In Memory - Voormalige burgemeester Bob Markham

Ons is baie hartseer om te hoor van die dood van voormalige burgemeester onlangs, Robert (Bob) Markham. Bob joined the Council in 2000 en bedien vir meer as 10 years until his retirement in 2011. Bob was no stranger to the work of the Council on his election, sy maat, mev. Lynn Young, in haar werk as raadslid van Dover, en tydens haar twee jaar as burgemeester, bekwaam ondersteun het. As Raadslid, Bob het vinnig 'n reputasie opgebou vir harde werk en versigtigheid, considered decision making. He and Lynn were a formidable team. They rarely missed a Council meeting and contributed much behind the scenes, fired by a passion to improve life for all Dovorians. Bob was elected by his fellow Councillors as Mayor both in 2004/5 en weer in 2007/8, die jaarlikse waardevolle uitvoering van die honderde burgerlike verbintenisse wat die burgemeester verwag, energie en duidelike genot saam met Lynn as sy burgemeesteres.

Ons medelye gaan aan Lynn en aan Bob se breër familie en vriende in hierdie hartseer tyd.