requiescat in pace, Michael Robertson 23rd March,1938 to 30th March,2007
During all those days in and around Kampala my mind often wanders back to Sydney and to my dear friend Michael Robertson, one of my oldest friends in Sydney. In Johannesburg the news caught up with me via e-mail that he had died on the 30th of March, aged 69.
Just before my departure we still had a long chat and fixed a date early in May where he would again visit me in Green Point Palace after my return. During my trip and in particular during my visit in Kampala I did not really have the time and inner peace to work through this loss of an old friend. And I tried very hard not to show too much of my immediate feelings to my Ugandan friends. I somehow felt that it would have been a bit unfair to them who, as I know only too well, enjoy very much to have me around for those two or three visits per year. And that was made easier for me in the knowledge that Michael would have understood my feelings
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