It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Bruce Cumming on 3 January 2024.
𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟳.
He loved his role and was passionate about his learners both in the classroom and on the sports field. He was also a dedicated hostel master at Herby Arnott House, teaming up with his wife, Gillian Cumming, who served as head matron. 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦’𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺, 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥.
Bruce quickly fell in love with the Karoo culture, made many of his closest and dearest friends in Graaff-Reinet, and continued his passion for road running with the local running club.
Bruce and Gill retired to Knysna in 1998, where he spent many happy years fishing, braaing and being mesmerised by the birds in his garden. Bruce loved and was fascinated by people and he could light up a room with his easy laughter and twinkle in his eye.
To his family, he was a loving, dedicated and supportive husband and father.
𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯-𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, ‘𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳’ 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩.
