8legs: Obituary

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Ivanna Maszczak, a Ukrainian-born librarian, died at 100 after a life marked by resilience and public service.
She endured seven years in a sub-arctic gulag at Magadan, Kolyma, for supporting Ukrainian independence.
After release in 1955, she moved to Britain in the mid-1960s and built a life in London’s Ukrainian community.
Maszczak worked as a librarian in London and later pursued painting and memoir writing.
Her life bridged Ukraine and the UK, underscored by a lifelong commitment to Ukrainian culture.
She remained connected to Ukraine through the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain and Ukrainian worship in Mayfair.
Maszczak published memoirs reflecting on her life and experiences, including Roads from the Past and Love and Pain.
Her husband, Wolodomyr Maszczak, died in 2012, leaving Maszczak with two nieces as survivors.
The obituary portrays Maszczak as dignified, warm, and humorous, with a resilient spirit.
Maszczak's early life included education during German occupation and forced resettlement under Soviet rule.

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Lloyd Le Blanc has died at 85, ending a long career as a sculptor and founder of a UK-based foundry.
He was known for large-scale bronze works and for casting for other artists through his Le Blanc Fine Art foundry.
British chef Raymond Blanc was among the sculptor’s biggest champions, commissioning works for Le Manoir gardens.
Le Blanc’s career spanned the US and UK, with a move back to Judith Drewry’s family farm in Saxby in the 1970s.
The Le Blancs established a sculpture garden in Saxby and ran the foundry as full-time sculptors open to visitors.
Lloyd Le Blanc studied at Yale and later taught sculpture, shaping his early career in both the US and UK.
Le Blanc died after a lifetime devoted to sculpture, cooking, politics discussions, and storytelling in Saxby.
Lloyd Le Blanc’s last bronze pour occurred at the age of 85, marking a lifelong commitment to sculpture.
Lloyd Le Blanc’s obituary highlights a life bridging American roots and British artistic life.
The Guardian obituary serves as the primary source for the summary of Le Blanc’s life and work.

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