Joseph Falkiner OP (1934-2024), grew up in Springs (South Africa), had part of his schooling in Boksburg and as a priest worked not only in the white town of Brakeman, but also in the poorer black townships of both Brakeman and Springs. He entered the Dominican Order in Stellenbosch in 1963 and was involved various ministries in the Vice Province of Southern Africa. He was a founding member of the new Dominican community that was started with Frs Benedict Mulder, Finbar Synott and Albert Nolan in 1979 in Mayfair, South Africa. For many years he was a Chaplain to the Young Christian Workers (YCW) in South Africa at local, and national levels. He spent his retirement in Pietermaritzburg where he died on Tuesday 2 April at the age of 89 years of age.