Vytautas Skuodis (March 21, 1929, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. - December 7, 2016, Vilnius, Lithuania)

 †Duok amžiną atilsį mano tėvui Vytautui Skuodžiui, Viešpatie, ir amžinoji šviesa tegul jam šviečia.

May God rest my father Vytautas Skuodis' soul in peace, and may eternal light shine upon him.

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My father Vytautas Skuodis (Born in Chicago, IL, U.S.A. Vytautas Benedict Scott Skodžius, March 21, 1929) had passed on December 7, 2016 in a rehabilitation hospital in Vilnius, Lithuania after suffering a severe irreversible debilitating stroke on November 10, 2016 in his home in Vilnius, Lithuania. Entire day November 9th he had spent on his feet out and about inviting people in person to the upcoming event where his latest book was to be introduced.

Vytautas Skuodis, a devout professor of Geology at the Vilnius University, was born and had lived his toddler years with his parents in Chicago, IL. However, he grew up and was educated in his motherland Lithuania where his father Peter Scott (Skodis) took his young family when the Great Depression had hit the U.S.A. hard.

Photograph from the Baptismal Registry at our Lady of Vilna Parish recording Skuodis' American birth (third line from top). Source http://www.lituanus.org/1980_2/80_2_07.htm

The late Rev. Casimir Kulbis, O.S.M. the best friend our family had ever had, had spent countless hours in the archives locating my fathers birht certificate.

I believe my father Vytautas Skuodis had represented the Great American Generation quite well with the impressive volume of his life's work and selfless sacrifice while promoting causes of freedom of conscience, and freedom of peoples from the oppressive regimes. He never got rich of of his writing, giving away most of his valuable books as gifts. My father was a devout Catholic, and spent his entire life defending the causes of the Catholic Church. Those were his treasured values in this world.

On behalf of the surviving members of Vytautas Skuodis' family scattered world-wide, I thank all persons who were his true sincere friends (in many states and countries) during his long life, who were sincere supporters of his many serious causes (my mother IRENA SOFIJA ŠARKIŪNAITĖ SKUODIENĖ being the staunchest and most sincere among them; she had read every single book and article he wrote until 2012), those who, in various meaningful ways, had helped Vytautas Skuodis when he was persecuted, sentenced, jailed, tortured, exiled, unfairly accused and treated, slandered (on both ends of the Atlantic Ocean) and when he was ill and ailing even more at the sunset of his life.  

We express our gratitude to those kind persons who will honor his memory now by attending his wake  (December 9 and 10) and his funeral (December 10) and who will pray for his departed Soul now.

Please leave some memories and comments signing the Guestbook at http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=vytautas-skuodis&pid=183042977 starting December 10, 2016.

You all have our undying gratitude. Thank you.

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Here is the information about Vytautas Skuodis' funeral arrangements. 

• Vytautas Skuodis' remains will lay in state at the Palaimintojo J. Matulaičio Church  funeral home (Freedom Prospect 3, Vilnius, Lithuania), palace (room) #2 on December 9 d., 2016 m. from 16:00 (4:00 P.M.)

Funeral procession will leave the funeral home to Rokantiškių cemetery, Vilnius, Lithuania Saturday, December 10th, at 13:00 (1:00 P.M.)

• Vytautas Skuodis bus pašarvotas Palaimintojo J. Matulaičio bažnyčios laidojimo namuose Vilniuje, 2-oje salėje 2016 m. gruodžio 9 d., nuo 16 val. iki gruodžio 10 d. 13 val.

Adresas: J. Matulaičio a. 3,
LT – 05111 Vilnius
Tel. (8-5) 2 461 780
Mob.: 8 655 90171
El. p.: matulaitis@takas.lt
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Karsto išlydėjimas į Rokantiškių kapines šestadienį (gruodžio 10 d.) 13 val.

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My favorite photo. I really miss you, father.

• Disidentas Vytautas Skuodis – SVETIMŲJŲ NEPALAUŽTAS, nesiklaupė ir prieš „savuosius“...Juozas IVANAUSKAS http://www.landsbergizmas.lt/20.html

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