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In Memory - Barbara Sand 1974-2022, G.XXI.24 |
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Family News
Retrospective 2021
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Elisabeth Sand (ooG.XX.29), chronicle p. 203 |
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| On 17 October 2021 passed away in Munich
Elisabeth Sand
née Annetzberger (* 27 May 1940), wife of Peter H. Sand (G.XX.29).
Memorial service on 20 December 2021, Waldfriedhof Munich-Solln
In eternal gratitude for her love
Peter, Philipp, Katharina and Fabian Sand
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Axel Sand (D.XXI.08), chronicle p. 168 |
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| On 16 August 2021 (9:15 pm), TV Channel RTL reran a film by director and cameraman Axel Sand, from his 2011 action thriller series "Alarm für Cobra 11: Die Autobahnpolizei", titled "Das Ende der Welt" (The End of the World); and on 30 August 2021 a rerun of his film "Erkan und Stefan gegen die Mächte der Finsternis" (Erkan and Stefan against the Powers of Darkness").
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Philipp G. Sand (G.XXI.20), chronicle p. 206 |
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| University Lecturer Philipp Guenther Sand MD (G.XXI.20, chronicle p. 206) celebrated his 55th birthday on 15 July 2021 in Munich. He has since February 2021 been head of the "Center for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Curative Education" (ZPH) at the District Hospital of Kaufbeuren, Bavarian Allgaeu, which specializes in the treatment of autism. All our best wishes to him!
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Marten and Gesine Sand (G.XXI.14), chronicle p. 206 |
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| This summer, the Wustrau lakeside festival directed by Marten Sand (choreography by Gesine Sand) took place at the lakeside promenade of Neuruppin (Resort Mark Brandenburg/Fontane-Therme), subject to COVID-19 restrictions. On stage, Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night, or what you will" from 2 July to 1 August 2021; followed by guest performances at the Schlosspark-Theater in Berlin from 20 to 29 August 2021.
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Emily Candela McLaughlin - South Park 2021 |
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| Since June 2021, Emily Candela (daughter of Jeff McLaughlin MD, and descendant of Emily Rossire née Sand, H.XVII.58, chronicle p. 229) has exhibited some of her new paintings at the South Park Arts and Culture Collective in Seattle/WA (Sabor de Candela, Café Resistencia, 1249 South Cloverdale Str.)
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Liselotte Sand (ooG.XIX.51), chronicle p.. 194 |
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| On 7 June 2021, former high school teacher Liselotte ("Lisa") Sand née Harth, widow of Dr. Kurt Sand (G.XIX.51), passed away at age 92 in Munich-Pasing; memorial service on 31 July 2021, Cath. Church St. Jacob in Munich-Neuaubing. Lisa will be sorely missed!
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Wolfgang Sand (G.XX.27) |
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| On 2 April 2021 at 6:45 pm, the Bavarian TV channel (Bayerischer Rundfunk) in the series Unter unserem Himmel (beneath our skies) screened a short film by Alexander Samsonov titled "Vor Ostern an der Amper" (before Easter on the Amper River), including an interview with our sculptor Wolfgang Sand (chronicle p. 202) at work in his studio in Haimhausen près Munich; here is an extract.
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Kolja Sand (G.XXII.03), chronicle p. 208 |
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| In April 2021, Kolja Sand (graduate student in philosophy of economics at the University of Munster, G.XXII.06, son of Annette Sand, G.XXI.13, and grandson of Hermann Erwin Sand, G.XX.20) published the first volume in a start-up project entitled marmelin of children's books at the Justus-Liebig-University in Giessen, "The Prohibited Sea: A History of Fugitives"
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Jean Francois Hoppenot (C.XVIII.14.c.i), chronicle p. 305. |
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| On 1 April 2021 passed away in Paris, at age 90, our French cousin
Jean Francois Stephen Hoppenot,
Knight of the Légion d'Honneur, descendant of Elise Maria de Cadoine de Gabriac née Sand (1868-1945, C.XVIII.14). Over more than 60 years, he had preserved the cordial relationship with the German and Swiss Sands, and in 2007 still participated with his family at our 22nd reunion in Regensburg. Our sincere condolences go to his widow Véronique and the children Jean, Alain and Vérène!
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Fabio Sand (G.XXI.19), chronicle p. 206 |
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| On 19 March 2021, Fabio Sand, lecturer at the Political Science Institute of the University of Kharkiv/Ukraine, gave a talk at the university's Austria Library on the resistance writer Jura Soyfer who had died in 1939 at the Buchenwald concentration camp (author of the "Dachau Chant"); video of the lecture at <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p#pSS1l2q1c>.
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Ingrid Sand (ooG.XX.33), chronicle p. 204 |
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| On 3 March 2021 passed away in Munich
Ingrid Sand née Bufe (born in Oppeln/Silesia in 1940), widow of Dr. Hermann O.Th. Sand.
Since 1966, she had attended all Sand family reunions, was a prolific writer (including, together with Hermann, the first list of Carl Ludwig Sand's ancestry), and faithful chronist of her cherished Munich city quarter of Solln (the local Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper once called her house at Stridbeck-Str. "sleeping beauty's second residence").
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Happy News from Kuerten (near Cologne):
Since 15 February 2021, Melia Lenzing (born on 13 June 2018, grand-daughter of Birgit Kugler née Wolf, descendant of Friederike Wolf née Sand, G.XVII.48, chronicle p. 184) has had a little sister
Leana Lenzing
HEARTY CONGRATULATONS!
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Carl Ludwig Sand (B.XVI.21) chronicle p. 329 |
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| New biography by Harro Zimmermann, Ein deutscher Gotteskrieger? Der Attentäter Carl Ludwig Sand: Die Geschichte einer Radikalisierung, published by Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh, Paderborn 2020, 347 pp.
Reviews by Dietmar Jacobsen, Literaturkritik.de, (2020/No. 6, June 2020, "An den Quellen des deutschen Rechtsradikalismus"); Wilhelm von Sternburg, Frankfurter Rundschau (13 August 2020); Michael Wettengel, Sehepunkte (20/No. 11, 15 November 2020); Norbert Otto Eke (Ästhetik im Vormärz, Jahrbuch 2021); and Heinz Gerhard Haupt (H-Soz-Kult, 24 March 2021).
