Lance Baillie, manager of Rafters Pub and Grill, tragically died on 2 October after a few days in a coma following a car accident.

Lance Stuart Baillie was born in Empangeni in Natal on 20 August 1984. On finishing high school, he went to study at Prue Leith College as a master chef and business manager. After floating around a few pubs, he started at Rafters Pub and Grill in May 2008, where he was, as he said, ready to settle down.

According to his colleague, Laurette Swanepoel, Lance was “a well-known member of our society, a very loveable person with a passion for motorbikes, his job, his girlfriend, Surine Thirion, and always game for a good night out on the town”. Lance will be missed as son, brother, boyfriend and a friend who touched everyone’s hearts. May he rest in peace.”

Lance Baillie and his dog Jemma