I was devastated beyond measure. A day earlier I had gone to Bokamoso to check on him, but on account of his apparent deterioration, I was not able to see him. Two weeks before his passing, on the 15th of July 2016, to be exact, I met my good friend A.T at the airport and we had occasion to reminisce about our relationship with our “old man” as we called him. We called his wife and promised to stay in touch. At the time, we did not and could not have known that he would be gone so soon. Our country and our people have lost one of the most beloved sons – a Justice who was the very personification of integrity and fairness.
Our sincere condolences go to his family, relatives, his sisters and brothers at the bench and friends. Justice Legwaila was a scion of Mr and Mrs Legwaila in Mathathane in the Bobirwa Sub-district. His parents irked a living from farming. His father Madome John Legwaila was a London Missionary Society (LMS) Deacon and Evangelist. To this day, the LMS Church in the village is associated with him. I have it on good authority that the Legwailas’ were amongst the first to indulge in the luxury of tea-drinking in Mathathane and to send their children to school. They understood the value of education as the greatest equaliser.
