It is with the deepest regret and sadness that we announce the death of the founder of this company, Christine Garbett, who joined Jesus at 17h10 on Saturday the 31st March 2018.
Bob Garbett was with her until the very last moment and read Psalm 23 to her at the end.
There is no doubt that Christine touched the lives of everybody she met with love. The many dozens of tributes from South Africa and from all over the world almost without exception make mention of this wonderful light that surrounded her.
Rob and Christine were married for thirty six years and spent twenty four seven together during this period with only less than ten nights of separation. Their love and devotion to each other is a wonderful illustration of love that can exist between two people on this earth.
Christine was remarkable in many ways being one of the few women in the world who flew alone in single engine aircraft to Europe seven times. This achieved on a background of having come out of South Africa from England over forty years ago by ship because she was a nervous flyer.
Professional Aviation Services (Pty) Ltd was established by Christine in 1979 without a Rand in the bank but with her head overflowing with ideas. She had decided to challenge the near monopoly that existed in the turbo prop and jet market at that time, she also felt strongly that the corporate aircraft sales market needed a company that would not only provide excellent service but the strongest of ethics and straight forward dealing.
Christine met Rob in 1982 and they married in June 1983. The company sold many corporate and other aircraft and then slowly branched into the current activities which include the employment of over 650 people and branches in some of the main centres in South Africa.
The Executives, Managers and many other in the company will miss her solid and reliable thinking based on compassion and love but also with a brain and thinking processes that were unique to her.
Christine is survived by her husband Rob, son Trevor, daughter Cherrylain as well as grandchildren, Robert and Annabelle.
There are no words to describe the impact that Christine had on the lives of so many people as well as the impact her ideas and energetic activities have had on the environment.
We ask all those that have read this obituary to thank God for having placed such a loving wonderful person amongst us on this earth.
which brings together various role players in the industry to explore the potential of this market, is coming to Emperors Palace, Johannesburg from the 21 -23 of February.
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