ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

 

I would like to thank my colleague Vesna Kukavica for writing preview.

I would also like to thank Tanja Blažević for translating the introduction to English, and Claudija Milicevic for translating it to Spanish.

I would like to give special thanks to my nephew Vicko Bezić, who designed the cover for my book for the fifth time now.

Also, I would like to thank Margarita Mihovilovic and Marcos Matulic, the editors of Male novine from Punta Arenas for giving me generously at disposition their material.

I would also like to thank all of my friends and coworkers from all over the world, who helped me in any way, whether by providing information or photos. They are:

 

EUROPE

Austria: Marijana and Rade Lukić, Graz; Bruno Radaković, Gradišće

France: Antica Branka Bavčević, Paris

Croatia: Pjero Baranović, Split; Mirko Bezić, Split; Tania Blažević, Split; Goran Borčić, Split; Gerard Denegri, Split; Jurica Gizdić, Split; Maja Katavić, Osijek; Branko Kljaković Gašpić, Split; Vesna Kukavica, HMI Zagreb; Claudia Milicevic, Split; Vesna Mimica, Split; Maja Mozara HMI Dubrovnik; Muzej sporta Split; Vladimir Novak, Zagreb; Marina Protić, Split; Maja Šeparović Palada, Galerija Meštrović, Split; Filip Tanta, Split

Italy: Vesna and Antonio Sammartino, Mundimitar

Macedonia: Zdravka and Branko Maretić, Bitola

Serbia: Stipe Ercegović, Belgrade; Ligija Lazarević, Belgrade

 

AFRICA

South African Republic: Maja Franković, Croatian Embassy Pretoria; Šime Pelaić, Cape Town

 

SOUTH AMERICA

Argentina: Ivan Ahlin, Comodoro Rivadavia; Mirta Slavić, Quitilipi

Chile: Pedro Marinov, Antofagasta; Carlos Yurac Soto, Castro; Blagomir Brztilo Avendano, Cerro Sombrero; Hrvoje Ostojic, Iquique; Patricio Espinoza Sapunar, Puerto Williams; Mario Drpic Diaz, Punta Arenas; Felipe Garcia Huidobro, Punta Arenas; Jose Martinic Beros and Mateo Martinic Beros, Punta Arenas; Rudi Mijač, Punta Arenas; Marcela and Renee Milicevic, Punta Arenas; Ivana and Renee Ivin, Santiago; Danilo Kalafatović, Santiago; Karen Turina, Santiago;  Mario Galetović, Valparaiso

Costa Rica: Ana Sule Galleguillos, San Jose

Peru: Drago Balvanović, Lima

Uruguay: Eduardo Antonich, Montevideo

 

NORTH AMERICA

Canada: Dušan Bezić, Toronto; Mike Tominac, Toronto

United States of America: Maria Dugandžić-Pašić, Chicago; fra Jozo Grbeš, Chicago; Gordana Kirigin Dukan, Chicago; Sanja Laković, Generalni konzulat RH Chicago; Sue Jerin, Cleveland; Dolores and Don Grgas, Fort Lauderdale; Philip Berquist, Houston; Rae Gabelich, Long Beach; Josip Buljević, Croatian General Consulate in Los Angeles; Jeffory Blackard, McKinney; Cody Sparks, McKinney; LT JG Blake Vaughn, Joint Base Pearl Harbor; Ratka and Gavrilo Čučuk, San Mateo; Jack Baric, San Pedro; Gabriela Brajević, San Pedro; Marijana Carresi, San Pedro; Eve Pericic, San Pedro; Alma Franulovic Plancich, Seattle; Dino Mihanović, Croatian Embassy in Washington

 

AUSTRALIA

Logan K. Howlett, Cockburn; Ann Stedul, Cockburn; Ilija Sutalo, Melbourne; Luka Budak, Sydney; Walter Lalich, Sydney

 

NEW ZEALAND

Robert Blucher, Auckland; Dianne and Louis Dean, Auckland; Stephen Jelicich, Auckland; Des Mataga, Auckland; Ronald Trubuhovich, Auckland;