Jamie Rossouw - R.I.P.

Jamie was a very valuable member of this club and the biking community. I always enjoyed his contributions on the forum. May you rest in peace.

My condolences to Stienie and their children. May you find peace in our Lord.

R.I.P - We will miss you Jamie
All our condolences

Chris & Claudette

Admin wrote:Stienie sent us this:
"Begrafnis sal Saterdag 21 November 2009 om 11:00 plaasvind vanuit Christelike Vereniging Kerk, Monavoni."

Jean will send us directions.

Directions:

JohanGT wrote:Hi Stienie, Jean, Jacques and Vanessa
May our Lord Jesus Christ comfort you and guide you until you see Jamie again. He is not dead, but alive - just staying in another place where we will meet up with him again. He was not a great guy, he still is.

Hi Jamie, please give our deepest love to our youngest son, Emile. Have a laugh, have a smile, and know that we will one day join you never to be parted again. We thank the Lord for the time we could have spent with you and we are looking forward to meeting up with you again.

For Clarity: Johan and Ina's son Emile also passed away recently

Ongelooflik hartseer!

Jamie RIP. Stienie, sterkte vir jou en die kinders.

Toe ek julle 'n paar weke gelede in Magalies gesien het, sou mens nooit kon dink dat dit die laaste keer sou wees nie

Stienie
Dit is onwerklik - aan die binnekant skreeu ek en huil ek.
Aan die buitekant sê ek vir jou en jul kinders.
Werk hard daaraan om Jamie se vertrek te verwerk.
Moet nooit ophou om dankie te sê vir dit wat julle saam beleef het nie.
Dit is vir my 'n blessing wanneer ek aan my kontak met Jamie dink – ook die dag toe hy die K1300S by Bavarian gaan skep het.

Bossie & Nettie

Ons het die nuus redelik laat laasnag gehoor en was soos almal diep geskok. Dit het tot diep in die oggend-ure by ons gespook. Vandag ook, het ons 'n groot gedeelte van die dag hieroor gepraat. Ons innigste meegevoel en diepste leedwese gaan na Stienie en die 3 kinders.

'n Mens vra jou dan die vraag af hoekom, maar net die Hemelse Vader kan dit beantwoord.

Ons almal het reeds gister en vandag gekry - more is 'n bonus van Hom, en ons kan nie daarop reken en staatmaak nie - al doen ons dit. Dit is hartseer dat Jamie se more's, gister geindig het. Dit laat ons almal introspeksie doen en besef dat ons nie onaantasbaar is nie. 'n Ongeluk gebeur in 'n oogwink.

I still have no words. Jamie you were an example to all of us, gentleman, family man. Just a week ago we had a chat. You will be missed by many. You made such a huge impression in many lives worldwide, referring to the BMWSUPERBIKES.COM website for one.

Our condolences to Stienie and the children. We will carry you in our prayers.

Chris (Biza) and Marita

So wat se n mens in so n situasie ?

Jamie, jy was fantasties en ons was gelukkig om jou te ken.

Voorspoed en sterkte vir die geliefdes wat jy agterlaat.

Ons sal jou mis ...

Ive finally tried to gather my thoughts, or so it seems. Im still in utter disbelief about all of this. I went to visit the family today, and Jamie's presence is all around. The true tragedy of this situation still cannot be grasped, and probably never will!

Whats makes all of this worse, is that Jamie is the most safety conscious rider ever. I can still remember one day that I got mad at him because we cruised at 160 between towns and not one drop faster. When conditions were not safe, we'd ride at 50km/h or even slower to make sure that everyone reaches their destination.

Jamie was without a doubt a role model, and a superior one at that. Not only in biking, but in life. He has the most wonderful family, one actually gets jealous just being in their presence.

He was a father figure in my life, even if we were friends.
Jamie never forced you onto his opinion, but stood by yours if it was worthy.
Jamie was always a man of his word, and never backed out of any statement.
In South Africa alone his presence is already missed, not even to mention the many lives he touched outside of our borders.
Jamie was one of the foremost knowledgeable people on K bikes on the planet, and i'm sure many would second that.
Jamie always stayed humble, even though he was a very well known figure in the community(within biking and outside).

