Ardent anti-cancer campaigner dies

A WELL-KNOWN campaigner against cancer, Sarie May, died in Windhoek on Saturday at the age of 86.

She was the widow of Dr AB May, the first Mayor of Windhoek in an independent Namibia. Prime Minister Theo-Ben Gurirab expressed his deep sorrow and sense of immense loss.”Mrs Sarie May became such a pleasant sight, an ever-friendly lady and exceedingly sociable person in our society.To most of us she was simply Sarie.”The nation mourns her death.We will remember her with love and respect,” Gurirab, who is acting as Namibia’s President, said in a statement.May worked for 36 years as an accountant for Stewards & Lloyds and was an active member of the Cancer Association of Namibia.The Cancer Association of Namibia has expressed shockat her death.Prime Minister Theo-Ben Gurirab expressed his deep sorrow and sense of immense loss.”Mrs Sarie May became such a pleasant sight, an ever-friendly lady and exceedingly sociable person in our society.To most of us she was simply Sarie.”The nation mourns her death.We will remember her with love and respect,” Gurirab, who is acting as Namibia’s President, said in a statement.May worked for 36 years as an accountant for Stewards & Lloyds and was an active member of the Cancer Association of Namibia.The Cancer Association of Namibia has expressed shockat her death.