A GOOD MAN IS GONE

On December 6, 2025 my beloved Dad passed away.

Please spare a thought for a man whose goodness, kindness and tactfulness were of truly old-school quality and on the par with his industriousness.

Mind you, he was no saint: stubborn doesn’t even begin to cover it and no-one could refuse to listen to unwanted counter-arguments with as much belligerent silence as he did. The loudest silence you ever heard.

But it was him who thought me to be interested, to care, to learn and to share that knowledge. To be careful but not paranoid. To consider all options including the worst one (preparedness is all). To spend money wisely but never ever refuse myself buying a book (tradition, as my family and overflowing bookshelves can tell you, I carry very proudly). And to care for my family because that is, all things considered, the only thing that matters. He was, as almost always, right:-)

Stanisław Gontarczyk lived for 77 years. I am proud to be his daughter.