Jan Doornik

1905–1941 (age 36)

Biography

Jan Doornik, born in 1905, carried the hopes of the interwar generation and sought to sustain the bonds of community even as the world grew more uncertain.

His sudden passing in 1941 left friends and neighbors to cherish the memory of his steadiness, and he is now at rest at Père Lachaise Cemetery amid the city he served.

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