Condolences
I spent the first 30 years of my life growing up with Dermot. He was born into a beautiful family in the town of Pietermaritzburg, the Province of Kwazulu Natal in South Africa (pic 1 with his proud parents William and Eileen of England and Ireland respectively).
He was all that I as the youngest could ask for in a bigger brother. He was strong, brave, kind, protective, and very talented.
He excelled in all that he put his mind to especially sports, which he loved - he represented Western Provence in little league baseball and captained his rugby teams all through his high school.
As all young white males of foreign decent growing up in South Africa at the time, he faced and fought against the evils and onslaughts of the racist regime that held complete power for all those years. They were troubled times. Color meant nothing to Dermot - Love and Respect did (pics 3&4 the football team we played for in Soweto during the mid 1970's - Dermot on the right and on the dusty fields in Soweto)
After getting married and his seeing his only beautiful child born in 1976 - the year of the uprising - he left the troubled country, a troubled man in 1985. Those years left many a young white man troubled, many dead and many never to recover.
But he did leave behind many true, lifelong fiends, loved ones and an everlasting impression.
Battling through many more troubled years ahead, Dermot FINALLY found the LOVE, PEACE and the rewards thereof, when he met and married Marlies in or around around 2006. He reconciled with his lovely daughter Tamlin and got to meet his two beautiful grandchildren.
They were by far the best years of his grown life.
To Marlies, all her Family and loved ones - it is with a very sad heart but one full of gratitude that i send my sincere condolences, thanks and best wishes.
Dermot was my Brother and my best friend.
Gonna miss you Dermot - will always love you - Rest in Peace - you will never be forgotten by so many
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