In loving memory of

Lionel & Shirley “Yumpy & Gadi” Lewis

July 23, 1937

Westpark · Johannesburg

Our Gadi’s quote : “To be happy you must … Let go of what’s gone, be grateful for what remains, look forward to what is coming next.” May we always walk in your light our Gads

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Our Gads

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Family milestones in gold, history for context

1928

Yumpy was born in Walvis Bay (Southwest Africa)

1928

Yumpy won the cutest baby competition

1933

Granny Pearl and Yumpy

1936

Gadi was born in Johannesburg South Africa

1937

Born July 23

1939

Lionel was 2 when World War II began in Europe

1940

Yumpy went to live in Cape Town aged 12 with his mom

1945

Lionel was 8 when World War II ended

1950

Lionel was 13 when the Korean War began

1952

Yumpy joined the Israeli army and became an officer before coming back to SA Israel

1952

Yumpy was a founder of kibbutz Tzorah Israel

1953

Yumpy was discharged from the Israeli army Discharge from Israeli army

1955

Gadi and Yumpys Ketubah

1955

Gadi and Yumpys wedding

1955

Honeymoon Margate

1958

Family holiday Durban

1962

Lionel was 25 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war

1968

Procured the sole agency for Chicco South Africa Chicco Italian baby range

1970

Lionel was 33 when the Beatles broke up

1979

The 5 of us

1979

El Al security Jan Smuts airport

1983

First grandchild Craig born. Then came Ricky, Dani, Tessa, Ross, Casey, Adam, Tali, Nikki

1988

Yumpys 60th birthday

1988

Yumpys swinging 60s birthday party

1988

Sue and Sam’s wedding

1989

Lionel was 52 when the Berlin Wall fell

1991

Lionel was 54 when the Soviet Union dissolved

1992

Cairo and israel

1998

Parents to David, Cheryl, Susan and Steven

2002

Climbed the Sydney harbour bridge

2003

Soul mates

2005

Gadi and Yumpys 50th anniversary

2005

Newspaper clipping Golden wedding

2006

Gadis 70th birthday

2006

Lionel was 69 when astronomers reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet

2013

Lionel was 76 when Nelson Mandela died

2014

First great grandchild, Livi born. Livi was named as a lion after Yumpy's hebrew name Aryeh

2016

Sienna was no 2 then came Rafael, Noa, Raphael, Ariana, Naftali, Nathaniel, Tehilla, Mayan, Nava, Sofia-Rae

2016

Noa Aviya was named after Yumpy Aryeh

2018

Ariana was named Ariana Ze'eva after yumpy's hebrew name Aryeh

2022

Lionel was 85 when ChatGPT was released to the public

2024

Sofia-Rae was born

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Claudia Shapiro 102w

Love you forever Gads

Gads , Thank you for loving us so unconditionally . When I close my eyes and think of you, I just see you dancing, the way you always did. Thank you for your wisdom. And for passing on your life’s experience . I always remember you saying that your 21st felt like yesterday … and I’m beginning to understand how that feels . You truly lived a remarkable life and we hope that this world was just the start of it. Keep sending your feathers. We see them and know you’re with us ❤️

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