REMEMBERING UNCLE NICO:

YESTERDAY I FOUND OUT THAT MY UNCLE NICO PASSED AWAY OF A HEART ATTACH AT AGE 87.

VERY SADDEN BY THIS, I AM STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT MY EMOTIONS WITH HIS PASSING. LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST TIME I MET MY UNCLE NICO WHEN MY MOM AND I SET OUT ON A MISSION TO FIND OUR CROATIAN FAMILY- AND SUCCESS IT WAS, NOT ONLY FINDING OUR FAMILY (BOTH THE BARIC AND MARAS SIDE) BUT ALSO FINDING OUT WE HAVE AN ENTIRE VILLAGE ALONG THE COAST OF THE ADRIATIC SEA, CALLED BARIC DRAGA.

I STARTED DOCUMENTING THE MEETING OF MY FAMILY, MY "MISSING FAMILY" AS I CALL IT, LAST YEAR. BELOW YOU CAN VIEW A LITTLE SLIDESHOW I PUT TOGETHER OF IMAGES, MAINLY OF MY UNCLE NICO, BUT ALSO OF SOME OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AND OF OUR VILLAGE. THERE ARE MORE IMAGES, BUT SADLY, THE MEMORY CARD IS STILL MISSING FROM THE REST OF THE STAY WITH MY FAMILY (PICTURES OF FISHING WITH NICO, COOKING, VISITING THE FAMILY GRAVEYARD), BUT HOPEFULLY THE CARD WILL APPEAR SOMEDAY.

LOVE YOU UNCLE NICO, MAY YOU LEAD AN EVEN MORE JOYOUS LIFE ABOVE...


Rememberence to Uncle Nico - Images by Tiffany Clark