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«b»Katherine ŠPIČKOVÁ-DEMEL-ZÁRUBOVÁ«/b» -
grew up in Prague with her parents and grandparents, where she attended school. She went on to study cello at the Prague Conservatory of Music, and subsequently
Humanities at the Karlova University in Prague. Although she was a gifted and accomplished cello player, she decided against a stressful and itinerant career of a professional musician. Capitalizing on her perfect English, she became a professional tour guide for a British Travel company.
On «i»August 30, 2003 «/i»she married «b» Dalibor Demel «/b»in Praha. «b» Dalibor's «/b»parents are «b» Karel Demel «/b»from Praha and «b» Zdena ejková «/b»from Bludov in Moravia. Karel Demel is an internationally renowned artist in the field of engraving and a professionally trained musician. Before opting for the Graphical Arts, he studied trombone at the Prague Conservatory of Music. Following in his steps «b» Dalibor «/b»studied bassoon at the Prague Conservatory of Music, and after graduation he
earned Mgr (MA) in Music Management. Subsequently he defended a doctorate (PhD) in Theory of Music at the Academy of Musical Arts in Praha. «b» Kate ina «/b»and «b» Dalibor «/b»have two sons, both born in Praha:
«b» a) Max Wentworth Demel«/b», born on «i»April 1, 2006«/i», and
«b» b) Filip Wentworth Demel«/b», born on «i»February 3, 2013«b»«/i» .«/b»

Kateřina byl(a) sezdán(a) s Dalibor DEMEL, PhD 30 Srpen 2003, Praha, Czech Rep.. [Schéma rodiny]

1. Maxmilian W. DEMEL se narodil(a) 1 Duben 2006, Praha, Czech Rep..
2. Filip W. DEMEL se narodil(a) 3 Únor 2013, Praha, Czech Rep..

Kateřina — Josef ZÁRUBA-PFEFFERMANN, PhD. Josef se narodil(a) 13 Květen 1976, Praha, Czech Rep.. [Schéma rodiny]

