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'We were supposed to grow old together': Maria Williams' sad farewell to Bok hero Chester

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Maria Williams' sad farewell to Bok hero Chester

With a wall of photographs behind her, Maria says of Chester: “We were soulmates. We did everything together. He was the absolute salt of the earth.

“That same love was shown to the students he was coaching at the University of the Western Cape,” she said, adding that UWC was an institution she will always be grateful to for giving Chester a chance. Francois Pienaar, captain of the 1995 World Cup-winning Springboks, at Chester Williams' memorial service at UWC on Wednesday.The bliss of having him home in Cape Town was part of a shared dream of simply growing old together.

“We are all dealing with it in different ways, and I am trying to be strong for the children,” said Maria.

 

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