To the Czuczka family:

I tried to reach George in early January around the inauguration.  When I didn't hear back from him, I feared he might be unwell.  I am saddened to learn of his recent passing and I offer my condolences to all who are close to him.
Having said that, I am eternally grateful for having had the opportunity to develop a friendship and connection to him through his gracious generosity with his time and presence over the years since I discovered Imprints back in 1989.  I was powerfully impressed by the book, and when GWB was elected I called George at home and spoke with Mrs. Czuczka who put him on the line.  At that time my daughter had just moved to DC and I was planning a visit, and George agreed to meet for a chat.  We met each other at a shop near Dupont Circle, Teaism, which became our meeting place for a few treasured visits over the years.  I could write volumes about these talks, but I only want to share my appreciation and let you all know what a profound impact he had on my thinking, feeling and intuition about our country, the world, mythology, democracy, and the human psyche and its triumphs and foibles.  He was a prophet, without much honor in his own country, whose vision and analysis has regrettably come to be real in our time in terms of the shadow of American democracy.  Two conversations stand out for me, one of which was his delighted description of "First Day of School" celebration in Germany, when everyone takes the day off and parents go to school with their kids to honor the joy and importance of education and learning.  The other was when he spoke of the mythic dimension of the stakes for democracy and noted Iphigenia's plea to the Gods:  "Save me, and save your image in me."
Thanks forever George, for everything.
Ruthann Duncan

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George Thomas Czuczka

July 3, 1925 – January 28, 2025

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