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Juri Crimmann (great-grandson of Hermann Heinrich Peter Sand, G.XIX.42) was in December 2020 appointed research assistant at the Institute of Energy and Process Engineering of the Swiss Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zürich.
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Juri Crimmann (G.XX.15.b.1), chronicle p. 200 |
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On 17 December 2020, Lukas Kugler, second son of Benjamin Kugler (descendant of Friederike Wilhelmine Wolf née Sand, G.XVII.48, chronicle p. 184) and his spouse Anna née Kindalow, was born in Kuerten near Cologne.
Sincere congratulations!
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Helene Raab née Wolf (G.XVII.48.c.1b) |
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| On 4 December 2020, Helene Raab née Wolf (born on 30 September 1920, descendant of Friederike Wilhelmine Wolf née Sand, G.XVII.48, chronicle p. 184) passed away at Peine/Lower Saxony.
She was our second senior cousin (after Helene Hungerbuehler at St.Gallen in 2007, G.XVIII.10/h) to reach the blessed age of 100 years. Our heart-felt condolences to her sons Udo and Klaus!
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Emily Candela née McLaughlin (descendant of Emily Rossire née Sand, H.XVII.58, chronicle p. 229) curated a memorial installation for Mexican painter Frida Kahlo in November 2020, at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art near Seattle.
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Dos Frida 2020 |
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Marten Sand (G.XXI.14), chronicle p. 206 |
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| From 17 July to 9 August 2020, director Marten Sand staged the Monty Python Musical "Spamalot" for the Lakeside Festival Wustrau and the Schlosspark Theater Berlin, at the Zieten Castle on Lake Ruppin (choreography by Gesine Sand).
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Andrea Heller (grand-daughter of Hermann Julius Sand, D.XIX.26, chronicle p. 167) announces the birth of her son
Lukas Johannes Gerl (D.XX.13.b.1)
on 13 July 2020 in Munich
Our sincere congratulations!
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Ingrid Sand (ooG.XX.33), chronicle p. 204 |
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| On 26 June 2020, Ingrid Sand (widow of Hermann O.T. Sand, G.XX.33, 1940-2014) celebrated her 80th birthday in Solln, the Munich City quarter for which she has over the past quarter of a century collected memories, organized guided tours, and written books; including her local cooking guide "Münchner Bräuche" in 1996 and (together with Hermann) the "Stadtviertelbuch" in 1999, and the legendary "Sollner Hefte". Many happy returns!
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Ton Jackson (E.XVII.29/b/viii.2b), chronicle p. 274 |
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| On 5 March 2020, our relative from the "Surabaya-Line"
Ton Jackson
(born at The Hague on 2 February 1938, descendant of Gottfried Wilhelm Sand) passed away in Heythuysen/Netherlands).
Burial at the Nature Cemetery of Bergerbos, St. Odilienberg/NL, on 11 March 2020.
Sincere condolences to his family!
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James Bruxner (B.XV.48.a.iv.1.1b), chronicle p. 295 |
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| On 21 January 2020,
James Bruxner
Commander of the British Empire (CBE), direct descendant of Sophie Christine Brüxner née Sand from Erlangen (B.XV.48, 1747-1806), passed away at Buntingford/Herts. near London. "Uncle James" took part in many Sand family reunions in Germany and Switzerland, and we owe him precious information on family history. Our heartfelt condolences go to his widow Carol, his two sons George and Tom and their next-of-kin.
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Amelie Sand (D.XXII.04) |
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| Cheerful news from the Rhineland: Tatjana and Joerg Sand (D.XXI.09, chronicle p. 168) announce the arrival of their daughter
Amelie Christine, born in Bonn on 16 January 2020
Congratulations to her parents and grandparents!
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On 2 January 2020,
Wieland Rüpplein (G.XIX.55.b, grandson of Heinrich Georg J. Sand jr.)
passed away in his 87th year after a long illness at Schwarzenbach-on-the-Saale. He was a dedicated researcher on family history, gracious host of the 9th Sand meeting at Schwarzenbach in 1981, and we owe him an abundance of records and publications on the family's history. Our sincere condolences to his next-of-kin!
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News from New Zealand:
Our NZ cousin Heather Rawiri Rutherfurd (descendant of Sophie Christine Bruxner née Sand, B.XV.48, chronicle p. 286/1.b) reports the arrival of a grandson in the family of her eldest daughter Holly Crombie:
- Taika Crombie, born 15 March 2019 (Taika means "tiger" in the Maori language),
and a grand-daughter in the family of her youngest daughter Tia-Rose Davis:
- Tiaré Maria Davis, born 3 September 2019 in Sydney.
Congratulations, and welcome in the Clan!
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Taika Crombie 2019 |
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Tiaré Maria Davis 2019 |
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Hermann E. Sand (G.XX.20), chronicle p. 201 |
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| Hermann Erwin Sand has published his lifetime memoirs in a new book, under the heading "Eine Philosophie des Glücks: Begegnungen - Einsichten - Reflexionen" (BoD Publishers Norderstedt 2019, ISBN 9783749416561, 100 pp. with colour illustrations, 5.99 Euros). Quid non speremus amantes?
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Fabio Sand (G.XXI.19), chronicle p. 202 |
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| Fabio Sand has completed his master in Slavic Studies at the University of Vienna with distinction, and since September 2019 teaches (in Russian) as lecturer at the Polytechnical University of Charkiv/Ukraine.
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Gisela Lorch née Sand (G.XX.30, chronicle p. 203) celebrated her 80th birthday this year, with a big family party on Lake Starnberg, Bavaria. Congrats to the whole Lorch Clan!
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Jeff and Madeline McLaughlin (H.XVII.58.c.ii.1), chronicle p. 231 |
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| Wedding picture from America:
On 10 August 2019, John F. ("Jeff") McLaughlin MD and Madeline née Powers Beery got married, both for a second time, in the port of Seattle/WA.
Our best wishes to the newly-weds!
