My late father, Philippus Jeremias (Flip) Coetser, was a keen genealogist. His book, "Kaleshaan en die ander Stamvaders van die Coetsers van Lydenburg' was published in 1988, a year before he passed away. I remember how thrilled he was about every bit of information he gathered during his research. He was particularly proud of Philippus Jeremias Coetser aka Kaleshaan who was a member of the government of the historical ZAR (Zuid-Afrikaanse Republic).
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My father, Philippus Jeremias Coetser, better known as Flip, Ouboet, Oerie.
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My father and beautiful mother, Wilma, and my siblings, Santa, Rika, Phillip and Lucas. (Pictures taken in 1965-1967)
One of the last pictures of my father with his students at the Technical College in Olifantsfontein.
On January 30, 1989, in his classroom, in the presence of his students, a massive blood clot ended his life. He was only 54 years old. In my dreams I always find him busy studying one or another topic - exactly what he always did while he was alive. In my most recent dream, he was all alone on the moon, wearing a white over-coat, searching for something that was hidden under a rock. He was so pre-occupied, he didn't even notice me.
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