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Reuben Adams

11 Oct 1945 — 28 Apr 2024

Submitted by Mary Bekker

Uncle Ruby was a fisherman out of Kalk Bay for over fifty years. He knew the False Bay tides better than the moon and the harbour kids called him 'Captain'. A gentle man with weathered hands.

Tributes & reactions

Tributes

Anonymous

2 Oct 2024

The bay is quieter without Captain Ruby on it.

Harbour youth

29 Apr 2024

Oom Ruby taught us to mend nets when we were too small to remember.