Raymond Ackerman memorial service: ALL the details confirmed

The memorial service details for Pick n Pay founder Raymond Ackerman have been confirmed.

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As first reported by SA People, Ackerman died on Wednesday, 6 September at the age of 92.

The memorial service for the South African businessman and retail giant will be held on Monday, 11 September at 11:00.

The service can be live streamed HERE.

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Ackerman founded Pick n Pay in 1967 with his wife Wendy after buying four stores in Cape Town. 

On Thursday Pick n Pay stores throughout the country paid tribute to Ackerman.

At the Constantia Village store in Cape Town, a table at the entrance greeted customers with pictures of Ackerman as well as candles and flowers.

A book in which to leave a message was also available.

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BELOW, 10 THINGS YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT RAYMOND ACKERMAN:

1. Raymond Ackerman was born on 10 March 1931.

2. He attended Bishops in Cape Town and the University of Cape Town (UCT) where he studied a B.Comm degree.

3. Following the initial purchase of those four stores from Jack Goldin, in the subsequent years the group grew to more than 2 000 stores across South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Nigeria, Eswatini and Lesotho. 

4. Raymond Ackerman’s father, Gus, founded Ackermans after World War 1.

5. Raymond Ackerman launched multiple battles against the government regarding petrol price cutting, but lost.

6. In 2004, he established the Raymond Ackerman Academy for Entrepreneurial Development in partnership with UCT and later the University of Johannesburg, which has produced hundreds of new business owners.

7. In 2010, Raymond and Wendy retired from the board of Pick n Pay Stores Limited and became honorary life presidents. 

8. Ackerman was president and then the patron of the Old Diocesan Union. He received seven honorary doctorates from local and international universities.

9. He died on Wednesday, 6 September at the age of 92.

10. Ackerman is survived by his wife, Wendy, children Gareth, Kathy, Suzanne, and Jonathan, his 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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