Obituary

Steve Fitzgerald, founder
of CC Africa/&Beyond and
then Angama Mara, has
died.
Steve underwent
a successful heart
transplant on September
24 and was well on his
way to a full recovery
when he succumbed to
unforeseen complications,
unrelated to his heart,
while still in ICU at Milpark
Hospital, in Johannesburg.
Steve spent 35 years
building two substantial
hospitality businesses. He
founded Halcyon Hotels
in 1981, a group that
included Cape Town’s
Bay Hotel and Blues
Restaurant, among others.
He then joined &Beyond,
then known as CC Africa,
and from 1994 served
as md/ceo until his
departure 15 years later
in 2009 after which he
went on to build Angama
Mara with his wife, Nicky.
In a statement, Angama
Mara, said: “As a family
we will miss him most
terribly. Angama Mara
stands as a legacy of his
vision to invest in Kenya
at a time when few others
had the courage to do so