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TRAGEDY: SPUR OWNER DIES IN ACCIDENT
John had a ‘taste for life’ on bikes
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ESMÉ ERASMUS
On her Facebook page Verona wrote below a photograph of him and his motorcycle: “John and his first love ... my best friend left he well-known owner of Silver Creek me today. He collided with a tractor this aftSpur restaurant in Durbanville died in ernoon on one of the back roads. He loved a collision on the Vissershok Road just riding. Something he often did, taking the outside Durbanville last Wednesday after- long way round to get to Reno Spur and from noon. there to Silver Creek. Full circle. Today my Vissershok Road was closed between Con- darling husband ran out of track. I am going termanskloof and Westerto miss you and our road dale Roads for hours after trips. Arthur, Graeme the accident. and myself will never forAccording to a media reget you, forever in our lease by the Durbanville hearts.” Peace had been police, the 60-year-old the owner of Silver Creek John Peace from StellenSpur since about five berg – also the owner of years ago, and since 2009 the Reno Spur in Strand the owner of Reno Spur. Street, Bellville – was ridBefore that, he worked ing on his Honda motorcyfor the Pioneer Group for cle at about 16:10 towards about 27 years, of which the N7. the last years as general He was near Alba Guest manager of Nulaid, VeroFarm when he collided na told TygerBurger. head-on with an oncomAccording to her Peace ing tractor. According to was passionate about moCaptain Marchell Rhode, torcycling and doing road spokesperson for the Durtrips. He had his fist mobanville police, Peace died torcycle when he was 16 on the scene. John Peace with his beloved Honda years old, she said. “When the police ar- motorcycle. PHOTO: FACEBOOK Peace often rode via rived, the driver of the Vissershok Road to the N7 tractor had left the accident scene due to en via the N1 back to his other Spur restaushock. He was found at Diemersdal farm rant, just for the enjoyment, she said. He also without injuries. enjoyed playing golf and going on angling “The tractor burst out in flames from the trips with his sons. impact of the accident and burned out. The In his local community he was known for motorbike was also a total wreck,” Rhode his generous heart. said. A celebration of his life will be presented A case of culpable homicide is being inves- on Tuesday 28 February from 15:00 to 17:00 tigated by the Durbanville police. at the Silver Creek Spur in Durbanville. Peace leaves behind his wife, Verona, and V What are your thoughts on this tragic event? Let two sons, Graeme (25) and Arthur (27). us know at briewe@tygerburger.co.za.
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Pat Schafer from Durbanville braves herself to hold a curlyhair tarantula during the talk about biodiversity and spiders by Norman Larsen, an arachnid expert from Devil’s Peak, at a meeting of the Durbanville Garden Club on Wednesday 8 February. PHOTO: ZELDA WAHL