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Marten Sand (G.XXI.4), chronicle p. 206 |
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| From 5 July to 9 August 2019, stage director Marten Sand once again managed the lakeside festival at Zieten Castle in Wustrau/Brandenburg, this time with a new production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night, or What You Will" (with Gesine Sand as Olivia, and the folk-rock group "Horch"). Here a picture from the 2018 festival, with Gesine, German Federal President Steinmeier and his wife.
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Requiem for our late cousin Diane, Countess Dobrzenský de Dobrzenicz (1945-2018, descendant of Viktor Arnold Sand, C.XVIII.14.c.iv, chronicle p. 306), to be held on 29 June 2019 in Chotêbor/Bohemia.
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Happy Family News from Berlin:
Janine Esther Wolf-Schindler from Landsberg (G.XVIII.84.d.iii.1, descendant of Johanna Wolf née Sand) and Stephan Schindler announce the birth of their daughter
Leonora Lucia, on 7 June 2019.
Sincere congratulations!
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Fabian Sand (G.XXII.11), chronicle p. 208 |
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| On 2 June 2019, Fabian Sand planted "his" maple tree at the Sand cottage near Seifertshofen in the Günz valley.
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Two hundred years ago, on 23 March 1819, the fraternity student
Karl Ludwig Sand (B.XVI.21)
assassinated for political motives the writer and Russian state counsellor August von Kotzebue in Mannheim. On the occasion, Dr. Ralph-Peter Crimmann (G.XX.15.b) gave a presentation on "Karl Ludwig Sand's murder of August von Kotzebue: causes and effects", with an introduction by Hermann Karl Theodor Sand (G.XXI.25), on 23 March 2019 at the fraternity house of Corps Arminia in Munich.
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Alban Tourny (C.XVIII.14.c.i.3b), chronicle p. 305 |
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| Merry tidings from across the Rhine: On 18 January 2019, Alban Tourny, youngest descendant of Elise Maria de Cadoine, Marquise de Gabriac née Sand (C.XVIII.14, Hoppenot branch), was born in Paris. Our best congratulations!
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Peter Max Carl Sand (1937-2018, G.XX.21), chronicle p. 201 |
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| On 27 December 2018,
Peter Max Carl Sand (G.XX.21)
former chief stage administrator at Schwerin National Theater, passed away in Wandlitz/Brandenburg. Ever since the fall of the Berlin Wall, he had participated in all our Sand family reunions. Our warmest sympathies to his close family!
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Diane Countess Dobrzenský de Dobrzenicz (C.XVIII.14.c.iv), chronicle pp. 140 and 306 |
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| On Christmas Eve, 24 December 2018, our dear French cousin
Diane, Countess Dobrzenský de Dobrzenicz, née Hoppenot (descendant of Viktor Arnold Sand, C.XVII.08),
passed away at Trappes-Versailles. Obituary in Le Figaro of 2 January 2019. Our heartfelt condolences to her next-of-kin, children and grandchildren!
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Katharina Sand (G.XXI.22), chronicle p. 207 |
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| On 16 December 2018, Katharina Sand (Geneva) gave a guest lecture on "The Future Landscape of Design" at the College of Design & Innovation, Tongji University in Shanghai.
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Théodore Hoppenot (C.XVIII.14.c.i.1c), chronicle p. 305 |
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| Jean and Alexandra Hoppenot (descendants of Elisa de Gabriac née Sand, C.XVIII.14) announce the birth of their third son Théodore, on 30 November 2018 in Lille. Cheers and congratulations!
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On 18 October 2018, our Swiss cousin
Sylvia Diehl-Fey
(C.XVIII.10.e.ii, grand-daughter of Emilie Hungerbühler née Sand)
passed away after brief serious illness in Zürich.
Our heart-felt condolences to her next-of-kin!
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On 13 September 2018,
James Henry (Jim) Rutherfurd
(descendant of Sophie Bruxner née Sand from the Erlangen line, B.XV.48.a.i.3a.b.i, chronicle p.286)
passed away at age 92 in Levin/New Zealand. Our sincere condolences to the family, with his 15 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren in New Zealand and Australia!
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Julia Isabella Sand (H.XVII.65), chronicle p. 241 |
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| On 8 August 2018, the New York Times published a long obituary for our American relative Julia Sand (youngest daughter of Christian Heinrich Sand from Erlangen, H.XVI.32), under the heading "Overlooked no more: Julia Sand, whose letters inspired a president". Although she died 85 years ago, her correspondence with former US President Chester A. Arthur was considered important enough for the Times to include her in its series of historical obituaries.
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Ceanu (G.XX.30.a.ii.1), chronicle p. 203 |
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| And here is to new off-spring:
Noemy (grand-daughter of Gisela Lorch née Sand) and Cedric Oonda announce the birth of their son
Ceanu
in Lörrach/Baden on 25 May 2018.
Heartily welcome to the Sand Clan!
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Carolin and Hermann Sand (G.XXI.25), chronicle p. 207 |
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| On 18 May 2018, Hermann K.T. Sand married Carolin-Sophie née Buerger, at the Maxlruh Hunting Lodge near Munich. Here is a picture of the civil wedding, flanked by Hermann's fraternity pals of Corps Arminia.
Cheers!
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Wolfgang Sand (G.XX.27), chronicle p. 202, and Andrea von Haniel |
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| On 15 May 2018, sculptor Wolfgang Sand presented his new fountain bronze ("Panta Rhei") on the premises of the Haniel power station in Haimhausen near Munich.
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Reynaldo (Rey) Candela and Emily McLaughlin (H.XVII.58.c.ii.1b), Chronicle p. 231 |
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| Reynaldo Candela and Emily Margaret McLaughlin (great-great-granddaughter of Emily Isabella Rossire née Sand, 1834-1914) celebrated their marriage on 14 April 2018 in Seattle/USA. Our congratulations to the newly-weds and to the American branch of the family!
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Jip Vlothuizen (E.XVII.29.b.ii.4.ii), chronicle p. 270 |
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| Pien Buurman van Vreeden (descendant of Gottfried Wilhelm Sand, E.VI.27) and Wouter Vlothuizen announce the arrival of
Jip Frederik Dirk Vlothuizen
on 21 March 2018 in The Hague.
