In Memorandum: Janis Rupainis (1938.21.05. – 2016.17.05.)

A sad news was received from tālās Denver in America – on 17 May, without waiting for his 78 th birthday, Jānis Rupainis, the son of a significant Latgale writer Anton Rupains, an active supporter of Anton Rupains museum in Berzgale and the homeland house in Pourism.

Jānis was born on 21 May 1938 in Latvia. During the war, in 1944, the Ruth family emigrated to Germany, but later in 1948 to THE U.S. Minnesota, where they were supported by St's sister, Krukstan, in the north of Minnesota. John went to the Catholic school in the city and finished it at the age of 16.

In 1954 John began to study at the northern Dakota University, located at Grand Forks, and lived in a student town in the college area. In the meantime, his family moved to St. The city of Paulo, which was the largest in the southern part of the country. A year later John moved to Minnesota University in Minneapolis and lived at home. He completed his university degree in psychology and sociology in 1962. He became a U.S. citizen in 1963.

After completing the university, John got a job at the Ministry of Welfare St. In the city of Paulo and worked there for about a year until April 1963, he was named in the army. He spent most of his time in Télécom. In the Chooda, Texas Medical Battalion in the 2 nd Armed Division. John was released from the army in April 1965.

He then returned to his previous work at St. Paulo. On 22 May 1967, John married for the first time. Shortly after, John and his wife moved to James Stone in New York, where he was taken as a member of the social work programme in New York, Buffalo.

He received a specialist degree in 1970 and began working in a psychiatric hospital at Buffalo. Later John and his wife worked in Washington, D.C., and they moved to Vienna in 1973. John married his first wife in January 1980 and married in 1982.

John married for a second time in 1986. He worked in Washington D.C. 's repair department. He worked there while he retired in 1995. He then went to Denver.

Although they had no children, the family life in Denver was busy. With his wife Betty, the Italian, they traveled countless places IN THE US, Mexico and Italy, where Betty had a lot of relatives. John ran a Senior Volunteer.

John had a lot of friends in Denver, but there was no relative, so for a long time his dream was to meet his relatives in Latvia. The first letter to Anton Ruth's museum from John's wife Betty was in e-mail on April 7, 2008, when Betty searched for Ruth's relatives through the Internet. I saw it as a gift from my recently dead mother, because my mother was called Zinaida and on 7 April it was Zinaeds.

We talked regularly in the future. On the evening of 25 July 2009, Yani met in Berzard for the first time. John arrived with his spouse Betty and his father, Anton's younger brother Peter's three children: Anne, Maria and Juri. When he was away, John committed to visit Latvia every year, and all these years he did his promise, and he had planned to come back this summer.

In the summer of 2009, John once again remembered the Latvian language, which he had not used for 65 years. He was not just trying to speak, but he wrote to me in the Latvian language. The letters were short, but they were all well understood. In March of that year, after Easter, John wrote: “Good candles for you!” I smile at your cartinos and poets alone. This is a great celebration of Christmas Easter. The snow is from Vetra's two days Atpakal. It is not good if the trees and the warmth of the puke are a habit of agrak. I don't know when Bbus Latvia. I hope you can dance again! “Janis”

The last letter in e-mail came the day before the sad event, 16. In May. The letter was very short, only one line: “Hello Olga!” My computer is dead, although the address is even. The article on another. Bus Latvia 14 Juluja. On the vision! “Janis.”

It would have happened if she had n't called it to herself on 17 May in the morning, just four days before his 78 th birthday.

John was always susceptible and active. Now, in this spring, the light of the day saw his last performance – with the help of John, Anton Ruth's book “Mar Mosts” was published in Latvia for the first time. But God calls the best, and calls them suddenly. Jane had a lot of jobs, a plan, and a look. It was intended to issue Anton Ruth's book “White Fathers” in the publishing house of Latgale Culture Centre. The genenoveff Rupaine's enormous work has been invested in the collection and renovation of the Pouric of the Ruth family. In his final year, Gen wanted John to show him when John would arrive in July Puric, but his bony unfortunately turned out to be more luck …

'Yans, a path for your soul! You'll always be in our hearts and memories!

At the moment of sadness we are with John's friends, friends and especially John's spouse, Betty, who has lost her husband, the closest friend, and the companion.

Olga Pekša
Anton Rupaja museum manager