I report with sorrow the death of my brother, Dr Colin Lang, at Knysna on 26th April. He was the third son of James Lang who was housemaster of Solomon House from 1911 until 1928, when he left Boys’ High to be the Rector of the Grey, PE. Dad was vice-principal of Boys’ High in his latter years, and returned, after retirement, to teach at the school in 1943 -1944. Colin had his last two years of schooling at Boys’ High, matriculating in 1944. He qualified as a medical doctor at Wits, and then, following in the footsteps our older sister, Dorothea, practised as a much-loved and respected GP in Pretoria until his retirement to Knysna in 1992. An accomplished pianist as a boy, he broadcast over the SABC in 1944. In addition to his love for, and wide knowledge of music, Colin was a knowledgeable and devoted gardener, establishing a garden in Knysna of ultimately some 3000 indigenous plants. He fought a life-long battle for political fairness in South Africa, first for the Liberal Party, (he was a parliamentary candidate for the Pretoria constituency in 1958), and later for the PFP and the DA, being undeterred by 3 months of imprisonment without trial in Pretoria Central Prison, immediately after Sharpeville. He was in recent years an outspoken critic of the scandalous misgovernment of the ANC alliance. He was, for the last 60 years of his life a loyal and active member of the Anglican Church.
Yours sincerely, Andrew Lang (Brother)