Sincere congratulations!
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Wedding Bells from London:
Michèle Edith Wolf (G.XVIII.84.d.iii.2, descendant of Johanna Wolf née Sand) and Alex Ali Nasser celebrated their marriage in London-Islington on 13 March 2018.
Our best wishes to the new British address of the family!
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Peter Mayer-Bollinger (C.XIX.09.b), chronicle p. 143 |
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| On 6 February 2018, Peter Mayer-Bollinger, teacher at Mittelrheintal High School and chairman of Rhine Valley Adult College, passed away in Balgach/St.Gallen (Switzerland). He was a faithful participant in our Sand family reunions (and host of the 21st 'Sand Clan Day' in St.Gallen). We shall gratefully preserve his legacy; our heart-felt condolences go to his next-of-kin!
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Wolfgang Sand (G.XX.27), chronicle p. 202 - "Sure Step" |
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From 14 September to 20 October 2017, the Volksbank Dachau (Augsburger Str. 33-35) showed sculptures by Wolfgang Sand from the years 1987-2017, in an exhibition "Art and Bank: On a Tightrope". Watch the film, too, at <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5CFa2r4klo>.
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Jean-Anne Rossire (oo/H.XVII.58.b.iii.3), chronicle p. 231 |
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| On 2 July 2017, our American cousin
Jean Anne Rossire née McLaughlin
passed away at age 89 in Clemmons/North Carolina.
She had last been with us in 2003, at our 20th reunion in Mannheim, and we owe her many historical souvenirs of the family's New York branch.
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Happy News from our French relatives (descendants of Elise Maria, Marquise de Cadoine de Gabriac née Sand, C.XVIII.14, 1868-1945):
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and
Count and Countess Charles and Anna Clothilde de Vergennes announce the birth of their daughter Astrid on 16 June 2017 in Paris.
Congratulations, and welcome in the family!
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Ludwig Sievert (ooG.XIX.52), chronicle p. 194 |
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On the occasion of the 130th birthday of stage designer Prof. Ludwig Sievert (oo Hildegard Sievert née Sand), the Senckenberg Library of the University of Frankfurt exhibited a selection of his designs and figurines, from 15 May to 30 June 2017.
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Happy News from our British relatives:
George Bruxner (descendant of Sophie Christine Bruxner née Sand, B.XV.48, chronicle p. 295) and his wife Bella née Horváth announce the arrival of their daughter Theodora (Dora) Evelyn Bruxner
on 14 February 2017 in London.
Cordial congratulations across the Channel!
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Ralph and Lyuba Crimmann (G.XX.15.b), chronicle p. 200 |
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| On 31 January 2017 in Moscow, Dr. Ralph Crimmann (grandson of Hermann H.P. Sand, G.XIX.42) married Lyuba née Sirotkina, his second wife. All our good wishes!
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Eckehard Lorch (ooG.XX.30), chronicle p. 203 |
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| On 20 January 2017, biochemist Dr. Eckehard Lorch died after serious illness in Meersburg/Lake Constance. He was the husband of Gisela Lorch née Sand (G.XX.30), and a gifted painter and designer; here is his last self-portrait, on the design monitor, a gift from his children for his 85th birthday. The Meersburg Augustinum showed a selection of his pictures in a special memorial exhibition from 24 February to 31 March 2017.
Our heartfelt condolences to Gisela and their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren!
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The new action film "Out of Control" by film director Axel Sand (D.XXI.08, chronicle p. 168) has begun to run in the movie theatres in China. You can watch a trailer video on Axel's homepage <http://www.axelsand.com>. |
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Katharina Sand (G.XXI.22), chronicle p. 207 |
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| From 15 December 2016 to 14 May 2017, the Natural History Museum in Geneva held a special video portrait exhibition by photographer Nicolas Righetti, of prominent "Genevans in the Museum" - including Katharina Sand.
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Neylan Sami Lorch (G.XX.30.a.iv), chronicle p. 203 |
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| Happy tidings from Switzerland:
Nuran and Markus Lorch (G.XX.30.a) announce the arrival of Neylan Sami on 27 October 2016 in Basel
Heartfelt congratulations!
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Clarisse Tourny (C.XVIII.14.c.i.3a), chronicle p. 305 |
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| ... and from France:
Vérène Hoppenot (descendant of Viktor Arnold Sand, C.XVII.08) and Hubert Tourny report the birth of their daughter Clarisse, on 10 November 2016 in Paris.
Congratulations, and welcome in the Sand Clan!
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Joerg Sand (D.XXI.09) and family, chronicle p. 168 |
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| Wedding of Joerg Sand (in 2nd marriage) on 15 October 2016 (in Kleinvillip near Bonn) and Tatjana née Kennel from Mulhouse/France; with the two Sand daughters from the 1st marriage, Ronja (D.XXII.02) and Fiona (D.XXII.03)
All our best wishes!
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Peter H. Sand (G.XX.29), chronicle p. 203 |
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| 14 October 2016
80th birthday of Peter Sand in Munich -- with Elisabeth, Philipp and Fabian
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Lola Aurora Nina (E.XVII.29.b.ii.4.i), chronicle p. 270 |
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Our Dutch relatives, Pien Buurman van Vreeden (descendant of Gottfried Wilhelm Sand, E.XVI.27) and Wouter Vlothuizen, announce the arrival of their daughter Lola Aurora Nina, at The Hague on 11 August 2016.
Congratulations, and welcome to the family!
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Ingrid Sand (ooG.XX.33), chronicle p. 204 |
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From the Sueddeutsche Zeitung of 16/17 July 2016
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In June 2016, Katharina Sand (now a Swiss citizen of Geneva) taught a summer course on "business of fashion" as visiting lecturer at the renowned Parsons New School of Design in Paris.
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Tamara Crimmann (ooG.XX.15.b), chronicle p. 200 |
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| On 14 May 2016, Tamara Crimmann passed away after a severe illness at the Rosenheim clinic. She had been our loyal "court photographer" at many family meetings. And even though her last favourite project, a photo collection of the worldwide Sand family, will now go unfinished, we all have her pictures and will never forget her. Our heartfelt sympathies to Ralph-Peter Crimmann and their two sons in Prien!
