Comments on: Tombstone Tuesday – Latvian DPs, 1948 http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2009/11/tombstone-tuesday-latvian-dps-1948/ Tips, tricks and help in conducting Latvian ancestral research. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:03:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Uldis Stepe http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2009/11/tombstone-tuesday-latvian-dps-1948/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Uldis Stepe Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:28:10 +0000 http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/?p=65#comment-57 Leo Fridericis Armas Stepe, the artist, had four sons. Immigrating to the United States in the early Fifties he briefly resided in Washinton DC then moved to Long Island NY where he lived out the rest of his life. He is interred alongside his wife in a Latvian Memorial Cemetery located in the Catskill mountains. In as much as Leo's name is not mentioned, his progeny have discussed a rededication ceremony to install a plaque, as well as a bronze cast replica of the monument, in his honor. Leo Fridericis Armas Stepe, the artist, had four sons. Immigrating to the United States in the early Fifties he briefly resided in Washinton DC then moved to Long Island NY where he lived out the rest of his life. He is interred alongside his wife in a Latvian Memorial Cemetery located in the Catskill mountains. In as much as Leo’s name is not mentioned, his progeny have discussed a rededication ceremony to install a plaque, as well as a bronze cast replica of the monument, in his honor.

]]> By: Antra http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2009/11/tombstone-tuesday-latvian-dps-1948/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Antra Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:10:35 +0000 http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/?p=65#comment-47 Atis - I would love any photos you have of work on the memorial! It would probably also mean a lot to my grandmother and great-aunt - who I believe are the A. Līcīte and M. Līcīte you have on your donor list :) My Lūkins family were not in Denmark after the war, so I don't believe the M. Lukina is a relation. Does the list have an A. Francis and/or a J. Jakstāns as well? I have sent you an email at the address that you provided when making your comment. Atis – I would love any photos you have of work on the memorial! It would probably also mean a lot to my grandmother and great-aunt – who I believe are the A. Līcīte and M. Līcīte you have on your donor list :) My Lūkins family were not in Denmark after the war, so I don’t believe the M. Lukina is a relation. Does the list have an A. Francis and/or a J. Jakstāns as well?

I have sent you an email at the address that you provided when making your comment.

]]> By: Atis http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2009/11/tombstone-tuesday-latvian-dps-1948/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Atis Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:36:42 +0000 http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/?p=65#comment-45 Another PS I was literally taking a break from photographing some of my dads works when I came upon this web page. I decided to compare some of your ancestral names to a list my dad created of the names of donors for this memorial and I came across A. Līcīte, M. Līcīte and M. Lukina possible relations? Another PS I was literally taking a break from photographing some of my dads works when I came upon this web page. I decided to compare some of your ancestral names to a list my dad created of the names of donors for this memorial and I came across A. Līcīte, M. Līcīte and M. Lukina possible relations?

]]> By: Oliver Stepe http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2009/11/tombstone-tuesday-latvian-dps-1948/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Oliver Stepe Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:09:22 +0000 http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/?p=65#comment-44 Thanks for your comment on this memorial. Our father is the artist who was commissioned to create and ultimatley erected this memorial. He was an honorable Latvian who moved to the United States and raised a family working as a house painter. He died in 2000 and his name was Leo Stepe. Some of his work is expected to go on tour in 2010. -Oliver Stepe on behalf of "The Stepe Brothers" Thanks for your comment on this memorial. Our father is the artist who was commissioned to create and ultimatley erected this memorial. He was an honorable Latvian who moved to the United States and raised a family working as a house painter. He died in 2000 and his name was Leo Stepe. Some of his work is expected to go on tour in 2010.
-Oliver Stepe on behalf of “The Stepe Brothers”

]]> By: Atis http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2009/11/tombstone-tuesday-latvian-dps-1948/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Atis Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:33:55 +0000 http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/?p=65#comment-43 My father Leo Stepe was the artist chosen by the Latvian Memorial Committee to design and create this memorial. I would have to say that he always considered this memorial one of his most meaningful creations. My family has various design sketches of his early vision of the monument and photos of him working on it, also a plaster cast of this memorial made from the original mold. It almost brought tears to my eyes to see that it has influenced other lives. Thank you for sharing that with us. ps: I would love to send you a photo of him working on it. My father Leo Stepe was the artist chosen by the Latvian Memorial Committee to design and create this memorial. I would have to say that he always considered this memorial one of his most meaningful creations. My family has various design sketches of his early vision of the monument and photos of him working on it, also a plaster cast of this memorial made from the original mold. It almost brought tears to my eyes to see that it has influenced other lives. Thank you for sharing that with us. ps: I would love to send you a photo of him working on it.

]]> By: Joan Hill http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2009/11/tombstone-tuesday-latvian-dps-1948/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Joan Hill Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:04:36 +0000 http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/?p=65#comment-34 Thanks for the informative and interesting post of your travels. I will keep track of your journey. Thanks for the informative and interesting post of your travels. I will keep track of your journey.

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