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In Memoriam
Sonja van Wyk, 4 May 1990 – 1 June 2018
Sonja lost her battle against cancer on Friday 1 June 2018 at
Tygerberg Hospital at the age of 28 years.
She had worked at Clinics Cardive Publishing & Design
Connection as a personal assistant since October 2014. She
was an efficient and well-loved colleague with a good sense
of humour and warm gracious manner. Her welcoming and
compassionate nature made her a pleasure to have around
the office.
Sonja’s untimely death has been a shock to all. She is
survived by her parents, her life partner of the past 12 years,
Jaco, and her two daughters Carli 11 and Mieke 4 years old.
Sonja was a friend to all and a devoted mother to her
daughters. She will be deeply missed by her family, friends,
colleagues and all who knew her.