Jakub's obituary
Kubo was born on June 25th, 1981, in Bratislava, Slovakia, and passed away on November 4th, 2023, in Potosi, Missouri during a rally-cross accident.
Kubo lived in Bratislava for 18 years before moving to Colorado in summer of 1999 where he lived until his passing at the age of 42.
Kubo is survived by his loving mother Ingrid, daughters Anna and Eva, ex-wife Lisa, younger brother Matej with wife Kristína and daughter Michaela, younger sister Petra with husband Shay and daughter Olympia. Kubo’s father Ľudovít passed away in September 2022 and stepfather John passed away in March 2023.
He was beloved by his uncle Gregor and aunts Eleonóra, Ivica and Patrícia with husband Ladislav. Kubo always took pride in being the eldest of twelve grandchildren of Ivan and Dorota Kravjanský: he will be missed by his cousins Urban, Nora, Petra, Veronika, Matúš, Šimon, Ladislav, Filip, and Ivan. To his family, he was known as “Kubko,” a term of endearment from his childhood.
Kubo always preferred the freedom of the outdoors to the rigidity of societal expectations. He loved returning to Slovakia as much as he could to visit his family and friends and to see his original home; to visit his favorite places, hike, and mountain bike his favorite trails and reminisce about his childhood. He loved camping and travelling around the United States, his newer home, seeking out new adventures and favorite new places. Kubo was also an avid traveler, a passion that was passed to him through both his parents and he longed to see as much of the world as possible.
Kubo will always be remembered by many for his lively and humorous personality. He made friends with ease, often bonding over common interests, mainly racing cars, good food and great beer.
Kubo’s greatest accomplishment in life was becoming the father to two amazing daughters, Anna and Eva. Kubo’s amicable parenting partnership with Lisa, his ex-wife, is a testament to their mutual dedication and love for the girls and serves as an example that others should strive for. Both girls are kind, thoughtful, compassionate, and they love a good joke just like their dad. Kubo shared his passion for the outdoors, racing and travelling with them, and they have many wonderful, but bittersweet memories together to look back on.
Kubo’s passing has hit his family, friends, and the racing community hard. Coming to terms with his sudden absence from our lives has been painful and difficult. We will all come across a funny joke or memory to share with Kubo, only to be struck by the startling realization that we no longer can.
So, raise a glass, and drink to Kubo’s memory (and know that Kubo would raise his glass and drink to your health), laugh, be adventurous and enjoy the best life has to offer.
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Kubo sa narodil 25. júna 1981 v Bratislave a zomrel 4. novembra 2023 v USA v štáte Missouri pri nehode v rallycrosse.
Prvých 18 rokov svojho života strávil v Bratislave a v lete 1999 sa presťahoval do Colorada, kde žil až do svojej smrti vo veku 42 rokov.
Za Kubom smúti milujúca mama Ingrid, dcéry Anna a Eva, exmanželka Lisa, mladší brat Matej s manželkou Kristínou a dcérou Michaelou, mladšia sestra Petra s manželom Shayom a dcérou Olympiou. Jakubov otec Ľudovít zomrel v auguste 2022 a nevlastný otec John zomrel v marci 2023.
Jakub bol milovaný celou jeho rodinou - strýkom Gregorom a tetami Eleonórou, Ivicou a Patríciou s manželom Ladislavom. Kubo bol vždy hrdý na to, že je najstarším z dvanástich vnúčat Ivana a Doroty Kravjanských: bude chýbať bratrancom a sesterniciam Urbanovi, Nore, Petre, Veronike, Matúšovi, Šimonovi, Ladislavovi, Filipovi a Ivanovi.
Kubo vždy uprednostňoval voľnosť prírody pred strnulosťou spoločenských očakávaní. Veľmi rád sa vracal na Slovensko, aby navštívil svoju rodinu a priateľov a videl svoj pôvodný domov. S láskou sa tu vracal na svoje obľúbené miesta, do kopcov na turistiku a na svoje obľúbené trasy horským bicyklom a spomínal na svoje detstvo. Miloval kempovanie a spoznávanie aj svojho druhého domova, Spojených štátoch. Bol vždy pripravený na nové dobrodružstvá. Po svojich rodičoch zdedil cestovateľskú vášeň a túžil vidieť čo najviac zo sveta.
Jakuba si mnohí budú navždy pamätať pre jeho živú a vtipnú osobnosť. S ľahkosťou nadväzoval nové priateľstvá a rád trávil čas s kamarátmi, s ktorými ho spájali spoločné záujmy, najmä pretekárske autá, dobré jedlo a skvelé pivo.
Kubo za svoj najväčší životný úspech považoval to, že sa stal otcom dvoch úžasných dcér Anny a Evy. So svojou bývalou manželkou Lisou udržiaval krásny vzťah postavený na oddanosti a láske voči ich deťom. Obe jeho dcéry sú milé, láskavé, súcitné a rovnako ako ich otec milujú humor. Kubo s nimi zdieľal svoje nadšenie pre prírodu, pretekanie a cestovanie. Aj vďaka tomu majú Anna a Eva množstvo krásnych spomienok, ku ktorým sa môžu vracať.
Kubova smrť hlboko zasiahla jeho rodinu, priateľov a pretekársku komunitu. Vyrovnať sa s jeho náhlou stratou je bolestivé a ťažké. Každý deň zažijeme plno momentov, o ktoré by sme sa chceli s Kubom podeliť a zastaví nás bolestivé uvedomenie, že sa to už nedá.
Takže zdvihnite pohár a pripite si na Kubovu pamiatku (a vedzte, že Kubo by pohár zdvihol a pripil na vaše zdravie), smejte sa, buďte odvážni a dobrodružní a užívajte si život plnými dúškami tak, ako to robil aj Kubo.