HOMELESS MAN TURNED LIFE AROUND

A previously homeless man, who was able to turn his life around, passed away on 13 May 2012. Jan Hendrik JANSEN VAN RENSBURG's employers are looking for his family. They have spent R30 000 on adverts in the Beeld, Die Burger and Volksblad newspapers. Louis VAN ZYL, the owner of a toilet paper factory, and Fred MAREE, a project leader, hired Jan off the streets about 18 months ago and gave him a machine operator job in Booysens, Pretoria. Jan was one of 10 homeless people they helped with a job, as well as accommodation in Bon Accord, north of Pretoria. Jan had various health problems, and had led a difficult life until finding stability in his last job. He used to tell Fred that he had a daughter who was a teacher in Port Elizabeth. Louis and Fred would like his family to know that Jan turned his life around and was an exemplary worker.