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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Frodo on December 27, 2020, 04:11:54 PM
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JG11 will be having a memorial flight for our friend Vilkas who recently passed away. Anyone who wants to attend is welcome. We have set it up so you don't need flight controls to participate. In the hope that his friends who no longer play and may not have flight controls can participate.
It will be next Sunday Jan. 3rd 2021 in the Special Events Arena at 8:00 pm Eastern time.
Vilkas liked to gun in the game more than anything, and was very good at it. So we will have a line of Battleships set up and a member or members of JG11 will overfly the ships. We invite you to grab a gun or launch a PT boat, and fire away as the flight goes over. Turn tracers on and it should make quite a show.
:salute Vilkas
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It will be next Sunday Jan. 3rd 2021 in the Special Events Arena at 8:00 pm Eastern time.
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https://www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com/uncategorized/gruzas-walter-john/
WALTER JOHN GRUZAS
1930 – 2020
Walter was born on April 9 1930, in Marijampole Lithuania. He passed away from cancer at home in the early morning hours of June 6 2020.
Walter leaves behind his wife of 68 years Lucija, who he loved with all his heart and soul. Sons Wally (Kristi), Rick (Diana) and Mike (Laurianne). Daughter Sylvia (Guy). Grandchildren Cody, Samantha, Michelle (Lucas) Chris, Andrea & Jenna. Great Grandchildren McKenzie and Harrison. He was a loving and caring son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.
A firm handshake and a warm smile. He would gladly tell stories to anyone fortunate enough to listen. Anecdotes of his childhood memories of family and friends. The good times and the bad. Losing everything to the second world war (as did Mom) and of his coming to Canada as a young man to start a new life.
He enjoyed his early days in Canada working as a miner in Northern Quebec, then as a cowboy in the Alberta Badlands. Later retuning to Montreal, where he met and married Lucija (Mom). While raising a family with his wife he put himself through university to become a technical illustrating supervisor. A diligent hard worker who constantly strived for knowledge.
After a long hard life of work and supporting his family, Mom and Dad retired to Victoria and finally settled on Salt Spring Island.
He loved family, life, people, music, art, wildflowers and birds. Going for long drives on clear, crisp autumn days.
Miss you Dad.
Thank you to all that made Dads life more comfortable towards the end and to his many friends and your kind words.
Please consider donation to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Lady Minto Hospital.
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:salute I remember Vilkas. Sad news indeed.
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Sorry to hear that. :salute
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So sorry to hear about Vilkas, it was an honor to know him and fly with him. Back in the day as his squadmate I used to love to take up a plane with guns and have Vilkas gun for me. I remember one night we were flying, I can't remember the map it was so long ago and he said look Aztec right down there was my home town. He told me of being subscripted into the German Army as a young man I think he was 14. What an amazing man and he had so many wonderful stories to tell. God Bless you Vilkas and thank you for the wonderful memories.
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Just ran across this, I always loved flying with Vilkas. RIP Sir. <S>