Ray Heale dies suddenly

THE FREIGHT forwarding industry lost one of its stalwarts last week with the sudden death of Ray Heale, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics South African national credit manager.
He was employed by a number of companies in the industry over the past 34 years, initially in Zimbabwe and for the past 22 years in South Africa. Aged 63, he died after a heart attack.
Affable and a thorough gentleman, he was passionate about the industry, with a special affiliation towards the aviation establishment, said Eagle Freight's Graham May, who was a colleague of Heale's for a number of years.
Combined with his consummate knowledge of the financial machinations of the forwarding industry, he was uniquely placed and a much sought after asset.
He is survived by his wife, Betty, and two children, Andrew and Pamela.