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Henning Jacobus Claassens

By André Prinsloo


20 Des 1930 - 1 Aug 2020


Oupa Boy

Oupa en ek het vroër vanjaar met mekaar gesels en bevestig dat in amper 100 jaar wat hy van kon getuig daar nog geen jaar soos 2020 was nie. Min het ons geweet ...

Ons het nie genoeg gesels nie, met 'n familie van 5 is dit soms moeilik om tyd te maak wanneer almal rustig kan sit en met mekaar gesels. Gelukking het die internet dit met die tyd saam makliker gemaak en kon ons nou en dan bietjie gesels, buiten die een keer per jaar wanneer ons SA kon besoek en lekker saam kuier.

Boy Claassens was een van die positiefste en geselligste mense wat ek nog ooit die voorreg gehad het om te ken. Ek dink nie ek het al iemand anders ontmoet wat so veel keer op sy verjaarsdag die foon moes antwoord nie. Sy hande het vir niks verkeerd gestaan nie, hy was altyd bereid om te help en sy kennis was wyd en diep.

Wat ek graag onthou:

  • Die lekker speel met die karre in Moulton Laan.
  • Ontbyt by Wimpy op Sondae toe ek klein was.
  • Lekker biltong en droëwors van al die jagtogte.
  • Al die mooi karre, oud en nuut.
  • Die aanmoediging met die akademie in die hoërskool.
  • Oupa wat my elke dag by die skool kom haal het in matriek met Waterpokkies.
  • My eerste kar, en die proses om dit soos nuut te maak.
  • Vakansies in Hartenbosch, George.
  • Die lang gesprekke oor die familie geskiedenis.
  • Die familie besoeke in Pilanesberg en Kruger wildtuin.
  • Saam sit en rugby kyk.

Ek is dankbaar:

  • Vir 44 jare van die beste oupa wat enige iemand voor kon wens, 'n lang voorreg vir weninge mense.
  • Vir al die lekker kuier en gesellige braaie, etes wat ons kon deel.
  • Dat oupa al my kinders kon leer ken.
  • Ons 'n foto kon kry met 4 generasies.
  • Dat Liam Henning Prinsloo (8 Okt 2017) trots sy naam kan verder dra.

Ek wens:

  • Dat ek saam met hom kon gaan jag het, hy was baie lief vir die veld en behalwe vir al die tye saam in die wildtuin, kon ek nooit saam met hom in die veld wees nie.
  • Dat ek hom meer gereëld gebel het, veral in die laaste maand.
  • Dat oupa daar kon wees op ons troue in Irene.
  • Dat oupa kon kom kuier het in Switzerland.
  • By hom kon leer om selfs net die helte so gesellig soos hy te wees. 

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