Litt norsk litt lenger ned!
Norwegian & German a bit more down on this page;
From Sweden
Some messages really make you sad. Tears came into my eyes when I read
about Angelos' death. He sort of belonged to so many of us that keep
visiting the lovely island of Skopelos. I met Angelos many times and the
memories of him will always have a special place in my heart. I am sure he
will be looking down at us from his specially designed cloud next time I
will be visiting Skopelos.
I came to think of a song that I sang on my Mother's funeral. It starts
like this: "When I lay me down to sleep - Angels watching over me My Lord
- Pray the Lord my soul to keep - Angles watching over me." The last part
is: "If I die before I wake - Angels watching over me My Lord - Pray the
Lord my soul to take - Angels watching over me."
The tune is nice and comforting. In my grief I would like
to give this song to Angelos.
Christina
From Norway;
(På norsk litt lenger ned)
A good friend has gone and left behind him an enormous void.
The message of his death was received with shock and deep
sorrow.
He left us far too early. We had looked forward to grow old
together and to sit in the sun in front of the
"kafenion", solving the problems of the world.
But the fate decreed otherwise. It feels deeply unfair!
We met him many years ago and immediately got fascinated by his
gifts as a great storyteller and his enormous knowledge on
anything from the origin of the word "ouzo" via how to
make "kokouretsi" to politics and old Greek history. All
interesting and of great importance.
Throughout the years we have had a lot of joy together.
We also met his lovely wife Ann and their two sons who he was
very proud of.
Our thoughts goes to them too.
When we decided to build a new house on Skopelos we didn't
dream of using any other architect but Angelos.
He took the job with great enthusiasm.
Countless sketches where made on napkins and old envelopes, and
we had lots of "serious discussions".
We think, no we are sure, he enjoyed it.
Often he showed his warm sense of humor.
On one of the first drawings he had put in some really huge
windows in the bathrooms. We said we didn’t like them.
He evidently became a little grumpy and said it was nice having
big windows. It had to be like that. Period!
A couple of weeks later he called us in Norway, saying he was
working with the drawings and asked:
"Do we really need to have this big windows in the
bathrooms?"
Though it was thousand miles between us, we thought we could
perceive a teasing twinkle in his eye.
Another time, we were discussing the need of drainage to
prevent water coming into the basement.
It was unnecessary, he ment. But we insisted having it and said
we would install it ourselves.
When the job was done, he came to look. He nodded, said it
looked impressive and installed the same system in the next house
he was building!
Now the house is close to completition.
Pity you can’t be with us to see, but we have a beautiful
"child" together which will always be there as a memory
of a great friendship.
Thank you for the years we had together
and for all the warmth
you gave us!
Rest in peace, dear Angelos!
Kjell & Frode
En god venn er borte og etterlater seg et enormt
tomrom.
Meldingen ble mottatt med sjokk og dyp og ekte sorg.
Han forlot oss så altfor tidlig.
Vi hadde sett fram til å bli gamle sammen og til å sitte i solen foran "kafenionen"
og løse verdensproblemer,
Men skjebnen ville det ikke slik.
Det kjennes dypt urettferdig!
Vi møtte ham første gang for mange år siden og ble fasinert
av hans fortellerglede og enorme kunnskap om alt fra opprinnelsen
til ordet "ouzo" via hvordan lage "kokouretsi" til
politikk
og gammel gresk historie.
Alt sammen interessant og av stor betydning, Gjennom årene har vi
hatt mange gledestunder sammen.
Vi fikk også treffe hans kone Ann og
de to sønnene som
han var meget stolt av.
Våre tanker går også til
dem.
Da vi bestemte oss for å bygge et nytt hus på Skopelos,
vurderte vi ikke engang andre arkitekter enn Angelos.
Han
kastet seg over oppgaven med stor entusiasme.
Vi hadde mange
"serious discussions" og
utallige skisser og ideer ble utvekslet på servietter o.l..
Vi tror, nei vi
vet at han likte det. Det var en fin prosess. Ofte
skinte den lune humoren hans igjennom. På en av de første tegningene hadde han
f.eks. satt inn noen store vinduer på baderommene som vi sa vi ikke likte. Han
svarte at det var fint med store vinduer og at det måtte være sånn. Punktum!
Et par uker senere ringte han og sa at han jobbet med tegningene og spurte:
"Er det virkelig nødvendig å ha så store vinduer på badet?".
Vi er sikre på at hanhadde et glimt i øyet da han sa det.
En annen gang
diskuterte vi drenering
for å hindre at vann kom inn i kjelleren.
Det var ikke nødvendig,
mente han.
Da sa vi at vi skulle gjøre det selv. Da jobben
var gjort, kom han og
så. Han nikket anerkjennende og installerte samme systemet
i det neste huset han bygde!
Nå er huset snart ferdig.
Synd du ikke fikk være med helt
i
mål, men vi har et vakkert "barn" sammen som for alltid
vil være der ogminne om et godt vennskap.
