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Sara-Jane
Goldston
Nine
months prior to her death, Sara had met the man of her dreams, Philip
Nottingham. They had been commuting between
Cape
Town
and
Johannesburg
for a couple of months, when Sara and Philip made the decision for her to pack
up and relocate to
Johannesburg,
in order to spend more time together. She applied for a job at a travel agency
in Johannesburg
and had been appointed. In their short time together, they had enjoyed life to
the full, traveling abroad, buying a house, adopting a dog called Layla,
going to events, they were inseparable. Tragically Sara’s mother (also an
alumnus) passed away in late 2003, leaving Sara, her two sisters Ruth and Ellen
and their father, Ralph behind. This was a sad time for Sara, her father in Cape
Town
and sisters in
New
Zealand
.
The year seemed to just fly by and Sara met a lot of Philip’s friends and work
colleagues, she crept into their hearts and was often spoken of as loving and
caring, “the best thing that could have happened to Philip” who had also
been through a rough year. Philip took Sara to PE over Christmas to meet the
Nottingham
family and also to visit her father in Cape
Town.
On New Year's Eve they were discussing how the past year had unfolded badly and
how they looked forward to the New Year which could only hold better things.
Tragically, on the morning of
January
1, 2004
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Sara was suddenly taken from us in a motorcar accident together with Chalice
Nottingham, sister to the love of her life Philip Nottingham, and a dog
belonging to Chalice.
She
will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved her.
Vincent
Lubbe
This
poem which was given to Mr. Nottingham by
Ellen
Selkon
(his sister) at Sara’s funeral.
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MISS
ME - BUT LET ME GO
When
I come to the end of the road
And the
sun has set for me
I want
no rites in a gloom-filled room
Why cry
for a soul set free
Miss me
a little - but not for too long
And not
with your head bowed low
Remember
the love that we once shared
Miss me
- but let me go
For
this is the journey that we must take
And
each must go alone
It's
all a step in the Master's plan
A step
on the road to home
When
you are lonely and sick of heart
Go to
the friends we know
And
bury your sorrows in doing good deeds
Miss me
- but let me go.
From
Goodall & Williams
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