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Our most distant relatives in Australia (descendants of Sophie Christine Auguste Bruexner née Sand from Erlangen, B.XV.48) report happy news from "down under":
Amaya Williams,
born on 20 January 2016 in Sydney
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| In December 2015, photographer Tamara Crimmann (ooG.XX.15.b) showed her new art film "I come", about refugees in Germany (sound track by actors of the Belacqua Theatre), at the Christmas fair in Wasserburg-on-Inn, Bavaria.
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Henry A. Sand (H.XVII.59), chronicle p. 232 |
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| Since December 2015, the collected Civil War letters of Captain Henry Augustus Sand (died at Antietam in 1862, eldest son of Christian Heinrich Sand H.XVI.32 from Erlangen) have been published, with over 50 illustrations, by McFarland Co., edited by Peter H. Sand and John F. McLaughlin. Price 31.50 Euros incl. postage if ordered online via code "SAND25".
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On 27 November 2015, our most senior family member Ria Sand (ooG.XIX.71) in Weiden celebrated her 100th birthday.
Many happy returns!
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On 24 October 2015
Elsbeth Ammann née Sand
(C.XX.02, chronicle p. 143)
passed away at age 90, in Zug/Switzerland.
Our sincere sympathies to her family.
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Ralph Peter Crimmann (G.XX.15.b), chronicle p. 200 |
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| Ralph P. Crimmann has published a new book on Karl Ludwig Sand (B.XVI.21) and his contemporary, writer and revolutionary Georg Buechner (1813-1837, Der Hessische Landbote), which he presented at our family reunion in Kempten; see also his encyclopedia entry on Karl Ludwig Sand in Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (Bautz Publishers, Hamm 2015).
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Annemarie Sochowsky (G.XVIII.84.b.i.), chronicle p. 191 |
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| On 8 August 2015, Annemie Sochowsky (grand-daughter of Johanna Wolf née Sand, and loyal participant in many of our family reunions), passed away in Bayreuth. Heartfelt condolences to her next-of-kin!
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Matthew McLaughlin (H.XVII.58.c.ii.1a), chronicle p. 231 |
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On 24 May 2015 (US Memorial Day), Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn/N.Y. held a 150-year memorial celebration for Civil War veterans - among them Captain Henry A. Sand (1836-1862, H.XVII.59, eldest son of Christian Heinrich Sand from Erlangen). Here is the banner with Henry's portrait; standing in front are our New York relatives (descendants of Henry's sister Emily Rossire née Sand), Matt McLaughlin and his children James (12) and Fiona (8).
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Peter Bruxner-Randall (B.XV.48.a.vii.1.21), chronicle p. 293 |
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| The New Year began with sad news from our English relatives: On 10 January 2015, solicitor Peter Dennis Bruxner-Randall (born 1927 in Mt. Abu/Rajputana, Major with the Royal Welch Fusiliers, and direct descendant of Sophie Christine Brüxner née Sand, B.XV.48) passed away after severe illness in Lyndon/Hampshire. A celebration of his life was held at All Saints Church in Minstead on 21 July 2015. Our heartfelt sympathy for his widow June and their daughters Belinda, Annabel and Nicola!
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Elizabeth Ingunza Montero |
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Our Peruvian cousin Elizabeth Ingunza Montero has published the second volume of her historical family novel, "El Tren de la Codicia" in Lima. It is the fictional autobiography of her great-great-grandfather Juan Manuel Montero (1830-1902), founder of Peru's legendary Tarapacá Railways (Ferrocarriles Salteros), whose sister Maria Natividad Montero married, at New York in 1864, Viktor Arnold Sand from St. Gallen (C.XVII.08). Their eldest son, Juan Victor Sand (C.XVIII.12) tragically died during an excursion in the Andes, of altitude sickness (soroche); his sister Elise Maria née Sand (C.XVIII.14) married, at Paris in 1890, the Marquis de Gabriac, Joseph de Cadoine, and thus founded the "French branch" of the family. They all appear in Elizabeth Ingunza's novel ...
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Kim and John Bientjes (E.XVII.29.b.vii.2 & 4), chronicle pp. 272-273 |
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| Christmas greetings from our Canadian relatives in Vancouver, Kim and John (Jan Herman) Bientjes, direct descendants from the "Surabaya line" of Gottfried Wilhelm Sand (E.XVI.27)!
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Hermann O.T. Sand (G.XX.33), chronicle p. 204 |
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| On 31 October 2014, Dr.phil. Hermann Oswald Theodor Sand passed away after brief fatal illness in Munich (see the obituaries in the Sueddeutsche Zeitung of 6/11/14 and 3/12/14, Abendzeitung of 7/11/14, Muenchner Merkur of 17/12/14). He was the real initiator of our family reunions since 1964, and his merits for keeping the family together and traditions alive will remain unforgotten. All our sincere condolences to his next-of-kin!
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Since September 2014, Fabian Sand (second from left, G.XXII.11, chronicle p. 208) has been enrolled in the "Bavarian International School" at Haimhausen near Munich |
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Wolfgang Sand (G.XX.27 - on the right), chronicle p. 202 |
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| A new fountain sculpture ("sun and beach") by sculptor Wolfgang Sand now stands on the main street of Haimhausen near Munich, where Wolfgang has his studio; photo with the sponsor, Thomas Erlebach.
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Constance Belton (E.XVII.29.b.vii.5), chronicle p. 273 |
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| Sad news from the "Surabaya branch" of the family:
On 1 September 2014, phil.drs. Constance ('Dickie') Belton née Bientjes - descendant of Gottfried Wilhelm Sand, E.XVI.27 - passed away at age 92 in Henderson near Auckland/New Zealand. We owe her much valuable information, a 1919 family picture, and an English translation of the "Javan" chapter in our chronicle. Our sincere condolences to her relatives in the Netherlands and in Canada!
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On 26 June 2014, passed away
Annemarie Hegner, née Sand (born in Bern on 12 October 1925)
and her husband, Dipl.Ing. Gerold Hegner (born in Zürich, 24 April 1921)
(C.XX.01, chronicle p. 143)
in Kappel on Albis/Zürich.
