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Otniel Fredericks (58), \u2019n legendariese inwoner van die Worcester-omgewing, is ter ruste gel\u00ea en sal altyd deur die Roodewal-skool-gemeenskap onthou word.<\/p>\n

Volgens Fazlin Cupido, die sekretaresse by Roodewal Prim\u00eare Skool, was hy \u2019n \u201cmensemens en altyd vriendelik met \u2019n glimlag op die gesig en \u2019n regte omgee-mens\u201d.<\/p>\n

Otniel was vir 18 jaar van 2002 tot 2020 die finansi\u00eble hoof by Roodewal. Hy was passievol oor sy werk, het Cupido per WhatsApp aan Standard <\/em>ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n

Sy s\u00ea ook laggend baie mense het gedink hy is die skoolhoof vanwe\u00eb sy liefde vir di\u00e9 skool.<\/p>\n

\u201cOtniel was my lift <\/em>elke middag, want teen daardie tyd toe ek by Roodewal begin, kon ek nog nie bestuur nie,\u201d het Cupido vertel.<\/p>\n

Volgens haar was hy ook die een wat haar aangemoedig het om haar vrees vir bestuur te oorkom.<\/p>\n

\u201cDit was vir hom [Otniel] \u2019n riem onder die hart die dag toe ek s\u00ea hy is ontslae van my, want ek het my lisensie gekry,\u201d het Cupido ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n

Sy onthou Otniel ook vir sy kosmaak-vernuf. Hy het elke Vrydagaand vir sy familie gebraai en met interessante disse ge\u00ebksperimenteer.<\/p>\n

\u201cVan burgers tot steaks, kreefpotte en s\u00f3 \u2013 die lys kan aangaan. Ek het natuurlik elke Vrydagaand ook \u2019n foto gekry van wat hy voorgesit het,\u201d onthou Cupido.<\/p>\n

\u201cEk sal altyd sy menswees, sy omgee vir ander, sy saggeaardheid en sy kosmaakgees onthou.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elfrieda Fredericks het hi\u00e9rdie stelling ook bevestig en ges\u00ea hy kon \u201ctoor met wat ookal in die huis was\u201d.<\/p>\n

Volgens haar was haar man ook \u2019n \u201ctrotse mens\u201d en het hy enige prestasie met mense gedeel.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlles wat hy gedoen het moes mense van geweet het,\u201d het Elfrieda laggend ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n

\u2019n Spesiale herinnering wat vir ewig in Cupido se hart weggeb\u00eare sal wees, is die ritte in sy \u201cafdakkar\u201d wat haar seuns geniet het. <\/p>\n

\u201cDit was vir Otniel \u2019n groot plesier om my tweelingseuns vir \u2019n drive<\/span> te vat nadat hy eers die dak laat sak het vir hulle twee om te sien terwyl hulle in die motor by hom gesit het.\u201d <\/p>\n

Volgens Cupido was haar seuns gaande daaroor en sy sal hom altyd vir d\u00e1\u00e1rdie oomblikke wat sy en haar seuns met hom gedeel het, onthou.<\/p>\n

Verskeie Worcesteriete, insluitend Antoinette Steyn, die burgemeester van die Breederivier-munisipaliteit, sowel as Roodewal Prim\u00eare Skool en Worcester FM het vaarwelboodskappe op hul Facebook-blaaie gedeel.<\/p>\n

Hulle beskryf OD, soos hy aan vele bekendstaan, se heengaan as \u2019n groot verlies. <\/p>\n

Volgens Elfrieda is Otniel op 26 Maart oorlede aan \u2019n beroerte en is die afgelope Saterdag (1 April) in sy tuisdorp ter ruste gel\u00ea.<\/p>\n

Otniel word benewens sy vrou, ook deur sy seun en dogter oorleef.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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