
1I was born the eldest son of a church minister, a gentle man with many talents and a healthy passion for life. He once said he'd never grow tired of living because he was too curious to see what would happen next. During the apartheid era he chose to fight from within the church, believing he could change the hearts and minds of his segregated congregations through his work and actions. My parents didn't have to teach us about the wrongs of our unjust society: thanks to their example we considered all people equal and worthy of respect and compassion.