1. Benedikt ZÁRUBA-PFEFFERMANN se narodil(a) 17 Březen 2015, Praha, Czech Rep..

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From Petr PETRIK: "«b»FAMILY CHRONICLE: Family of Diana Špičková«/b»"«b»
Ing Arch Daniel Špička«/b» -
Daniel, his sister Diana and brother Hilar [III] spent the end of the Nazi occupation in South Bohemian country house in Libnic, where their parents believed them sheltered from the expected bombardment of Praha (their Prague flat was actually hit by a German bomb on the very last day of the war, May 8th,1945 !)
Daniel started elementary school at the English School in Praha, which was reopened in 1945 . Unfortunately the school, as well as all other educational institutions modeled on western schools were closed immediately after the Communist takeover in 1948.
Daniel was also a Boy Scout until Communists abolished the Scout movement in 1949. He loved to draw and paint; yet the passion of his life became music, which he first discovered through private piano lessons. As he grew up and matured the list of musical instruments he played continued to expand, as well as the range of music he performed. Besides piano and other keyboard instruments he played guitar and viola da gamba, renaissance woodwinds and brass instruments. Nonetheless, he chose to study Architecture at the Technical University in Praha. While still at the University Daniel reminisces how instead of attending his lectures at the University, he spent hours in the Archives of the Library of the National Museum in Praha copying scores of otherwise unavailable music. Later, in 1977 he founded Capella Renesex, a group of professional musicians with a mission to perform renaissance and early baroque music on authentic instruments.
As a young boy he was deeply impressed by Alexander Dumas' Three Musketeers and vowed to master the three skills of his hero swashbuckling d'Artagnan: horse riding, fencing and shooting. Although he accomplished all three, it was horse riding he pursued with greatest passion. Since the Communist ideologists considered this activity as a decadent aristocratic pastime, it had been somewhat difficult to get into it. The riding school in Praha, which had a long tradition, and which I also attended, survived only thanks to disguising itself as a paramilitary organization. I believe it was there I met him for the first time. Subsequently Daniel used every opportunity to ride horses. During summer holidays he worked hard in breeding stables, which gave him an almost unlimited riding time, and in the Barrandov Film Studios, where he used to play extras requiring horse riding skills in historical movies.
In 1970 he met Victoria Wentworth Reilly in Praha. Victoria was born on July 30, 1941 in Clewer, Windsor. Her father Paul Reilly was born in Liverpool and her mother Pamela Wentworth Foster in London, England. In 1957 Victoria moved with her mother to Canada, and studied at the Toronto Collegiate Institute. Subsequently she went on to study General English at Trinity College, University of Toronto, graduating in 1962 . Victoria was sent in 1970 to Praha by The Sunday Telegraph to write about the Czech glass industry. The meeting turned out to be momentous, and Daniel and Victoria married on January 13, 1973 in London, England. Victoria's move to Praha at the height of the Communist repression following the aborted "Prague Spring " of 1968 was very courageous indeed. It was the time when all hopes of regaining lost political and personal freedom were crushed. The couple continued to live with Daniel's parents in the family house U Mrázovky.
Victoria and Daniel have two daughters: A) Katherine (Kateřina) Wentworth Špičková-Demelová, born on May 14, 1974 in London, England, and B) Lucie (Lucy) Wentworth Špičková-Thorpe, born on February 18, 1977 in Praha. (And five grandsons, now).
As an architect Daniel devoted his career mostly to interior and furniture design, as well as the restoration of historical buildings and interiors. Daniel built up a private collection of historical musical instruments, which he restored and even built himself. The ongoing practice of music remains an important constant of his life. One of his the most notable achievements has been the founding of an annual Festival of Baroque Music in Valtice Castle in Moravia. The Festival, of which he had been an artistic director from its inception in 1989, became a cultural event with an established tradition until 2006. The result of his long involvement with Valtice has been the reconstructed Valtice Castle Baroque Theatre, designed by him and his partner Mikulas Hulec and completed in 2015.
At the time of this writing he is as busy as ever, with many plans in both architectural restoration and music, never thinking of retirement.

Daniel byl(a) sezdán(a) s Victoria WENTWORTH-REILLY-ŠPIČKOVÁ 13 Leden 1973, London, England. Victoria (dcera od Sir Paul REILLY a Pamela WENTWORTH-FOSTER) se narodil(a) 30 Červenec 1941, Windsor, UK. [Schéma rodiny]

