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ED’S COMMENT

OBITUARY: JAQUES DU PLESSIS

SANA pays tribute to the significant A highly competent businessman and a
contribution made by Jaques du Plessis to born leader, Jaques was a popular and
the horticultural industry over a period of regular delegate to the annual SANA
two decades. He is best remembered as the conventions. Friends remember his
owner of Erlima Nursery, an ornamental generosity to colleagues in the industry
growing operation in Skeerpoort, North and his considerable contribution to local
West Province. Jaques sadly ended his own charity projects.
life on 18 September 2021.
Born in Johannesburg on 17 September
He was an active member of SANA from 1964, Jaques matriculated from Linden
1992 to 2011 and held the following High School in 1982 and went on to
leadership roles in the organisation: study for a BCom degree at Stellenbosch
• 1994- 1999: vice chairman of the SANA University. He later worked for Standard
growers sector Bank’s treasury division and Volkskas Bank’s
• 1999- 2002: chairman of the ornamental foreign exchange division. He received
growers sector his MBA from North West University
• 2000 – 2002: vice president and a (Potchefstroom) in 1997.
member of the of the SANA standing
committee representing the growers He leaves his wife Lilian and two daughters,
sector. very successful endeavours to import new Bernadine and Michaela.
varieties from The Netherlands and he was
The Erlima Nursery team exhibited at a regular visitor at overseas horticultural Sincere condolences to his family, friends
every SANA trade day for two decades shows. From 2005 to 2011, Jaques became and colleagues.
and were at the leading edge of shrub a partner in retail nurseries Super Plants
and perennial propagation. A banking (Cape Town) and Camelthorn Nursery
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