Die legendariese Weskus-kunstenaar Marius Fourie (64) is Saterdag (13 Mei) stil-stil aan kanker oorlede.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As redaksionele spotprenttekenaar het sy onnutsige s\u00eagoed, vlymskerp politieke kommentaar en ondeunde karikature van bekende Weskus-figure Weslander<\/i>-lesers amper \u2019n kwart eeu lank vermaak. Hy kon tipiese Weskus-oomblikke uitbeeld met talent, vernuf, humor en satire.<\/i>\n<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy afsterwe by sy huis in Vredenburg lui die einde van \u2019n era in, hoewel een van sy skeppings, die Moer-toe-gepomp-windpomp langs die Vredenburg-Paternoster-pad, \u2019n bekende Weskus-landmerk sal bly. Toeriste is veral lief om selfies met di\u00e9 windpomp in die agtergrond te neem.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\u201cHy was ons eie Fred Mouton,\u201d meen Stefan Kolver, Paarl en Breedevallei Media-uitgewer en voormalige advertensiebestuurder by Weslander<\/i>, wat al die jare saam met Marius gewerk het. \u201cJy het presies geweet wie dit is wat Marius teken \u2013 net uit die manier waarop die karakter sy sigaret vashou, sy wenkbrou lig of hoe hy sit of staan. Baie mense kan goed teken, maar Marius het die talent gehad om mense neer te pen presies soos hulle is, met hul unieke s\u00eagoed. \u2019n Mens kon altyd s\u00ea: \u2018Dis nou tipies\u2019 hy of sy.\u201d <\/p>\n
Hy onthou mense kon nie wag om te sien waaroor die spotprent van die week gegaan het en wie raakgeteken is nie. <\/p>\n
Brenda, Marius se vrou van 40 jaar, vertel Marius se gesondheidsprobleme het in 2021 begin. Hy moes eers \u2019n pasaange\u00ebr kry en daarna is blaas- en prostaatkanker by hom gediagnoseer. Hy het die afgelope tyd erge pyn verduur en is Saterdagoggend omstreeks 10:15 oorlede.<\/p>\n
Marius het as plaaskind in die Grootfontein-omgewing grootgeword en van gr. 7 af in Windhoek skoolgegaan. Hy het sy diensplig van 1978-1980 gedoen, waarna hy as redaksionele spotprenttekenaar en grafiese ontwerper by Die Suidwester <\/i>en Die Republikein <\/i>gewerk het. Hy het ook as polisiereservis foto\u2019s vir die polisie geneem.<\/p>\n
Brenda onthou met \u2019n glimlag hoedat Marius haar gekeer het om met \u2019n weermagkaptein uit te gaan deur haar in sy vriend se videowinkel toe te sluit totdat dit te laat was vir di\u00e9 afspraak. Hulle was van toe af onafskeidbaar en is in 1983 getroud. Hulle het in 1989 na Middelburg in die Karoo verhuis, waar Marius vir die destydse Coca-Cola-maatskappy reklameborde ontwerp het. Hulle het ook in die omgewing geboer.<\/p>\n
Die Fouries het in 1994 na die Weskus verhuis, waar Marius by Weslander<\/i>, toe nog in besit van Gerrie Fourie, se reklamebord-afdeling as grafiese ontwerper betrokke geraak het. Hy het ook spotprente vir die koerant geteken.<\/p>\n
Marius het die reklamebord-onderneming, Signage, in 1999 by Frans Lesch van Langebaan gekoop en dit na die North Western-hotel (vandag die Ford-tak) in Vredenburg se Hoofstraat verskuif, maar later verkoop. Hierna het hy Signs & Graphics by die hotel geopen. <\/p>\n
Hier het Marius altyd \u2019n koppie koffie reg gehad en tyd vir \u2019n geselsie en \u2019n paar grappe. Hy het Signs & Graphics later verkoop, maar sy seun, Christo (29), het dit vanjaar teruggekoop. \u201cEk het baie op my pa se insette en raad staatgemaak. Dit was vir my van onskatbare waarde.\u201d<\/p>\n
Marius se gesin gaan veral sy onnutsigheid, grappies en \u201cstoutgatgeit\u201d mis en sal hom vir sy goedhartigheid en gasvryheid onthou. \u201cHy sou sy laaste vir iemand in nood gegee het; homself te na gekom het,\u201d het Christo ges\u00ea. <\/p>\n
\u201c \u2019n Man met \u2019n goue hart en almal se vriend,\u201d is hoe die Weskus hom onthou.<\/p>\n
Die Fouries se ander seuns is Willie (39), Johan (38), \u2019n voormalige grafiese ontwerper by Weslander<\/i>, Marius (34) en Boeta (12). Marius was baie lief vir Jonathan Doussy (17), wat hom as sy \u201coupa\u201d beskou het..<\/span> Die begrafnis is Saterdag 20 Mei om 11:00 by die NG kerk Saldanha.<\/p><\/i>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Die legendariese Weskus-kunstenaar Marius Fourie (64) is Saterdag (13 Mei) stil-stil aan kanker 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