Heart-felt sympathies to our Swiss relatives!
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On 30 May 2014, passed away
Dr. Marc Paul Sand
(C.XX.04, born at Bern on 13 March 1932,
chronicle p. 144),
former Director of External Relations of the Council of Europe.
Sincere condolences to his family and to our Swiss branch!
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Tamara Crimmann (ooG.XX.15.b), chronicle p. 200 |
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| New photographs by Tamara Crimmann, "Bekannt - Unbekannt: Menschen aus Wasserburg" (Known- Unknown: People from Wasserburg) were shown at an exhibition at the Ganser-Haus Gallery in Wasserburg-on-Inn (Bavaria), Schmidzeile 8, from 25 January to 23 February 2014.
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Philipp Sand (G.XXI.20) with Fabian (G.XXII.11), chronicle pp. 206/208 |
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| The Medical Faculty of the University of Ratisbon (Regensburg) has conferred the habilitation (PhD / venia legendi) on Philipp Sand MD, as lecturer and specialist in psychiatry and psychoanalysis. Congratulations!
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Katharina Sand (G.XXI.22), chronicle p. 203 |
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Mathilde de Vergennes (C.XVIII.14.c.iv.1b), chronicle p. 306 |
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| Happy event on the French side of the family: Count and Countess Charles-Stanislas and Anna de Vergennes announce the arrival in Paris of Comtesse Mathilde, on 4 May 2013.
Félicitations sincères!
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'Pien' Buurman van Vreeden (E.XVII.29.b.ii.4), chronicle p. 270 |
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| Geraldine Frederiek Jikkemien ('Pien') Buurman van Vreeden, descendant of Gottfried Wilhelm Sand (E.XVI.27) and renowned cooking star at The Hague, has since 2007 been chef de cuisine in the private household of Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and his wife Princess Máxima. With the crown prince's accession to the throne in April 2013, she now becomes the Chief Royal Dutch Court Cook. Congratulations!
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Fiona Sand (D.XXII.03), chronicle p. 168 |
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| New offspring from the Ebnath line: Joerg and Melanie Sand (D.XXI.09) announce the arrival of their youngest daughter Fiona, born on 9 October 2012 in Euskirchen, pictured here with sister Ronya and proud grand-parents Walter and Waltraud Sand (D.XX.14). Congratulations!
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Suzanne Rossire McLaughlin (H.XVII.58.c.ii.1), chronicle p. 231 |
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| On 6 October 2012, our American cousin Mary Suzanne ('Sue') Rossire McLaughlin (descendant of Emily Rossire née Sand, H.XVII.58) passed away in Seattle/USA. She had been with us at the family reunion in Mannheim in 2003, together with her husband Dr. John F. ('Jeff') McLaughlin; to him and to their two children Matthew and Emily, our sincere condolences.
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Kurt Sand (G.XIX.51), chronicle p. 194 |
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| We mourn the death, on 4 April 2012, of Dr. Kurt Sand, orthodontist in Munich-Pasing, gifted water-colour artist and irreplaceable member of the 'Sand Clan' (portrait bust by his son Wolfgang Sand, G.XX.27). Our heartfelt sympathies to his wife Lisa and the whole family!
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Victor Rutgers (oo/E.XVII.29.g.vi.2), chronicle p. 275 |
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| On 15 March 2012, Victor Henri Rutgers MD, widower of our late Dutch cousin Henriette ('Etje') Rutgers van Diermen, passed away in Heerlen/Netherlands. Victor had been with us at our family reunions since 1999, and we shall miss him very much. Sincere condolences to his daughter Dorien van de Bovenkamp and all next-of-kin.
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Alice de Vergennes (C.XVIII.14.c.iv.1a), chronicle p. 306 |
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| Happy events from the French side of the family: Count and Countess Charles-Stanislas and Anna de Vergennes announced the arrival of their daughter Alice on 2 July 2011 in Paris; Jean and Alexandra Hoppenot announced the arrival of their second son Arthur on 17 July 2011 in Aix-en-Provence (both direct descendants of Elise Maria de Cadoine née Sand, C.XVIII.14). Toutes nos félicitations!
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Louis and Arthur Hoppenot (C.XVIII.14.c.i.1a & 1b), chronicle p. 305 |
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Theresa Stark (D.XX.11.b.iii), chronicle p. 167 |
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| On 23 November 2010, Andrea and Christian Stark (grandson of Hermann Julius Sand, D.XIX.26), in Stockdorf near Munich, had reported the arrival of their youngest daughter, Theresa (on the right). Meanwhile, the young lady already models on the cover page of "Eltern" magazine (July 2011)!
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Monika Raithel (ooG.XIX.60.d), Sand chronicle p. 197 |
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| On 29 June 2011, Monika Raithel née Albrecht, professor at the Dresden Conservatory of Music and wife of Prof. Hugo Raithel (G.XIX.60.d), passed away at the age of 70. She had been the gracious hostess of our Dresden reunion in 2009.
Our heartfelt condolences to Hugo and his family!
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Silvana and Axel Sand (D.XXI.08), chronicle p. 168 |
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| Wedding bells! Film director Axel Sand married Silvana née Schielke on 14 May 2011 in Berlin (and more than 120 guests attended the party in "Claerchen's Ballhaus" and "Nola's Café"). From June to November 2010, Axel has shot several new sequences of his action TV series "Alarm fuer Cobra 11: Die Autobahn-Polizei" for channel RTL. His thriller "Das Ende der Welt" (end of the world) was shown on RTL on 18 August 2011.
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Tino Sand (C.XXI.07), Chronicle p. 145 |
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| Tino Sand moved to Australia in 2010, and on 1 May 2011 opened his first local exhibition of photographic art, at the Sara Roney Gallery in Rushcutters Bay/Sydney ("Cross-Country").
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Karin Gardner (G.XVIII.84.b.i.1), chnicle p. 191, and Holger Albrecht |
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| Karin Gardner and Holger Albrecht (loyal participants at our family reunions in Regensburg and Dresden) moved to Cyprus in May 2010 and opened Kazzy's Currywurst diner, with German sausage specialties. Their customers are enthusiastic!
