KNYSNA NEWS - The tragic deaths of two young mothers, as well as one of their teenage daughters in a car accident late on Wednesday night, August 21 has shocked the communities of Knysna and Wilderness where the three women had left their footprints.

The accident claimed the lives of Kezia Parker (36) of Wilderness, Ursula Prukl (39) of Knysna and her daughter, Gali-Ray Ace (15), a Knysna Montessori learner. They were returning home from Cape Town where they visited family, bought stock and collected a visa for Gali who was planning a family visit to Europe later this year.

Parker was the owner of the shop, Enjoy in Wilderness. Both Parker and Prukl were well-known artists and worked at markets on the Garden Route.

Tatum Lataste, a mutual friend, said that Knysna’s Prukl was a "precious gem" who changed people’s lives wherever she went.

Joe Parker, Kezia Parker's brother, said she had an overpowering beauty which came from her every breath and word. Parker leaves behind two children, Ocea (15) and Gaia (12) and life partner, Pierre du Val.

Sullen Skiez, an alternative rock band whose members all met at Knysna Montessori School, wrote a tribute to Gali, a friend of the band. The song, Goodbye, shows the band members' "appreciation for what she meant to all of us", says band member and song writer, 17-year old Max Campbell. Together with Linda Mahlangu (17, vocalist), Oz Campbell (15, lead guitarist) and Paul Twekye (16, bassist) they will perform the song at the memorial service on Saturday, 31 August at 14:30 at Beyond the Moon in Hoekwil, Wilderness.


Kezie Parker


Ursula Prukl

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