VN February 2023

Vetnews | February 2023 31 SAVAMembers: Dr Ramoni Joubert: 24/02/1994 – 07/12/2022 Dr Sandra MaureenWaddingham: 05/08/1959 – 16/12/2022 Dr Maurice Azzie: 29/10/1935 – 22/12/2022 Dr Nico Degenaar: 28/08/1961 - 27/01/2023 Non-SAVAMembers: Dr Richard Clatworthy: 1935 – 04/01/2023 We honour and remember the contributions made by our colleagues who recently passed away. We honour their contribution to our profession and society in general and pray that their families and loved ones will find the strength to carry them through these times of bereavement. Sandy and David eventually realised their dream and created a beautiful farm in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley which they turned into a stud farm. Here she found herself surrounded by mountains, dogs and horses and was happy to be able to spend the last part of her life there. Her love of music was legendary, and she would play music while operating. A year and a half ago, she found she had cancer but soldiered on until it became too much. A bout of Covid on top of three chemo sessions gave her immune system a serious knock, and after that, her hospital visits became more regular. At this time, she sold the practice to Michelle Lawrance because she felt safe with her taking over her clients. Like Sandy, she will not miss a call-out even in the middle of the night, and she is, according to Sandy, a brilliant surgeon. Sandy leaves her husband, David, daughters Jen and Sarah and her siblings. v Avis Macintyre The Village News In Memoriam