Takk for de årene vi fikk ha sammen og for at du tok imot oss
med så mye varme!
Hvil i fred, kjære Angelos!
Kjell og Frode
From Germany;
Lieber Angelos,
es war eine sehr schöne Zeit, die wir mit Dir verbringen
durften.
Danke für Deine menschliche Wärme, für die Geborgenheit und
die vielen Stunden,
die wir nie vergessen werden.
Wir behalten Dich immer in unserem Herzen.
Du wirst uns fehlen,
auf der Insel, die Du mit uns geteilt hast, die Du uns nahe
gebracht hast,
Wir haben durch Dich viele Freunde kennen gelernt,
wir lieben es, in dem Haus zu wohnen, das Du für uns gebaut
hast.
Skopelos wird nie mehr so sein, wie es einmal war.
Wir werden immer Deine Nähe spüren.
Aber Du bist fort gegangen, voraus gegangen.
Axel, Conny, Katrin, Stefanie und Anneke
From Scotland;
You can not believe how upset we are here from many miles away.
Angelos taught us so much about Greek ways and customs and we
loved him very much. A huge bit of our hearts will always remember
him. And he told us so many jokes! Our last memory is of a
wonderful meal in his company at Apolafsi just before we left
Skopelos last July.
Kath and I took time off work, yesterday, Thursday, and walked on
a beautiful, cold crisp and sunny day in the hills round Edinburgh
and thought about and talked about Angelos.
We could not
concentrate on work.
First of all of course you may use any of our words about Angelos.
We would be very pleased. I think your page in his memory is just
wonderful, even if the pictures brought tears to our eyes.
We remember so well his rather battered straw hat, his watch that
he wore upside down (he tried to explain this many times and I'm
not sure I understand it even now), his jackets with no sleeves
and many pockets (he used to say he was wearing his
"office"), his very large sunglasses and most of all his
huge friendly smile. All of these things are in your photos.
Of course you knew him much better than us but this made us
feel very good. And that is what he did, he made you feel very
good.
We keep thinking of things that we loved about him and it would be
nice if we can post something to you from time to time. You must
be expecting to see him all the time, coming round the corner on
his bike, sitting with a coffee, shouting a friendly hello and
that must be difficult. But I think he would want us all to
remember his company and the good times people spent with him.
Our thoughts are with you, the lovely island of Skopelos and the
many wonderful people that we have met there over the years.
John & Kath, Edinburgh, Scotland.
***
More from Scotland;
I don't know if you remember me but we met if I remember
correctly at Angelo's house for a evening of wonderful conversation and wine
and food a couple of years ago. I was there with my young daughter Sarah and 2
other friends from Scotland, Kath & John Robertson. I
have just had a phone call from Kath and she has told me about the death of Angelos. I cannot
tell you how down this has made me feel. Angelos was someone from
Skopelos who I could call a friend. We had a common interest in the food of Greece and
he taught me how to prepare many Greek dishes. I remember
how proud I felt last year in July when Angelos tasted my Meletzana salata and stated that it was
very good and could have been made by a Greek.
The warm nights in the Blue bar will never be the same without
him. His conversation, views on modern Greek life and above
all his humour. He always had a story that made us all laugh. I will be visiting Skopelos in July
as usual this year with my family and there will be a hole in the
holiday because he is not there.
Whatever Gods there are I hope they will keep Angelos
safe for he
was a Jewel that is rarely seen.
If you are able, please pass on my condolences to his wife and
family and all of us in Scotland who knew and loved him will raise
a glass in his memory this weekend.
regards
Bob (Morris) and family
More from Bob;
Many thanks for your email and your kind words about my email
about
Angelos. It is very easy for me to write how I felt about him as I
have such wonderful memories that when I think about him they all come
flooding into my mind. I still find it difficult to come to terms with the fact
that he is no longer with us. In July this year it will be hard when we will
not see his cheery wave and greeting from his motor bike as he passes, the
nights at the Blue bar, our annual BBQ with him which
was always a lovely
evening and many chance meetings
throughout our holiday.
At the end of
last years holiday we had a lovely evening with him and about 12 other
friends at Apolafsi. He was in fine form and his stories and jokes as usual
made us all laugh. Another wonderful night which as it now turns out was our
last meeting. It is often said that life is a series of moments and
Angelos has created so many happy moments for so many people that he will
never be forgotten and his memory with be with us all for ever.
Finally please use as many of my words as you like on the memory
page for Angelos. The page is such a wonderful idea and the photos of
Angelos brought tears to my eyes. They summed him up superbly.
We must certainly meet up in July. A night of remembering
the lovely times with him is a splendid idea and all my family and Kath and John
would be delighted to come.
regards
Bob, Veronica, Sarah, Christopher
***
From UK;
I really did need to sit down for this news, so upset and sad,
another
great spirit leaves us but I believe his memory will live forever!
He will look over us and I am sure we will be hearing his chuckles
now and
then! I will drink to him and offer a red rose to his soul!
Kerry & Charlie
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