OPINION: After a life of service to the community, Roland Jethro died disappointed with the organisation that he had admired and served for most of his life, writes rylandfisher. WeekendArgus
You think you know somebody - until they die. I have often found myself in the position where, at a funeral or memorial of someone I considered a close comrade or friend, I found out things I did not know.
But I was also reminded of a lot of things that I had forgotten about him. That happens if you have known someone for more than 35 years. But he was much more than a youth or community activist, as many of the people who delivered tributes on Wednesday confirmed. This impacted on Rolie tremendously, and I remember walking with him from one end of Hanover Park to the other to visit the two sisters in question, and he would be armed with knives and small axes in his haversack, to use if we were attacked.
After a life of service to the community, he died disappointed with the organisation that he had admired and served for most of his life, which seemingly turned its back on him.
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