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Anton Zinkl (ooG.XX.26), Chronicle p. 202 |
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| Anton Zinkl, designer, e-composer, and husband of Kiki Gnuege-Sand (G.XX.26 - they were with us in Regensburg 2007) read from his new novel (with Hans Schlicht), "Ober sucht Frau", on 19 March 2011, at the Pasinger Fabrik in Munich.
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2010 began with very sad news: on 17 February, our dear English cousin Bridget Maher ('Biddy', direct descendant of Sophie Christine Bruxner née Sand, B.XV.47) passed away in St.Albans near London. She had been with us at the family reunions in St.Gall, Regensburg and Dresden -- and that's how we'll always remember her: open and cheerful.
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Bridget Maher (B.XV.48.a.vii.7.1b.ii), chronicle p. 290, at Wolfgang Sand's exhibition in 2009: on the left, with Peter Sand and her British-German niece, Alexa Kornau |
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Two more cases of mourning, alas: on 23 March 2010, Elisabeth Crimmann née Sand died at Grossgmain near Salzburg; and on 5 May 2010, her brother Frieder Sand followed her at Vorra-Adelshofen near Hersbruck. Elisabeth had been with us at the Coburg reunion in 2001. Both of them had inherited the family's artistic talents, and Frieder's self-portrait is in our 2005 chronicle (p. 327).
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Elisabeth Olga Crimmann (G.XX.15), chronicle p. 200 |
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Frieder Hermann Sand (G.XX.17), chronicle p. 200 |
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Edith Wolf (ooG.XVIII.84.d), chronicle p. 191 |
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| On 12 July 2010, Edith Wolf née Assmann (widow of Dr. Herbert Wolf, G.XVIII.84.d) passed away at age 93, in Pullach near Munich.
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On 24 July 2010, our French cousin, Comtesse Anna Clothilde Dobrzenský de Dobrzenicz (direct descendant of Elise Maria de Cadoine née Sand, C.XVIII.14, chronicle pp. 303 and 306) married Count Charles-Stanislas de Vergennes; the wedding was performed in the church of St.Jacob's at Chotebor, by the bride's uncle, Bishop Frantisek de Lobkowicz.
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Countess Anna de Vergennes (C.XVIII.14.c.iv.1), chronicle p. 306 |
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Countess Philippine Dobrzenský de Dobrzenicz (ooC.XVIII.14.c.iv.2), chronicle p.306 |
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| Happy event on the French side of the family: Jan Wenceslas and Philippine, Count and Countess Dobrzenský de Dobrzenicz (C.XVIII.14.c.iv.2, Sand chronicle p. 306), became parents of twins, in Paris on 24 September 2009: Paul and Eugénie.
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Thomas Bruxner (B.XV.48.a.iv.1.1b.2), chronicle p.295 |
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| Captain Thomas Michael Bruxner safely returned from a 6-months mission in Afghanistan with his army unit (youngest son of James & Carol, B.XV.48.a.iv.1.1b, and descendant of Sophie Christine Brüxner née Sand, chronicle p. 117).
On 19 September 2009, Tom's brother George Henry Alexander Bruxner (born 1974; he had joined us in St.Gall and in Regensburg) married Annabella ('Bella') née Horváth in Kestelhy/Hungary.
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Julia Bientjes (E.XVII.29.b.vii.3), chronicle p.272 |
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| On 15 July 2009, Julia Bientjes Ph.D. passed away in Bloemendaal, Netherlands. Born in 1915 in Sitoebondo/Java, as a direct descendant of Gottfried Wilhelm Sand (E.XVI.27), she taught German at the gymnasium (high school) in Haarlem near Amsterdam; her students adored her (every month, she would invite them to her home for "Kaffee und Kuchen und deutsch sprechen"). But she also told me that in the harsh occupation years during the war, she stopped speaking German; when somebody asked her something in German in the street, she would just shrug her shoulders, as part of her very personal way of resistance.
And on 8 September 2009, her niece Johanna Wilhelmina Victoria Bientjes ('Johke') died after a long illness in Dordrecht. She was born in Java in 1941, as daughter of Commodore Jan Alle Bientjes III and his wife Suzanna (E.XVII.29.b.vii.1), and grew up as a child in a war-time Japanese internment camp.
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Christopher Bruxner (B.XV.48.a.iv.1.1a), chronicle p. 295 |
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| Sad news from England: On 21 April 2009, our cousin Christopher John Bruxner (born 1927) passed away in King's Lynn/Norfolk; and shortly thereafter, on 13 May 2009, so did cousin Elizabeth Steskens née Maher (B.XV.48.a.vii.7.1b.iii, born 1937; she was the sister of Bridget Maher, who has faithfully attended the Sand family reunions since 2005).
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Hugo Raithel (G.XIX.60.d), chronicle p.197 |
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| On 17 March 2009, Sonata No.3 by Professor Hugo Raithel (grandson of Georg Friedrich Karl Sand III, G.XVIII.78) was performed at the Prague Rudolphinum, by violinist Professor Ivan Zenaty and Professor Monika Raithel (our hostess in Dresden in October!) at the piano.
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Rosemarie Ammann-Sand (C.XX.05), chronicle p. 144, with her father Paul Sand |
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| On 3 February 2009, Rosemarie Léonie Ammann-Sand, born 1935 in Bern as daughter of Dr. Paul and Léonie Sand (C.XIX.02), passed away after a valiant struggle with cancer at the hospital of Horgen-on-Lake Zurich.
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Ronia Maria Sand (D.XXII.02), to be added on p.168 of the chronicle |
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The next generation in the Ebnath branch: Ronia Maria (daughter of Joerg and Melanie Sand, D.XXI.09) was born on 8 February 2009 at 1:20 pm -- shown off here by her proud Grandma Waltraud!
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Eduard Scherrer (C.XIX.07.a), Chronicle p.142 |
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| On 22 December 2008, Eduard Rudolph Scherrer (grandson of Georg Wilhelm Sand C.XVIII.06) passed away after a long illness, in Allendale/New Jersey.
