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Die Strand-gemeenskap is in rou gedompel n\u00e1 die dood van ‘n veteraan-polisiebeampte, kapt. Josias Johannes Welkom.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welkom is op Saterdag 22 Maart in die ouderdom van 58 in die hospitaal oorlede. Huldeblyke het op sosiale media ingestroom nadat die nuus van sy dood bekendgemaak is. Sy dogters, Jodine (28) en Shay-Lee Welkom (21), vertel dat hulle die hartseer werklikheid in die o\u00eb staar nadat hulle dringend na die hospitaal ontbied is en die tragiese nuus meegedeel is. “Ons was stukkend,” het Jodine herroep.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die susters s\u00ea Welkom was ‘n baie streng ouer, maar was plat op die aarde met ‘n hart van goud.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Ek gaan die klein goedjies wat hy gedoen het die meeste mis,”<\/p> het Shay-Lee Welkom onderdeur die trane ges\u00ea.<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Die sibbe het hul pa bewonder vir die feit dat hy nooit sy werk huis toe gebring het nie. Sodra hy sy uniform uitgetrek het, was hy net hul pa. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shay-Lee s\u00ea Welkom was bekend onder baie mense en het talle mense bygestaan wat hom in nood gekontak het. “Sy medemenslikheid het hom genoop om altyd behulpsaam te wees,” het sy verduidelik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jodine Welkom wil h\u00ea die gemeenskap moet die liefde wat haar pa, kapt. Josias Johannes Welkom, vir Strand en sy mense gehad het, ewig onthou en koester.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Welkom, ‘n inwoner van Eersterivier, was sedert 2016 ‘n skofbevelvoerder by die Strand-polisiekantoor. Sy polisieloopbaan van 37 jaar het in Malmesbury begin. Welkom is in Desember 1988 na die Strand-polisiekantoor verplaas, waar hy 13 jaar lank toegewyd diens gelewer het. Hy het in 2001 by die Macassar-polisiekantoor aangesluit en in die gemeenskapsdienssentrum en die sigbare-polisi\u00ebringseenheid gewerk. In 2015 het hy vir ‘n jaar Lingelethu-Wes toe gegaan, maar n\u00e1 16 jaar teruggekeer na die Strand-polisiekantoor, wat hom na aan die hart gel\u00ea het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welkom het altesaam 22 van sy diensjare aan die Strand-gemeenskap toegewy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Die Strand-gemeenskap betreur die verlies van kapt. Josias Welkom, wat op Saterdag 22\u2009 Maart oorlede is.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“Kapt. Welkom was ‘n groot aanwins vir die plaaslike polisiekantoor. Hy was ook ‘n voorbeeld van dissipline en as deel van die stasie se bestuur was hy ‘n onskatbare bron van kennis,” <\/p>het die Strand-polisiewoordvoerder AO Nico Beukes ges\u00ea.<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Die stasiebevelvoerder, kol. Khunjulwa Khanyile, het haar meegevoel aan Welkom se familie en sy kollegas uitgespreek.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘n Gedenkdiens vir Welkom is verlede Donderdag (27\u2009Maart) by Dr. G.J. Joubert Prim\u00eare Skool gehou en hy is Saterdag (29 Maart) ter ruste gel\u00ea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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