Edgar Rahman (5 Mar 1944 - 6 Jun 2023)
Funeral Director
Edgar Rahman was born on 5th March 1944 in Salisbury, Rhodesia to Joseph and Chrissie Rahman. He had 7 siblings; Stella, Asia, Kass, Nella, Haziz, Haj and Warwick
Edgar struggled with his studies and left school before he progressed to High School, albeit he was an extremely hardworking individual who was always eager to learn new skills.
Edgar’s father was a mechanic and he too enjoyed assisting his dad fixing vehicles.
As he grew up, he left the family home in Sinoia and returned to Salisbury where he secured a job with Portland Cement, changing truck tyres.
He then moved into their servicing department whilst at the same time learning to fit gearboxes and then onto engines, which eventually became his joy.
He met his wife Margaret during his time at Portland Cement and together they went on to have 7 children; Philandra, Quinton, Bradley, Jude, Miranda, and the twins Romany and Rhonda.
Edgar then joined Swift Transportation to become Service Manager, still working with engines. He then progressed to become Workshop Manager at Stuttafords.
He attended Polytechnic college where his wife Margie, assisted him with his studies and countless form filling whenever required. He fondly referred to her as his Managing and Damaging Director.
Edgar went on to achieve an NIC qualification in Motor Mechanics and became fully qualified, an achievement in which he was very proud of.
He progressed rapidly in his career, going on to secure several reputable Senior Management positions as he became extremely proficient in all things mechanical.
Notably, his last employment was with Mazowe Rural Council working on graders and front-end loaders.
Edgar met a certain Mr Peter Whitehead who presented him with the opportunity to run his own workshop at Glendale Service Station. He became very successful here and soon bought the workshop complete with service station and house next door.
Edgar was a hard task master but managed to successfully teach his three sons the mechanical trade.
In 1988, Edgar and Margie bought Reveille Farm in Glendale from their good friend, Alistair Guy Waterhouse however, due to political changes in Zimbabwe it became necessary for them to sell their beloved farm in 1997 and move to Mount Pleasant in Harare.
After some time, Edgar made the decision to eventually also sell the service station in Glendale because the daily 60km commute was no longer viable.
It was not long after their move to Harare when, in 1999, Edgar became unwell with what doctors said was due to, "Shingles that did not fully break out".
This affected Edgar terribly and gradually over many years and, during these years, he became bed bound right up to the end of his life.
Edgar and Margie permanently relocated to the UK in 2015 to be closer to all of their children.
Sadly, Edgar passed away from a heart attack he suffered in the very early hours of Tuesday, 6th June 2023, unfortunately having never had the chance of ever recovering from his painful condition.
Edgar Rahman was a very much loved and wonderful man until the very end and will be sorely missed by everyone he has left behind.
For those of you who cannot attend the service but wish to send flowers please do so via
Dawn's Flower Box, 2 Deacon Rd, Southampton, SO19 7PZ, 02380 438 072.
https://dawnsflowerboxsouthampton.co.uk
Please advise Dawn of Edgar's funeral date: Friday, 30th June and of the Funeral Directors details: Waters And Sons Independent Funeral Directors, 106 Spring Road, Sholing, Southampton SO19 2QB
To those who are unable to attend, thank you so much for your ongoing loving support and we know that you will be with us in spirit on the day.
Many thanks and much love,
Margie and family.
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