Community mourns as local resident dies in helicopter crash
The Boksburg community suffered a great loss after the death of 19-year-old Theuns van As.
The Beyers Park resident died on September 25, after he was involved in a helicopter crash in Germiston.
The incident occurred while the Matrix helicopter was returning from a recovery, resulting in the death of Theuns and the pilot.
The cause of the crash is still unknown.
Theuns, who was born and grew up in Boksburg, worked for Matrix as an air tracker.
His father, Theuns van As, describes his son as an angel who was always friendly to everyone.
Since his death, the Hoërskool Oosterlig’s Facebook page has been inundated with messages about the 19-year-oldTheuns.
A funeral was held for Theuns at Hoërskool Oosterlig on Thursday, October 2. – @CarmenBoksburg
Facebook messages:
Susan Geldenhuis: Theuns hulle se helikopter het by die Randse Lughawe neergestort.
Carina Viljoen: Ai, dis hartseer om iemand te verloor wat so groot impak op mense se lewens gemaak het. Sterkte aan al sy familie en vriende!
Ashley Morgan: Jy sal altyd ‘n legend bly neef.
Ryno van der Spuy: Wat ’n skok. Sterkte aan die familie. Ek en my familie het die eer gehad om hom te ontmoet.
Bonnie Boksburg Brooks: Ons innige simpatie met die Van As familie en vriende, asook met die loods, Xenia Joubert se familie en vriende.
Alriné Massyn: Geen woorde kan jul seer beter maak nie, hou jul in my hart.
Sanet van der Merwe: Ek het nie woorde om my simpatie te beskryf nie, maar ek bid dat die Here saam jul sal wees in hierdie moeilike en hartseer tyd. Hou vas aan God en sy liefde. Hy is saam met julle elke oomblik. Jesus liefde.
Henk Botes: Only the good die young! Sterkte vir sy familie!
Willa Haasbroek: Mag Jesus se liefde in die gaping staan en vertroosting vir die familie bring.
