Eugene Elcik, Novelist with a Maine flavor!

Thanks, John,

I’m happy to see I’m not the only Elcik remaining in this world.  At my age of eighty-seven and a half, life-time is hanging on the edge. As you, a Doctor, I assume that is a Ph.D. labeling, not an MD. or DO? Do you visit Maine often?  As a retired military person and owner of a commercial appraisal operation, I did get to travel around this wonderful land of ours. However, the magnetism of Maine brought me back to roost. Before all this, I worked at the Brunswick Naval Air Station as a civilian Special Service Officer, operating their Recreation Department. Best job I ever had!  Unfortunately, the base closed, thus requiring me back to college and commercial appraising. At times, teaching the appraisal course at a couple of local colleges.

Beth Gamache asked if I could provide her with some of Elcik’s history.  I provided her the same photograph you have of my grandfather’s Durham family.  We identified all in that photograph. Before that, I attempted to obtain information via the Czech Republic (Czech Republika). That was no help at all.  When Germany invaded Chechoslovakia (Czech Republic), all records were destroyed. Discouraged, I didn’t resume my history of the Elcik’s.