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«b»Hilar (ii) ŠPIČKA«/b» -
studied at the Karlova University in Praha, and subsequently specialized in Internal
medicine. During his medical studies he met his future wife «b»Eva Kubertová«/b». He was an avid and dedicated member of the Sokol movement. He had excelled in sports, particularly in gymnastics, and remained an accomplished athlete most of his life. Hilar [II] was a modest man of strong moral principles. He valued personal honesty above anything else. He never abandoned the principle of simple frugal lifestyle, acquired during his youth and during his University studies, when he often struggled to make the ends meet.
After graduation, he held a position of an Assistant (Staff physician with academic appointment) at the Department of Internal medicine at the Vinohrady Hospital in Praha. In «i» 1936 «/i»he opened a private practice, with a subspecialty for diseases of the gastro-intestinal tract«i» . «/i»He kept his private practice until late «i» 1950s«/i», when the Communist government in a sweep of Nationalization of Healthcare closed all private medical practices. Subsequently he worked in a Public Health Clinic at Klimentská Street in Praha.
MUDr Hilar [II] had deep social feelings and his quest for social justice made him left leaning in his youth. However, the hypocrisy and duplicity of Communists in and after «i» 1948 «/i»left him deeply disillusioned. He had a natural gift to relate to people of all social backgrounds, and had been respected and loved by his patients. His daughter «b»Diana «/b»recalls assisting him after the official closure of his practice in his office, where he continued to see patients thus defying the official closure. This had been done at considerable risk for quite a longtime. The fact that he was never reported is a testimony of the loyalty of his patients.
On «i» July 4, 1931 «/i»he married «b»MUDr Eva Kubertová .«/b»«i» «/i»The interlude between the time of their graduation from the Medical School and the liquidation of the Czechoslovakia after the Munich accord on «i» September 30, 1938 «/i»was relatively short. Nonetheless, they had enjoyed the just earned financial freedom, as well as
the political freedom the "First Czechoslovak Republic" had offered. They vacationed travelling throughout the Europe, in particular enjoying the skiing in the Alps. At home, their favored sport activities were canoeing, hiking and mountaineering.
At the beginning of the WW II he bought a family summerhouse with a large garden at Pikovice, at the bank of the river Sázava, some 30 km south of Praha. This proved to be an excellent decision, as the whole family had been enjoying it for a number of decades. For Hilar [II], who loved physical work and activity, the house, which required constant attention, and the with the orchard, became his regular escape on weekends and vacations mitigating the of life during the Communist era. Since the property was situated in the proximity of a military areal during the German occupation, it was expropriated in «i» 1944«/i», though r to the family after the end of the war. During the last year of the war Hilar and Eva sent three children to the family house in Libni During his retirement the beloved Pikovice to be Hilar [II]'s refuge and sanctuary. As long as his health allowed, he had been
spending even longer periods of time there, enjoying above all the nature and the work in the He had been very fortunate that even in Praha he had a large garden. Having lived until end of his life in his own house in Praha surrounded by Daniel's family, and having the to watch his beloved granddaughters to grow up and mature, was a blessing of his age. And it had been made possible only because of the loving care of his daughter'96in'96law «b» Victoria, «/b»and his son «b» Daniel«/b». [II] and Eva Kubertová - had three children: «b» A) Daniel, B) Diana «/b»and «b» C) Hilar [III] .
«/b»(«u»Source«/u»: «i»From Petr PETRIK: "«b»FAMILY CHRONICLE: Family of Diana Špičková«/b»" «/i»)

Hilar byl(a) sezdán(a) s MUDr. Eva KUBERTOVÁ-ŠPIČKOVÁ, - plastická chirurgie 4 Červenec 1931. Eva (dcera od Julius KUBERT, - pražský setník a Bohumila (Milka) ZÁTKOVÁ-KUBERTOVÁ, - překladatelka angl. literatury) se narodil(a) 8 Prosinec 1903, Praha, Czech Rep.; zemřel(a) 16 Duben 1979, Praha. Czech Rep.. [Schéma rodiny]

