Great loss of a courageous man. I actually had a chance to meet him (sort of} back in November 2001 in Toronto. Back when I used to work full time I was part of a high speed RCMP motorcade driving members of his entourage to several venues for a few days. The limo company I worked for has a contract with the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Protocol Office.
Park Public School was renamed Nelson Mandela Park Public School during his final visit in November 2001.