My tribute to Quill Hermans
Friday, March 20, 2015
Christopher Lamb (“Quill”) Hermans was born in Cape Town in South Africa on 23rd December 1936. During his youth, he enjoyed several holidays at his grandfather’s large cattle ranch at the Setlagoli valley outside Mafikeng, and learned a fair amount about the art of cattle farming.
When he was quite small, his elder sister Diana had difficulty pronouncing “Christopher”. She called him “Quillifer”, and the “Quill” nickname stuck.
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