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«b»MUDr Eva Kubertová
«/b»(«i»December 8, 1903 in Praha '96 April 16, 1979 in Praha)
«b»«/i»Eva «/b»and her younger brother «b»Julius [II]«/b» lost her father very early in their lives; she was four
years old, Julius [II] only seven months. Their loving mother Bohumila doted on the children.
Their grandfather August [I] Zátka, who was also their guardian, played an important role in their
lives. Eva had been involved in the Scout movement from her early youth. She put her heart and
soul in the Scouting and spent weekends and vacations of her adolescent years hiking, camping,
and sharing wonderful time with friends, many of whom remained friends for life.
«b»«i»A note on Czech Scouting
«/b»Dr A. B. Svojsík, professor at a secondary school, started his first experiments with
Scouting in Bohemia in 1911. The country was then still part of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.
He published Základy Junáctví (Foundations of Scouting), which differed in several important
aspects from the British model. Dr A. B. Svojsík put greater emphasis on the life in the nature and
life in harmony with the nature, thus directly building on the American Woodcraft. He did not
stress the military elements of the original Robert Baden Powell's model. Also, in contrast to a
number of other countries, the movement did not incorporate religious elements. Nonetheless,
since the Czech Scout movement took off immediately after the foundation of the independent
Czechoslovak state based on the principle of national identity (in 1918), unsurprisingly it included
ideals of patriotism.
Dr A. B. Svojsík's tomb with his bust happens to be located next to the Kubert's family
tomb in the illustrious cemetery at Vy in Praha.
Another direct link to Dr A. B. Svojsík is through my mother. She was a close friend of Dr
Svojsík's daughter, with whom she intensively participated in the Scouting activities as well.
«/i»Eva studied Medicine at the Karlova University in Praha, where she met her future
husband «b»MUDr Hilar [II] «/b». They got married on «i»July 4, 1931 «/i»in Praha«i». «/i»In Hilar [II] she
found an ideal companion for travels and many outdoor activities. The collection of family
photographs contains numerous pictures from skiing and mountaineering trips, canoeing trips
and motoring in the Alps. Well into her years Eva loved to swim in the river Sázava in Pikovice
until late autumn. Eva and Hilar [II] had three children, all born in Praha«b»:
a) Daniel«/b», born on «i»February 5, 1939«/i», «b»b) Diana«/b», born on «i»November 16, 1940 «/i»and «b»c) Hilar [III] ("Pli «/b»born on J«i»anuary 22,1943.
«b»«/i»Eva «/b»specialized in plastic surgery under Prof MUDr František Burian in Praha, and became his favored and promising assistant. Prof Burian was the founder of the Czech school of plastic surgery, and earned international recognition for his pioneering work on facial reconstructions. When Eva chose family over a promising academic career, Prof Burian was disappointed, as he foresaw a promising academic career for her. She opened a successful private practice in «i»1936. «/i»In the early «i»1950s«/i», like most of the physicians, she had to close it following fundamental reorganization of the Heath Care system by the Communist government.
She continued to work as a plastic surgeon in a Public Health Clinic at Klimentská ulice in Praha,
the same one in which her husband Hilar [II] and my father MUDr Karel Peyerl von Peyersfeld
worked as well. After her retirement she found great comfort and happiness in having around her
two grand-daughters. Eva visited us in Lausanne in«i»1967«/i». We fondly remember a memorable trip
with her across a glacier to the Monte Rosa Hut. In Canada she visited our family only once, in
mid-seventies, while we lived in Edmonton.
In the matters of her own health, her attitude of benign neglect was not unlike that of her
mother's. She suffered of hypertension, a condition with strong predisposition in the Zátka family,
and ultimately died of one of its complication, a stroke. Admittedly, efficient medical treatment of
hypertension had a lot to be desired then.
(«u»Source«/u»: «i»From Petr PETRIK: "«b»FAMILY CHRONICLE: Family of Diana Špičková«/b»" «/i»)

Paul — Pamela WENTWORTH-FOSTER. [Schéma rodiny]

