Dr Stan Weakley 27 July 1953–10 February 2023

Abstract

Dr Stan Weakley, a popular and much-loved general surgeon in East London, died on 10 February of metastatic thyroid carcinoma. Stan did his schooling in Queenstown and did well to allow admission to the University of Cape Town Medical Faculty where, while absorbing vast amounts of knowledge, he played hooker in the heart of the scrum for the medical school rugby team. Housemanship at Frere followed with National Service in the Navy where he said that he was proof that persistent heavy drinking did not lead to pancreatitis. He also met Anne Weare, a nurse in training who would become his wife and lifelong companion.