November 4, born in Lithuania : press worker Mykolas Plepys (1891 m . 4 November . Pakapine , Papilys parish - 1969 . December 25 . Buried in Chicagos ethnic Lithuanian Cemetery. ) - Lithuanian press Fellow Lithuania and in exile , a longtime Birzai Postmaster, Lithuanian Evangelical Reformed curator. Graduated in Birzai school . In 1908 . joined to the exchange set up four- city school and graduated . Later he worked as telegrapher in Panevezys . During the First World War, called the Tsars troops fought in Romania , Austria, Poland. Warrant Officer earned degree. In 1917 . returned to Lithuania took part in the Independence War in Panevezys Battalion . After the war, worked for Exchange Email , a few years later was appointed postmaster . In 1928 . married Marija Dubauskaite , with whom he had children - Vladas and Irena. 1930-1934 m . newspaper Birzai Gazette editor, wrote poetry , editorials , topical satire , starring Society Muse organized performances. At the end of the Second World War, the family moved to Germany , but in 1949 . Hamburg s wife died unexpectedly and in the same year, the children came to the U.S. , Chicago . Elected Lithuanian Evangelical Reformed Church curator , attended all of the Synod . Exile once again joined the Lithuanian cultural work. He wrote in the News and in 1951 . Diaspora Lithuanian Reformed College started the magazine Our Wings became his constant collaborator . In 1959 . elected a member of the journal editorial commissions . Since 1961 . almost to the death had Our wings typesetters, prepared press release of 17 numbers. In addition, the magazine wrote many different articles. He knew several languages. Interested in the Czech reformer Jan Hus personality of the Ukrainian language translated by Z. Bycinskij book Jan Hus . Book Lithuanian Evangelical Press Center in Chicago released after the translator s death - in 1970 . Repeated in The Dawn in 1995 . Vilnius.
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