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Aurelijus Katkevičius’ farewell will take place on August 14. from 9 am to 4 pm at 22 Olandų Street, Vilnius Funeral Palace, the first weapons room. The urn will be removed at 4 pm, the funeral will take place at the Liepynpy Cemetery.
A. Katkevičius was also a blogger, polyglot, and one of the earliest public relations specialists in Lithuania. 1970-1981 studied at Marijampolė Rygiškės Jonas Gymnasium, 1981-1986. He studied at the Faculty of Philology at Vilnius University.
1990-1992 Advisor to the President of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania – Vytautas Landsbergis. 1992-1993 Consultant for the Danish consultancy Fyns erhvervsrad, 1993-1995. Vice President of the Lithuanian-Danish joint venture Linea artis.
Journalist from the Department of Literature and Art Criticism, responsible for the weekly “Veidas” editor. Together with former fellow journalists of the publication “Veidas”, he established a public relations agency UAB “DDB & Co. and Katkevičius”.
During the presidential elections of the Republic of Lithuania, he created the image of Rolandas Paksas, one of the most important image consultants during the presidency of R. Paksas, public consultant to the President on information management issues, who advised R. Paksas.
“It is hard to imagine that we will no longer have such a caliber in the public space, not just a journalist, but also an intellectual, and there is not even anyone who can fill the gap,” Roland Barys, editor-in-chief of Verslo žinios, told BNS.
“But one of the positive things is that his work remains, his memories remain, and I think the most important thing is that during his long career as a journalist, he has grown up with a younger generation who will continue to see the world deeper,” said R Barysas.
On social media, compassion is expressed by former colleagues, students, and recognized public figures.
Professor Andrius Vaišnys from the Vilnius University Faculty of Communication shared his memories of his former colleague.
“Aurelijus Katkevičius, who came to work with journalism students and taught copy editing for several years, was named a” knowledge center. “I remember a colleague as a very penetrating and witty critical interlocutor. I will always be grateful to the people who have contributed to the life of that study program through his actual work, and also to this personality. Rest in peace, Aurelija, “writes A. Vaišnys.
The political scientist L. Kojala also remembers the meeting with A. Katkevičius.
“After writing my first book, I was very happy when Aurelijus Katkevičius agreed to be a debater at his presentation. There were both precise observations and encouragement. Even without close knowledge, there was no doubt about the meetings and the texts: he is a person who is able to elegantly connect the wisdom accumulated in hundreds of books read with the global realities of today. An unusual combination ”, writes L. Kojala on Facebook.
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