100 Aciu - Eddie Gudelis
Eduardas Gudelis Eddie (Dad) was born May 4, 1940 in Kaunas. His biological father, Jonas Kondrotas, was an officer in the Lithuanian army. He was arrested, sent to Siberia and later died there. Juze, dad’s mother, never knew what happened to her husband. Antanas Gudelis was there for her at this difficult time. She married him and adopted dad. As a family, they lived in refugee camps until 1949 when they arrived in Australia. The family first lived in a share house in the city (Kintore Avenue) whilst having a house built at 8 Princes St, Prospect. From a young age he was involved within the Adelaide Lithuanian Community – scouting, as a member of the Žilvinas Dancing Group and he also played basketball for the “Vytis” Sports Club. In his later years he was an ALB and Vytis Sports Club member. In his formative years, he was an altar boy and also had a private Catholic education at the Christian Brother’s College....