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PW Botha wouldn’t want state funeral, his wife says

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Original Post Date: 2006-11-01  Posted By: Jan

From the News Archives of: WWW.AfricanCrisis.Org
Date & Time Posted: 11/1/2006
PW Botha wouldn’t want state funeral, his wife says
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PW Botha wouldn’t want state funeral, his wife says

From the News Archives of: WWW.AfricanCrisis.Org


Date & Time Posted: 11/1/2006

PW Botha wouldn’t want state funeral, his wife says

[PW seemed quite well right to the end. Note he went to bed early that night. Jan]

The death of former state president PW Botha was completely unexpected, his widow Barbara said on Wednesday.

“He was just so well,” she said. “He just said to me, he’s a little bit weary. We went off to the bedroom to have an early night.

“He took my arm and he just sank slowly to the ground, and drew his last breath… What grace that he was spared any suffering.”

‘A very misunderstood man’
Botha died shortly after 8pm on Tuesday night, at the couple’s Wilderness home.

Mrs Botha said it felt for her as if a huge chunk had been “bitten out of South Africa” with her husband’s death.

His critics would probably realise one day what the country had had in him. “He was a very misunderstood man,” she said.

“I’m very blessed to have been part of his life for more than eight years. It was a privilege that God used me to look after him and be part of his life.”

She said Botha’s funeral service was provisionally being planned for November 8, thought this still had to be confirmed with the minister.

The ceremony was being delayed to allow for people who had to travel from overseas. He would be buried afterwards in a private ceremony at Hoekwil above Wilderness.

She said her husband had not wanted a state funeral.

“He wasn’t a man who looked for honour and glory,” she said.

Mrs Botha said she had been getting a stream of phone calls from people offering condolences. – Sapa

Source: Independent Online (IOL)
URL: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click…/p>


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