Stellenbosch University

Month: February 2016

Owen Dean

After graduating, and being “verpand aan die Staat”, I joined the Department of Foreign affairs and married Dana in 1967. We then spent four years at the South African Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands. Our son, Ian, and daughter, Carin, were born during this period.

When I returned home in 1972, I left Foreign Affairs and joined Spoor and Fisher, specialist Intellectual Property attorneys. After completing my articles, I became a partner and ultimately Chairman of the firm. My son, Bryan was born shortly after I was admitted as an attorney. I spent 35 years at the Pretoria office of the firm. The firm opened an office in Cape Town and I re-located to that office in 2007. I retired from the firm in 2010, having reached the mandatory retirement age. I, however, remain a consultant to the firm up to the present time.

Shortly after I retired, I was approached to establish a Chair of IP Law at Stellenbosch University. It was to be funded privately by Remgro/Richemont (Johan Rupert). I took on this position in 2011 and became a fully-fledged Professor during that year. I held this position until the end of 2015, when I retired once again. I am now largely a gentleman of leisure residing at De Zalze Winelands Golf Estate near Stellenbosch, which provides living circumstances as close to heaven as I am ever likely to get.

My daughter, Carin, has provided me with a grandson, Sebastian, and my son, Bryan, with a grandson, Alexander, and a granddaughter, Jessica. All three of our children and their families live in Cape Town, which makes Dana and me one of those all too rare South African couples that have their entire families living in the same place in South Africa as themselves.

Further details of my professional career (if desired) can be obtained from the IP Chair’s website which can be accessed at www.sun.ac.za. An article about me and the IP Chair, which was published in the magazine STELLENBOSCH VISIO can be viewed below (or click here).

 

Back (from left): Ian, Carin, Dana Front (from left): Owen, Sebastian, Jessica, Alexander, Bryan.

Back (from left): Ian, Carin, Dana
Front (from left): Owen, Sebastian, Jessica, Alexander, Bryan.

Owen and Dana Dean

Owen and Dana Dean

 

Visio Article Cover

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Charles Goedhals

Ek was nooit ‘n “goeie” student nie maar kon darrem meeste van my vakke deurkom na een keer se lees.  Ek kon nie toelaat dat studeer met my buitemuurse (of binnemuurse) aktiwiteite

bots nie.  Met een van die vakke het dit nie so lekker gewerk nie en moes ek later vir ‘n jaar teruggaan om wyle my nemises se vak te slaag en my LL.B. te kry.

Het vir ‘n jaar in PE gewerk in die Staatsdiens as staatsaanklaer en daarna vir ‘n jaar by Ou Mutual in Pinelands.  Gedurende hierdie tyd, in April 1968, is ek met my laaste universiteitsgeliefde, Tertia Viljoen, getroud.  Sy is verlede jaar in Augustus na 47 jaar getroude lewe oorlede.  Ons het 5 kinders (in vyf en ‘n half jaar) gehad wat ons later 15 kleinkinders gegee het.  Een van ons seuns is ‘n prokureur in Pretoria.

Hierdie foto is op my 70ste verjaarsdag in 2011  geneem.

Hierdie foto is op my 70ste verjaarsdag in 2011 geneem.

My kleinkinders!

My kleinkinders!

Na Mutual het ek my articles op Willowmore gedoen en in Stellenbosch en Bellville gepraktiseer en later as vennoot in ‘n firma in Joubertina in die Langkloof (waar daar nooit skoonheidskompetisies gehou word nie).  Ander mense se probleme, wat hulle meesal self veroorsaak het, het my nooit werklik geïnteresseer nie.  Ek kry toe in Januarie 1981 ‘n aanstelling as regsadviseer by SASOL op Sasolburg.  In 1982 is ek met bevordering na Rosebank verplaas waar ek in verskeie hoedanighede gewerk het totdat ek iewers in die laat 90’s afgetree het.  Vir so 3 jaar lank na SASOL seretariële werk op kontraksbasis by ‘n paar maatskappye (oa by Exel Petroleum) gedoen.  Het toe op my plasie tussen Warmbad en Nylstroom gaan bly. Het dit vyf jaar gelede verkoop (het lewensreg behou) en ‘n groot 4×4 motorhome gekoop waarmee ek voordurend die hele land deurkruis.  Dit is eintlik nou my huis.

So toerrek!

So toerrek!

My lewe was baie vol en ek het baie dinge aangevang waaroor ander net gedroom het.  Het vroeër ook die land deurkruis op my Suzuki GS1000G motorfiets en het ook vir jare minstens vier keer per jaar op my 21vt cat, met die naam Noggecat, veral by Cape Vidal, Sodwana en Inhassoro in Mosambiek diepsee kompetisies gehengel.  Ek het ook in 2007 en die jaar daarna van Boksburg na Balito in Natal en terug gery op my 800cc Polaris quad.  Ek het ook vele gesigte soos die volgende paar fotos getuig.

Ek op toer in Sept 2011 in die Richtersveld.

Ek op toer in Sept 2011 in die Richtersveld.

Op my oudste se 40ste (Mexikaanse tema) as 'n priester en sy skelmpie suster Teresa.

Op my oudste se 40ste (Mexikaanse tema) as ‘n priester en sy skelmpie suster Teresa.

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Nou doen ek niks (behalwe op my rekenaar karring) en die eintlike lekker is ek doen dit op verskeie plekke.  En wat ek nie vandag klaarkry nie doen ek môre en as ek lus kry om te werk gaan lê ek op die bed en wag dat die lus weggaan.  En die belangrikste van als is dat ek nooit siek of dronk word nie.

Ek sien so daarna uit om almal wat nog is te sien en bedank die komitee vir die inisiatief om hierdie waarskynlik laaste reunie te reël.

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