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«b»MUDr Hilar [I] ŠPIČKA«/b» -«i»
«/i» was born in Bohu ov and died in Plasy. He married «b»Milada Holečková «/b» who was born and died in Plasy. They had two children: older «b»1) Marie (Mářa)
«/b» and «b»2) Hilar [II]«/b» .
MUDr Hilar [I] pi ka held a position of a personal physician of the Prince Metternich in Plasy, and his official title was "Physician by Appointment of H. H. Prince von Metternich, Chief Physician of the Town of Plasy, and Chief Physician of the Railroads". However, this lofty title betrayed the sober reality that he and his family lived quite frugally in a small apartment in the Plasy castle.
«i» (According to the reminiscences of his son MUDr Hilar [II] pi ka passed on to in turn by his grandson Daniel pi ka)«/i» . Nonetheless, he could afford to buy in «i» 1913 «/i» a personal car manufactured by then quite renowned firm Laurin & Klement. Diana's cousin Vojt ch Palek shared with me an anecdote worth including in this account.
With his coachman Mr. Urbánek at the wheel, as usual, while returning to Plasy from Plze on a wintry nigh the car collided with a farmer's cart. Luckily, Hilar [I] wore two fur coats to keep himself warm in an open roof-less car. As he was thrown out of the car, he suffered serious concussion but no other injuries. After the accident he sold the car to the chauffeur of Prince Metternich for 5,000 K, who immediately resold
it to the Prince himself '96 for 25,000 K !
During the WWI MUDr Hilar [I] pi ka remained stationed in Plasy as a Chief P hysician of the military hospital created in the convent0 .
Hilar [I] had a brother «b»František«/b» , who was priest at Hustope near Brno, and held a
position of a professor at the local secondary school (Gymnasium). At Christmas he often joined his brother's family in Plasy. Marie (Má a) pi ková reminisces in her memoir, that during his visits at Plasy he often took his nephew and his niece for long walks.
A commemorative monument was constructed by his grateful parishioners and placed at the main road nearby.
«u»«b»PLASY«/u»«/b»:
Plasy is a small town with rich history located 25 km north of Plzeň (Pilsen) a beautiful countryside of forests, meadows and farmland. First historical record of Plasy with the foundation of a Cistercian monastery. In fact the history of Plasy is inseparable the history of the Cistercian monastery. Later, Plasy became domain of the powerful aristocratic family of Metternich '96 Czech prince Vladislav II (1140 '96 1171) the Cistercian order to establish a monastery in Plasy with a donation of Land holdings for Since the founding clerics came from Bavaria, the monastery had kept the German
character. In 15th century it was burnt down by the Hussites during the pre-reformation Hussite . The town quickly lost its significance and marauding armies of foreigners in 1620 found the deserted.
Rebuilding of the monastery and reconstruction of the town started only during the Counter-reformation backlash following the defeat of the Czech Protestant cause in 1921.
Between 1661 and 1785 famous architects J. B. Mathey, J. B. Santini and K. I. Dientzenhofer lavishly rebuilt the monastery in a baroque style. In 1825 the monastery was closed and sold in auction by Joseph II, an enlightened and very practical Hapsburg monarch . In 1826 the fief of Plasy came into the ownership of the Prince von Metternich, who established in it his residence and set a family tomb here. The castle remained in the ownership of the Metternich House until 1945.
(«u»Source«/u»: «i»From Petr PETRIK: "«b»FAMILY CHRONICLE: Family of Diana Špičková«/b»" «/i»)

Hilar — Milada HOLEČKOVÁ-ŠPIČKOVÁ. Milada (dcera od Ing. Josef (ii) HOLEČEK, - direktor, Plasy: Metternich-Winneberg panství a Anna KABÁTOVÁ-HOLEČKOVÁ) se narodil(a) 15 Říjen 1878, Plasy, Czech Rep.; zemřel(a) 2 Duben 1931, Plasy, Czech Rep.. [Schéma rodiny]

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«b»Milada HOLEČKOVÁ-ŠPIČKOVÁ«/b» -
had three brothers and a sister. Two brothers were lawyers, one of them a judge, and the third one was a professional engineer of waterways supervising river navigation.

