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Journalists mourned the loss of \u201clegendary\u201d reporter Royston \u201cRoy\u201d Barnard this week, and tributes have poured in for the veteran journalist from around the world and from all walks of life. <\/p>\n
Barnard died at the age of 78 at Entabeni Hospital on Monday. He had had a heart-related illness. <\/p>\n
Dianne Kohler Barnard, his ex-wife, said he had been fitted with a pacemaker two days before his death. <\/p>\n
\u201cDoctors told us he would be fine and back to normal, but on Monday morning he just did not wake up,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Barnard is survived by his son, attorney Peter Barnard. <\/p>\n
Kohler Barnard said he had started his career at a bank, at his mother\u2019s request. \u201cHe hated his bank job, so he left and walked into the SABC and asked for a job. After working at the SABC for a while, he began working for a newspaper and then went back to the SABC, before working for a newspaper again. We went overseas for a while and started a news agency before coming back home. He wrote a column for the Independent on Saturday, called \u2018Fly on the Wall\u2019, which he only stopped writing a few months ago when he became ill,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Kohler Barnard said that her Facebook profile had seen an influx of condolence messages \u2013 ranging from young reporters to seasoned journalists. After posting a message about news of his death, Kohler Barnard received condolences from people in different industries and from as far as England and Australia. <\/p>\n
Themi Venturas, who runs the Catalina Theatre in Durban, posted: \u201cMy thoughts go out to you and Peter (his son).\u201d DA MP Haniff Hoosen, who is standing as a candidate to become the DA chairman in KZN, posted: \u201cThat is really really sad news. I\u2019m really sorry to hear about your loss. I pray that God grant you and your family strength and courage.\u201d <\/p>\n
Veteran journalist Marianne Thamm posted: \u201cMy deepest, deepest condolences at yours, Peter and the rest of your family\u2019s great loss.\u201d <\/p>\n
Journalist Sally Scott posted: \u201cThey are few and very far between, good men and good investigative journalists. Strength and love to you and yours, Dianne.\u201d Mercury columnist Rod E Smith posted: \u201cRIP \u2013 with love from Rod, Thulani, and Nathanael in Indianapolis.\u201d <\/p>\n
Kohler Barnard said a wake would be held at the German Club at 3pm on Sunday \u2013 a place where, she said, he had enjoyed being with his friends. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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