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Stanislav Stashkevich
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| Dear Members | |||||||
| Stanislav Stashkevich a member of the club passed away two weeks ago. He died instantly when a blood vessel close to his heart burst. | |||||||
| I arrived at the chess club on a cold September night in 2001. Unfortunately there was a tournament in progress so, being the brazen confident person I am, I decided to sneak out the door and try my luck some other time. | |||||||
| As I opened the door to go a hand grabbed me and beckoned me follow him. No words were used and I spent the first of many nights playing chess with Stanislav. I was taken aback by Stanislav's friendliness, eager smile and obvious love of chess. | |||||||
| Stanislav was born in the Ukraine in 1933. His father disappeared
under the rule of Stalin and although bright, Stanislav was not allowed
to enter school. He was a very clever man especially with his hands. He
built his own two storey house, represented The Ukraine in scale model
buildings (buildings and machines) and is a world renowned painter of
our high country landscapes. Stanislav also made frames for his paintings
which he cut and shaped with the use of a lathe. He enjoyed hunting and fishing which were the main inspiration for a lot of his paintings. Stanislav was passionate about the things he did. Whenever he started a project he w.ould not sleep for days until he had completed it. |
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| An art studio was started up by friends to sell Stanislav's paintings. Situated at 93 Victoria St it will give you a good glance of the skill my friend Stanislav had. If you visit the studio, say hello to Svetlana who is Stanislav's daughter. | |||||||
| Ngawati Heremaia | |||||||
