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Cause of death
  
Heart attack

Parents
  
Thomas Tarr, Ann Tarr

Education
  
Prince Edward School

Spouse
  
Beryl Lancaster (m. 1957)

Name
  
Wrex Tarr


Wrex Tarr

Born
  
24 June 1934

Children
  
Berenice TarrGiselle TarrDarryl Tarr

Relatives
  
Tom Tarr(Brother)Mauveen Tarr(Sister)

Died
  
June 6, 2006, East London, South Africa

Known for
  
Comedian, Entertainment, Newscaster, Archery

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Wrex Tarr (24 June 1934 – 6 June 2006) was a Rhodesian comedian, news presenter and archer. He was most famous for his records, "Futi Chilapalapa" and "Cream of Chilapalapa".

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Early life

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Wrex Tarr was the eldest of three children from Thomas and Ann Tarr. Wrex had a brother, Tom, and a sister, Mauveen. Wrex married Beryl Lancaster on 21 September 1957, they divorced in 1973. They had three children; Berenice, Giselle and Darryl. Wrex was educated at Prince Edward High School in Salisbury. He remarried on the 15 October 1979, to Merrellyn Churchman. They did not have any children.

Working life

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Tarr was a news reader for the Rhodesian Broadcasting Corporation for a time. He then went on to become a popular comedian, producing several Chilapalapa records. In 1978 Wrex was awarded the President's Medal for Bisley Rifle Shooting. Tarr then went on to compete in the 1988 Olympics representing Zimbabwe in archery along with his second wife, Merry. Wrex Tarr also ran a swimming pool business in Zimbabwe and, later on after relocating to South Africa, was an organiser and contributor to the St. Francis Conservancy Project where he served as a Steering Committee member.

Death

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Wrex Tarr died on the 6 June 2006 in East London from a heart attack. At the time he was entertaining at the All Cape bowl tournament.


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References

Wrex Tarr Wikipedia


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