Cape Town - Afrikaans singer Karlien van Jaarsveld has expressed her sadness following the death of her husband's father.
Taking to Instagram, the local musician wrote two lengthy posts dedicated to her father-in-law, Erik.
About how Joe is handling the tragedy, she wrote: "Without shedding a tear over his father. I see the absolute pain on my husband's face. It is like his features changed. When I stare at him, he almost looks like someone else."
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She also remembered the hours leading up to is Erik's death, saying that two hours before she heard the news she was looking for the movie Anastasia.
"The movie was nowhere to be found. The lady with who we had the make arrangements with about dad's body, her name is also Anastasia. The name Anastasia means resurrection," she wrote.
"We already miss that look in dad's blue eyes, which says: 'You have found grace in my eyes'."