{"id":56999,"date":"2022-07-21T14:10:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T12:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/optometrists-leave-a-legacy-20220721-3\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T21:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T19:41:13","slug":"optometrists-leave-a-legacy-20220721-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/optometrists-leave-a-legacy-20220721-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Optometrists leave a legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\">Two of Welkom\u2019s best known and beloved optometrists, Arri and Rhoda Vorster, will be leaving the Goldfields after virtually 40 years.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"Left\" id=\"embed_ea410203\">\n<div class=\"text\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\">\u201cThe Goldfields has been so good to us. Wonderful people live here\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\">They came to Welkom in 1983 when Arri joined the pioneer optometrist in the Goldfields, Kurt Eggmund.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\">Kurt became the first optometrist in Welkom in 1955, and Arri joined him in 1985, 30 years later. They partnered and the practice then became Eggmund and Vorster.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\">After Kurt\u2019s resignation it became Vorster and Partners, and recently it became Vorster and Deacon.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\">Now Arri passes the legacy forward to Betsie Deacon to carry on the practice.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\">Arri and Rhoda have literally looked into the eyes of thousands of people over the years.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\">Arri received the Louis Halse Award for dedicated Humanitarian Services to his fellow man from Lions International, and from Rotary International he was awarded the Paul Harris Fellow for appreciation of tangible and significant assistance given for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations among peoples of the world.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\">Rhoda was given a certificate of appreciation from Lions International. The couple received these commendations for the years of service to the less fortunate people in the community with sight problems.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\">In 1985 Rhoda started Equip for Life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\">This programme is specifically aimed at equipping people with life skills.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\">\u201cThe Goldfields has been so good to us. Wonderful people live here. We raised both our children, Nadia and Arno, here. Arno was born here, as were our two grandchildren, Henro and Vorster,\u201d says Rhoda.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\">Arri has been an eager golf player over the years and as a member of the Ernest Oppenheimer Golf Club he belonged to both the Medics and the Wednesday Club there.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"Left\" id=\"embed_8aefc40e\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cWe are leaving the Goldfields in body, but a large portion of our hearts will always remain here. We will still remain economically active in our beloved Welkom\u2026\u201d <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"\"><span style=\"\">\u201cWe are leaving the Goldfields in body, but a large portion of our hearts will always remain here. 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