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«b»Julius [I] KUBERT
«/b»«i»(July 6, 1864 in Rokycany '96 December 6, 1907 in Praha)
«/i»Julius came from a well-heeled Czech family from Rokycany, where his father was a Pharmacy owner. Apparently, he did not show inclination for learning and finally found his place in the military. After graduation from a military academy he received a commission of a Captain (Hauptmann) in the Infantry, which brought him ultimately to České Budějovice, where he met his future wife. Vlastislav paints a rather unflattering picture of his brother-in-law. Undoubtedly, this conveys his parents' opinion as well. According to the «i»Narrative «/i»Julius [I] had been accustomed to luxury, which he could easily afford. Even in the Army he kept two personal riding horses, enjoyed service of two
batmen, travelled only first class etc. He travelled a lot and even ventured to Chicago in «i»1893 «/i» to
visit the World Fair. He readily displayed arrogance and haughtiness.
Before meeting Bohumila he sought out German speaking company in České Budějovice and communicated with his brother in German. The latter was very likely a major issue for Bohumila's father. August [I] Zátka love for, and expression of Czech culture and language by Czech nationals was a litmus test for a character of a person. Nevertheless, in the «i»Narrative «/i»Vlastislav quotes from a letter by then widowed Bohumila«b», «/b» in which she fervently disputes this harsh characterization of her husband Julius [I]. Unfortunately the date of the letter is obviously incorrect; therefore we do not know when Bohumila wrote it. In the letter the loyal widow bravely counters all the "accusations", and paints a picture of a kind, sensitive gentleman and loving father of his little daughter Eva, and of a Czech with deep nationalistic and patriotic feelings and mastery of the Czech language. Since
Czech was his mother tongue, he allegedly struggled with German during his studies.
I cannot avoid suspicion that both the Vlastislav's character sketch and the apology by his widow were written from extreme positions.
I dare to offer the following reflection: an officer of Czech or any other Slavic nationality in the Austrian Imperial Army must have felt under pressure to demonstrate his loyalty to the Monarchy even more strongly than an ethnic German-Austrian. It is not difficult to imagine Julius' [I] anxiety and eagerness to become accepted into the German-speaking officer corps. It is easy again to imagine how such ambition might have led him to overstate his loyalty by an excessive display of German sympathies, by an association with German fellow officers and by favoring the German element in his social interactions.
Nonetheless, Julius [I] complied with his future father-in-law's precondition before the latter granted him consent to marry his daughter. Julius [I] resigned his commission in the Army under the false pretext of ill health. Regrettably, he did not have any profession or aptitude for another occupation besides his military training. After having toyed with an idea of becoming a land-owner-manager, he resigned himself to a life of leisure. After a while this boring life prompted him to apply for the reclamation of his commission in the Army, which he was fortunately granted.
Julius [I] Kubert and Bohumila (Milka) settled in Praha, where both their children «b»Eva «/b»and «b»Julius [II] «/b» were born. Tragically, Julius [I] died only seven weeks after his son's birth, leaving the young widow with two little children.
(«u»Source«/u»: «i»From Petr PETRIK: "«b»FAMILY CHRONICLE: Family of Diana Špičková«/b»" «/i»)