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Nuran & Markus Lorch (G.XX.30.a), chronicle p.203 |
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| Markus Lorch (G.XX.30.a, grandson of Richard Sand G.XIX.53) and Nuran Karkin were married on 19 December 2008, at Liestal near Basel/Switzerland.
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Feodor Sebastian Oliver Dossow (C.XXI.04.b) |
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| Yet another Sand relative from the St.Gall branch: Feodor, born 2 February 2008 in Strasbourg, son of Olivia Sand (C.XXI.04, chronicle p. 145) and Ruediger Dossow, and brother of Fiona Pamina Olivia (C.XXI.04.a, 2004).
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Captain Henry Sand (H.XVII.59) Sand-Chronicle p.213 and p.232 |
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| On 28 May 2007 (US Memorial Day), a special memorial event was held at Green Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, for all Civil War veterans buried there -- among them our Henry August Sand, mortally wounded at the battle of Antietam (1862) as captain with the 103rd New York Volunteers. His headstone monument has been restored, and his portrait and biography appear in a memorial publication by the Green Wood Historic Fund; see the article by G. Collins in the New York Times of 05/28/07: "Capt. Henry Augustus Sand ... made a major contribution to our country".
From September to December 2007, the Brooklyn Public Library (Grand Army Plaza) also showed pictures and letters of Henry A. Sand as part of its gallery exhibit, "Enshrined Memories: Brooklyn and the Civil War".
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Jamie and Fiona McLaughlin |
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Sand descendants overseas: Suzanne McLaughlin née Rossire ('Sue', H.XVII.58.c.2a, was with us at the Mannheim reunion) and Dr. Jeff McLaughlin report the arrival, on 6 May 2007, of their second grand-child: Fiona Anne Hutton McLaughlin, daughter of Matt and Clare McLaughlin in Astoria/New York, welcomed here by her brother Jamie (born 2002).
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Noelle Valentine Sand (C.XXII.01) with her happy mother |
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| Another Sand generation in Switzerland, too: Fabienne Ilona Sand (C.XXI.06, Chronicle p.145) and Rémo Durand announce the arrival of their daughter Noelle Valentine, born on 1 June 2007.
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Helen Hungerbuehler (C.XVIII.10.h) Sand-Chronicle p.138 |
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| . . . On 2 March 2007, Helene Marie Hungerbuehler (grand-daughter of Georg Sand XI) passed away in St.Gall, shortly after her 102nd birthday. She was our most senior relative, chronicler of the family's Swiss branch, and an active participant at the 21st Clan reunion in Appenzell, interested and mentally awake to the end.
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Alfred von Muralt (H.XVII.57.a.v.2) Sand-Chronicle p.254 |
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| On 25 January 2007, Alfred ('Fred') von Muralt passed away in Bern; lawyer, founder of the AvM-Flugreisen travel agency, and long-time member of Zurich's Saffran Guild. He also contributed to research on Sand clan history, by donating a photo album of his father's, Max Rudolf von Muralt (H.XVII.57.a.v, Sand-Chronicle p.249, picture on the left), who had paid a visit to the American Sand relatives in 1909.
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Max von Muralt and his aunt Alice O. Sand (oo/H.XVII.64) Nantucket/USA 1909 |
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Louis Hoppenot (son of Jean and Alexandra Hoppenot, C.XVIII.14.c.i.1) |
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| On 9 March 2006, the youngest offspring of our French branch was born in Aix-en-Provence: Louis Hoppenot (the wedding picture of his parents is on p.306 of the Sand Chronicle).
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Barbara Bates (H.XVII.58.d.i.3) Sand-Chronicle p.232 |
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| On 14 March 2006, in Wickenburg/Arizona, Barbara ('Bobbie') Butler -- widow of Phillips Lounsbery, great-granddaughter of Emily Rossire née Sand and guardian of many souvenirs and portraits of our American branch -- re-married (at age 82; her husband, Thomas T. Bates, is 85!).
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Ernst Mueller-Meiningen jr. (widower of Hilde née Sand, D.XIX.29), Sand-Chronicle p.166 |
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| On 10 April 2006, Dr. Ernst Mueller-Meiningen jr. passed away in Munich. Trained as a lawyer (his father was Bavarian Minister of Justice during the pre-war Weimar Republic), he was not allowed to practise under the Nazi regime; after the war, he became popular and legendary as a columnist of the Sueddeutsche Zeitung, honorary chairman of the Bavarian Journalists' Association, and member of the Bavarian Senate until 1979. Obituaries in the Sueddeutsche of 11 April 2006 (Heribert Prantl calls him a 'liberal ruffian' with an 'abundance of moral courage'), and in the Spiegel of 15 April 2006.
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Maria Elise von Sand (widow of Johann von Sand, A.XX.44), Chronicle p.113 |
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| On 30 June 2006, Maria Elise von Sand née Biegel passed away in Hoppstaedten-on-Nahe. She had been the last surviving name-bearer of the nobility prefix 'von' Sand, which the Frankfurt-Palatinate line (founded by Hermann von Sand III from Coburg, bookseller and publisher in Frankfurt-on-Main after the 30-Years' War, Chronicle p.101) -- unlike the Erlangen-Wunsiedel line of the family -- had never dropped. She was always proud of that name, and has now finally taken it along, given that her two daughters (Gisela and Petra née von Sand, A.XXI.27 and A.XXI.28) have assumed their husbands' family names. . . .
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Pien Buurman van Vreeden (daughter of Col. Gerrit B.v.V., E.XVII.29.b.ii.4.a) Sand-Chronicle p.270 |
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| On 1 October 2006, Geraldine ('Pien') Buurman van Vreeden -- an ergotherapist by training, and chief genealogist of our Dutch branch of Sand descendants -- opened her own business company called Pioen (Dutch for peony, her favourite flower), an exclusive gourmet cookery and catering service at The Hague. After finishing her university studies at Utrecht, she had gone to Paris to get a "grand diplôme de cuisine et patisserie" at the Ecole Culinaire Le Cordon Bleu, then worked for several top restaurants, and now is her own chef.
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Produced by Tino Sand (C.XXI.07), chronicle p. 145 |
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