Jock's passing.
Fond and happy memories are eternally etched in the memories and hearts of all of us who were honoured to know him.

The Hughes Family

[Darren Pearce]

To the Alexander clan

My deepest sympathies go out to you in this difficult time.

It was very sad to hear about your dad. We had many a good vacation in Oranjemund with the Alexander clan. My father (Percy) would often say what a great musician your dad was and my mom still says he had the mind of a genius. I have very fond memories of our family's together in Oranjemund, slightly intoxicated and singing songs late into the night, while us kids were sitting indoors listening to the Beach Boys....

My mom (Lin) and my brother (Chris) and his family are heading up for the funeral. Unfortunately due to work commitments my family and I will not be able to attend but we will hold you guys in our prayers and are thinking about you.

Take care of each other.


Cheers

Darren, Almay and Joshua

[Michael Alexander]

It's been almost three days' since my father passed on..... and i need to share a few of my feelings....

It Hurts.... a lot, I cannot stop thinking about him, I cannot stop thinking about how fast that particular  morning went....  I know it's time to stand up and be there for my own family, but sometimes I just find it so hard..... I know that many of you have already been through this experience  and that it is a part of life..... but I never expected my father to leave us all so soon... I was sure he had at least 15 more years with us....... I feel so tired, but I cannot sleep.... my chest has this weight on it, as if somebody had attached a stone apon it.... I know in time  I will feel better....but.... Gee! I miss my dad....!

The importance of living in s community like Oranjemund came home to me, in time such as these. ... I went to the petrol station to refill my car as I needed to escape to the beach for a breath of air , to gather my thoughts...... but my emotions were caught unaware, as the man I never knew, a humble petrol jockey stretched out his hands to me and offered his sincere condolences on hearing the news of my father;s passing.... I knew not his name, I felt ashamed....... then I burst into tears....

I think that it is essential for all of you out there to realize the importance of our extended family and community in times like this..... Within hours of our father's passing, I received phonecall's from Ireland, Scotland, South Africa and Australia..... For most of you I could not talk too,I apologise, I would have like to have spoken to you , but I could not get the words out of my throat.... Michele, my wife has been my pillar, my rock ....... As the days'; go by I can feel myself understanding that life must move on..... Our staff came to our house this afternoon and offered up a prayer session, the Saturday gardener, removed his hat, took his arm in the traditional Oshiwambo manner to shake hands and expressed his condolences .... I have been moved, our local Pharmacist and his wife popped in for tea,offering their support, Sue, Gerald, Eddie, John, Adeline, Andre; Pete, Nada, Felicity, ............ People kept phoning, the emails kept coming.,..... My two brothers, Michele and Melanie have been great........ My dad would have been proud........My in laws have arrived from the Cape, the clan has arrived!

I just want to thank all of you , for being there, for supporting us, through this incredibly tough time......

On Friday, we intend to say farewell to Jock, in a good traditional manner.,.....

S'lainte

[SandyB]

Well put  Michael ...battled to read it through  the clouding  up of my eyes ,, its good  to be open about how one feels ..
Yes  life  moves on , most importantly that journey of  moving on gets better with time , that  is  if  one  wants and allows it to  be so  , we  do honour  to those who haved passed to the other life  journey  by taking life by the horns again , and keeping their  memory alive  in that special place  .... our hearts
Strength  to  you  through this difficult phase ....

                Sandy