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Outa Lappies (Mr Jan Schoeman) – artist, philosopher and activist. (1929? – 7th July 2011)
Elaine Hurford
It’s impossible to describe, in a short tribute to this remarkable man, the extent of his vision, art and the ideals that guided his long and complex life.
Outa died from burn wounds on Thursday July 7, after his patchwork coat – familiar to his thousands of friends and acquaintances in South Africa and abroad – caught fire.
He was preparing to go into town, Prince Albert, 45 kms away, to do business. He fed his cats, strays all, then made a small fire to heat water for washing.
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As he turned, the tail of his coat caught fire.
He was taken to Prince Albert hospital with 80% burns, fully conscious, greeting everyone gallantly as was his way. From there he was transferred by air ambulance to the burn unit at the George Hospital, but he died shortly after admission.
For the last 10 years he has lived outside the town where he had to fight many battles for acceptance.
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