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Barbara with the trophy she received
as Junior Photographer of the Year at
Nelspuit Photographic Society. Barbara with her granddaughter Kiara.

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Dave Gordon's tribute to 'my Barbara

Earlier this month Dave Gordon shared the sad news that his wife, Barbara, had passed
away. Since joining CTPS in tJanuary 2018, Barbara became a regular at club outings, espe-
cially weekends away. Several members mentioned how they enjoyed chatting to her, as
she was so kind and friendly. DAVE GORDON, shares this moving tribute to his late wife and
supplied some photographs.

“My Barbara, my gorgeous, my to wielding a camera. When we lived etc. All were donated to deserving
tripod carrier.” in Nelspruit we were members of the causes. She was the first to provide
These are the names I had for my local photo club, where she attained help and support where, and when-
dear late wife. Obviously, the first the Junior Photographer of the Year ever, needed.
two terms are self-explanatory, but award. Our marriage evolved about 14 years
why ‘tripod carrier’? She, however, preferred to play sec- ago from us both losing our respec-
Because Barbara supported my pho- ond fiddle in our photographic jour- tive first partners to illness. Unen-
tographic journey to the exclusion of neys and didn’t compete at CTPS as cumbered by school-going children,
her own pleasures, this including fol- that was Dave’s hobby! home loans and such, we set about
lowing me, lugging my tripod over We had an unspoken agreement: travelling and having fun. This we
sand dunes, rocks, rivers and inter- she would not interfere with my did in heaps, tripod carrying and all.
national borders. photo work, and I would not take Following a spell in Nelspruit, we set
Barbara was no slouch when it came up knitting. up home in Langebaan, to be by the
Barbara had sea and our granddaughter Kiara
a huge heart. (Barbara’s own children are spread
She played around the southern hemisphere).
a prominent I use the term our granddaughter
role in her on purpose. Barbara always insisted
crafters group, that we never use the words step
leading the — she never had a step son, or step
way in produc- daughter, steps were not allowed.
ing countless Barbara was a loving and loved
knitted ted- granny to Kiara, mother to Claire
dies, beanies and to son-in-law Wayne. And of
and newborn course, a wonderful loved and lov-
baby clothes ing wife to me.

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