Pillar of education passes on

Former Narraville Primary School (NPS) principal and philanthropist Jan Opperman died at the age of 87 on Saturday evening.Opperman was hospitalised on a number of occasions during the past few months and passed away at his home after a long sickbed. He will be buried in Walvis Bay and is survived by a sister and a brother. He never married and had no children. Opperman played an integral part in the education of many as well as the expansion of NPS after his arrival as a young mathematics teacher in Narraville from Orchard in South Africa in 1974. He joined NPS as a deputy headmaster and eventually became the fourth headmaster of the institution. He will be remembered as a staunch disciplinarian and the founder of the first NPS brass band. Opperman made a tremendous impact in the community and on the quality of education. He touched many lives across all spheres of the community and continued doing so as a philanthropist after his retirement. A street was subsequently named after him in Narraville. Paul Fisher the current NPS principal said Opperman never gave up on his calling as a teacher, fought the good battle and completed the race. “He was an all-rounder who specialised in teaching mathematics. He left behind a strong set of ethics and discipline.” OTIS FINCK

Pillar of education passes on

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