(Medical):«b»«i»Medical Comment
«/b»«/i»The tragic and astonishingly similar fates of «b»Julius [I] Kubert «/b»and his brother in law, «b»JUDr
Jindřich Rychlík«/b», first husband of Olga Zátková, prompts me to digress once more in the
medical field«b». «/b»Both Julius [I] Kubert and Jindřich Rychlík died of tertiary syphilis, with the form
affecting the central nervous system, colloquially known as general paralysis or general paresis
(or palsy) of the insane. In this day and age it is easy to forget how devastating disease syphilis
used to be when no effective treatment existed, in particular in its tertiary forms. The disease
affected all strata of society. It was only with the discovery of penicillin in early 1940's, that
effective treatment became available. The insidious early stages causing no hardship for the
infected person may mask the disease until it explodes in the terminal devastating stages, which
affect various vital organs, including the central nervous system. The involvement of the brain
and spinal cord by the disease results in disintegration of the personality and to motor
dysfunction. The disease was not unlike AIDS in our day, before the discovery of modern antiretroviral drugs.
Typically, the disease carried away young men and women in the flower of their lives, leaving behind despair, shame and financial ruin of families. Perhaps the most painful for the families was the personality change of the unfortunate victims, which was quite common. This is what happened to these two luckless young men.
«b»Julius [I] Kubert «/b»was«b» 41«/b», when the illness declared itself by his intellectual decline. He realized he could no longer cope with preparations of the examinations for staff officers. Motor dysfunction and personality change followed, the latter apparently for the better. According to Vlastislav, the illness transformed him into a meek, kind, patient and modest person. This only added to the pain of his close ones. He was discharged from the Army for the second time, this time for legitimate health reasons. He died at «b»43 «/b»after an accidental injury suffered under influence of the disease. Thus, he was mercifully spared of the disgrace of institutionalization.
«b»JUDr Jind Rychlík«/b», Olga's husband, became manifestly ill at 43 and died at 46. The similarity of the fates of the husbands of the two sisters gives an eerie sensation of the implacability of the hand of destiny. One must not, however forget that the disease was quite common in the upper middle class, and that the hypocritical prudish society is at least partly to be blamed for the spread of the disease amongst young gentlemen.
«b»Bohumila «/b»never remarried. She devoted her life to her orphaned children. Her father August [I], who shared with her the guardianship of the children, was ever important in her life. Besides caring for her children, her greatest joy was continuous learning, which she never gave up. Her English and her French became so good that she won a contract for translation of Galsworthy's Forsyth Saga. She accomplished this literary success with a minimal commercial reward. Nonetheless, the income earned from her translation work helped her to buy a small house in Libni which gave her independence and privacy she yearned for. For the sake of sparing others she kept her sorrows, pains and disappointments to herself. Thinking first of others and sparing them of worries appears to be a pattern throughout her life. This included her health problems. Neglect of her own health was a luxury she could hardly afford, as her health had never been robust. Typically, she kept mum about her troubles till advanced, causing in the end considerable worries for her daughter Eva and her husband MUDr Hilar [II] pi ka, who literally saved her life on a number of occasions.
At this point the «i»Narrative «/i»ends. Because Bohumila ("bábuška") spent the rest of her life with her daughter's Eva family, she is well remembered by her grandchildren, who all keep fondest memories of her. I was fortunate that I met her and knew her, before and after our marriage with Diana.
(Source: «i»From Petr PETRIK, MUDr : "«b»FAMILY CHRONICLE: Family of Diana Špičková«/b»" «/i»)
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Julius byl(a) sezdán(a) s Bohumila (Milka) ZÁTKOVÁ-KUBERTOVÁ, - překladatelka angl. literatury 26 Červenec 1902, Praha, Czech Rep.. Bohumila (dcera od JUDr. August ZÁTKA, - advokát, politik a Jana KLAVÍKOVÁ-ZÁTKOVÁ) se narodil(a) 13 Prosinec 1883, České Budějovice, Czech Rep.; zemřel(a) 27 Květen 1971, Praha, Czech Rep.; byl(a) pohřben(a) Praha-Vyšehrad, Czech Rep.. [Schéma rodiny]

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«b»Bohumila, «/b»"babuška" «b»Milka, «/b»never remarried after the premature death ofher husband«b» Julius (i) KUBERT«/b».
She devoted her life to her orphaned children. Her father August [I], who shared with her the guardianship of the children, was ever important in her life. Besides caring for her children, her greatest joy was continuous learning, which she never gave up. Her English and her French became so good that she won a contract for translation of Galsworthy's Forsyth Saga. She accomplished this literary success with a minimal commercial reward. Nonetheless, the income earned from her translation work helped her to buy a small house in Libnič which gave her independence and privacy she yearned for. For the sake of sparing others she kept her sorrows, pains and disappointments to herself. Thinking first of others and sparing them of worries appears to be a pattern throughout her life. This included her health problems. Neglect of her own health was a luxury she could hardly afford, as her health had never been robust. Typically, she kept mum about her troubles till advanced, causing in the end considerable worries for her daughter Eva and her husband MUDr Hilar [II] Špička, who literally saved her life on a number of occasions.
At this point the «i»Narrative «/i»ends. Because Bohumila ("bábuška") spent the rest of her life with her daughter's Eva family, she is well remembered by her grandchildren, who all keep fondest memories of her.
(«u»Source«/u»: «i»From Petr PETRIK: "«b»FAMILY CHRONICLE: Family of Diana Špičková«/b»":«/i»)