tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805361163881228457.post1293990856323400452..comments2024-01-04T17:57:22.613-08:00Comments on Studia Croatica: George J. Prpic, Ph.D - A BiographyStudia Croaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07417136432922135328noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805361163881228457.post-37230736307065872172012-02-20T11:23:17.139-08:002012-02-20T11:23:17.139-08:00Hello Prpic family, I am so very sad to read today...Hello Prpic family, I am so very sad to read today that George has left us. Dr. Prpic was always so kind and loving to me. He always encouraged me to do my very best academically. There was nothing I could not confide with him. He was like family to me and helped me to develop the confidence to go on and to get my Ph.D.. May God bless you and keep you. David Belasco. Ph.D. JCU 1974-1978.David Berton Belasconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805361163881228457.post-18239932465464434932009-04-27T13:16:00.000-07:002009-04-27T13:16:00.000-07:00Hello Maya and Prpic Family,
I was blessed to have...Hello Maya and Prpic Family,<br />I was blessed to have met your father as my "Terrorism" instructor at John Carroll. The first thing that struck me about him was his warm, kind voice. I knew I had heard that voice before. It was rather unsettling, having lost my own father the year before. You see, he too was born in Zagreb. His mild-mannered, gentle way about him (even in the midst of the chaos of 8 children!)was just like your father. How much your father reminded me of him. I enjoyed staying after in class or coming early just to hear<br />his voice. Unfortunately, I never had the nerve to talk to him about Yugoslavia. When my father left, as a teen (I think), he changed his name to get out of the country (as communism settled in), and never really looked back. I believe many in his family perished under the new regime. He could never speak of it. I will never know my heritage.<br />You are blessed to be left with such knowledge and deep love.<br />When I saw his name in the obits, it brought a tear to my eye, some 25 years later.<br />And Maya, I haven't seen you in many years (we went to JCU at the same time...STP!) but I imagine that you've turned into quite a wonderful person with a man like your father as your coach.<br />Deepest Sympathy,<br />Laraine Alexander McCaffertyLaraine McCaffertynoreply@blogger.com