Ive finally decided to name the bike something else, besides "the missile!"
From here on out, its named J Rossouw and in his everlasting memory and impression that was left behind. The K bike I have the privilege of owning/riding still is Jamie's favourite K-bike out of the many he owned.

Ek het Jamie, Stienie en een van die seuns net een dag met 'n ride ontmoet, dit was ons eerste. Die paar uur wat ons in mekaar se geselskap was, vanaf Midrand gery het, saam die dag spandeer het, het Jamie 'n impak gemaak wat ek vandag nog kan onthou.
Sterkte aan die hele familie

Please apologize on my behalf for not being able to attend the funeral. As much as I wanted to go, I'll be in Botswana from Wednesday to Sunday.

Strongs. I will be there in thought.

What sad news! The club has lost a true motorcycle enthusiast.

To Stienie and the children, you are in our thoughts. May God sooth your pain.

Pieter and Zonica

We too did not know Jamie and family personally but in some way felt as if we did through reading his ride / trip reports.

To his family, may the Lord grant you all the strength that you may require through this difficult time.

Chris & Carol

the first time i met Jamie he went out of his way to make me feel welkom, will miss him.
All the strength to his family through this time of loss.

Please grant me the opportunity to thank each and every one of you for all the kind messages on the forum, sms’s, phone calls, flowers, meals and visits. I cannot begin to explain what this means in such a time of sorrow. We are still in a state of shock but it is with support like this, that we can face the future, albeit day by day. Thank you all for caring...... I don’t think in his wildest dreams he would have thought, he had such an influence on people.... so sorry he will never have the chance to read all these posts. All the Rossouw's

Mermaid

As mentioned before, we are with you


To all that was wondering:

Dave Swart and I visited the accident scene and the investigating officer yesterday together with Jean, Jamie's son.

Without going into too much detail all facts indicate that

- Jamie was innocent.
- The truck was on the wrong side off the road
- Jamie tried to avoid an accident by swerving to his right
- As we knew Jamie he proved again to be the cautious party in this incident
- Jamie passed away on impact

Safe riding, Bigman

TJ
Vir ons manne wat wonder - Was dit op die Hazyview - Witrivier pad? Hoe ver van waar?

White River to Sabie - 7.5km from White River heading towards Sabie. Just past this sign:

Thanks a million (1000000) Dave. We appreciate that you and TJ went there – this all / all this is part of us.

I am in the Congo and heard this terrible news on Monday already. What a shock. I know Jamie and Stienie for a couple of years now and he will be deeply missed by my family. Jamie was a peace maker and always had a win-win attitude in life.

My condolences to the Roussow family. You know where to come to for any comfort.

Dankie Dave vir die uitwysing van my "verkeerde/verwarrende gebruik van die rooi taal" Ek bedoel net: dat ALMAL wat hier in die forum 'n jammerhart het vir die Roussow familie hulpvaardig sal wees. Bowen dit is die Hulp van Bo die hulp wat ewig vertroos.

Perske wrote:
My condolences to the Roussow family. You know where to come to for any comfort.

The Congo?

DaveS wrote:White River to Sabie - 7.5km from White River heading towards Sabie. Just past this sign:

Waypoint : S25 16.354 E30 57.999

Mermaid wrote.....
"I don’t think in his wildest dreams he would have thought, he had such an influence on people.... so sorry he will never have the chance to read all these posts."
Let's make sure that his legacy continuous, let's respect each other, let's love one another and lets have the "Jamie" influence on other people's lives
Let's go forward........the road is calling anyway - JR

Mermaid wrote: I don’t think in his wildest dreams he would have thought, he had such an influence on people.... so sorry he will never have the chance to read all these posts.

Just shows what an oustanding man he was ...!!

Sterkte Stienie - ons dink aan julle