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The other person would be my late mother, Jeanette Mable
Steenkamp, or ‘Bunny’, as she was known due to her twitching
nose. An immovable cornerstone and saint, a Mother Theresa to
'some and all', she was the backbone of our business and always
continued even when times seemed dire.
Her sudden untimely passing left a huge void in our company
that has been difficult to fill. Jeanette was a carbon copy of her
late dad, Gordon Ernest Brown, and it is truly hard to believe
we as a company have had the honour and privilege to not only
have one, but two people who were so inspirational in our lives.
We salute and honour them both every single day. Our loss will
encourage us to continue carrying their legacy forward.
My grandfather always said that Rome was not built in a day,
because Ginger Brown did not have the contract. This is what
drives us to excel and go above and beyond. This has been the
driving force of our 60-year existence. None of this would be
possible without the awesome team of people we have and the
loyal support of all our clients.
I am honoured and privileged to be a part of our successful
and timeless company. Although we do not know what the future
holds, we will continue to grow from strength to strength.
Martin Steenkamp
Managing director
*The speech was delivered at the Ginger Brown 60 th birthday
celebrations.
GINGER BROWN THANKS
BEAUTY JWARA FOR LONG SERVICE
By Warren Brown, CEO Ginger Brown
www.hvacronline.co.za
B
eauty Jwara, what an amazing woman, now retiring to enjoy
her family.
Beauty has three sons and a daughter, she’s a grandmother
as well as a great-grandmother. She has always been proud of
her family and in our opinion has been a model mother and a
fantastic employee. A pleasure to have on our staff.
Beauty started at Ginger Brown in 1981. She was employed
as a domestic worker for my father, Ginger Brown. As the years
progressed, she started doing odd jobs in the admin department.
She assisted in filing and various other duties.
When year-end came, Jeanette Steenkamp always got Beauty
to wrap our customers’ Christmas cheer gifts. She also packed
Christmas packs for the less fortunate arranged by Jeanette for
the Trinity Methodist Church in Springs.
One of her duties was to prepare a huge pot of soup every
week for the soup kitchen for the homeless – also done for and
on behalf of the church. Beauty has always been the company
mystery solver. Whenever a document or chiller file went missing
or should I say, kept in a ‘safe place’, she would find it.
Beauty, I would like to say thank you, above all, for how you
cared for my father. I don’t know how many apples or carrots
you liquidised as my father loved his health drinks. The dinners
you prepared for him and just caring unconditionally for him all
the years.
Thank you.
Warren Brown
with Beauty
Jwara.
*This speech was delivered at the Ginger Brown 60th birthday
celebration. RACA
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