Klára Holcová ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** *========================================================================================= * *========================================================================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Second-year student of the Bachelor's programme in Archival Studies and Auxiliary Historic combined studies in Czech Language and Literature ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 30 May 2003 – 21 December 2023 (20 years old) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Klára was immensely passionate about her studies; she found her calling there. A girl full enthusiasm, always smiling and up for a laugh. A beloved daughter and sister, an excellent devoted friend. But let’s start from the beginning… Klárka, baptised as Klára Zdislava, was born in Prague into a family of natural scientists of four sisters. Her native languages were Slovak and Czech, between which she seamlessly A year after her birth, the family moved to Brandýs nad Labem. However, her ties to Prague and so Klárka commuted to the Primary School of St. Stephen in Prague 2 and then for eight Archbishop's Grammar School in Vinohrady. During her upbringing in the Christian faith, sh by the Brandýs priests Jan Houkal and Josef Hurt. For confirmation, which was led by the b of the Archbishop's Grammar School, Dominican Hyacint Ullmann, she chose the name Ester fo From a young age, she frequently spent time with her family in nature and on trips around Republic, Slovakia, and Europe. Her mother encouraged her interest in sports, teaching her excellently and also enrolling her in swimming and basketball. Klárka was tenacious and ex strong, which led her to join the Athletics Club of Stará Boleslav from the age of 13. She shot put, but also on discus and hammer throw. She was coached by Jiří Kreuter (2016–2018) Stanislav Pluhař (2018–2023) with his wife Jindřiška. In the last two seasons, she honed h shot put technique in Pardubice and Hradec Králové under the guidance of Milan Brzek. In y she won a total of nine medals at national championships. She also represented the Czech R international matches. Her personal record in shot put in the adult category is 14.23 m. Her first encounter with scientific work, which fascinated her greatly, was the developmen on the Reflection of the Pan-Slavic Movement based on the literary legacy of Pavel Jozef Š which she achieved 8th place at the National Showcase of Secondary School Scientific Activ time, she also helped at the Department of Geology and Palaeontology at the Faculty of Sci University. At grammar school, Klára was particularly interested in humanities and languages, especial history, German, English, and Latin. After careful consideration, she decided to study Arc and Czech Studies at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. From the second semester of studies, she began actively participating in the committee of the Prague student section o Archival Society and, with her characteristic enthusiasm, embarked on a job at the Archive of Prague, where, under the guidance of Zora Damová, she processed her first and unfortuna last fonds (German Men's Gymnastics Society Prague, 1888–1939). She wished to continue wor after completing her studies. From the second year, she added Hungarian as an additional l languages she knew would have been very useful in her archival work. In 2020, she became enthusiastic about archery, which she trained in the SK RAPID Prague c Luňáček from 2021 to 2023. She participated in four competitions, made it into national ra realised that a day only has 24 hours and set archery aside for veteran competitions. In t her life, she excelled in weightlifting. Representing the Sokol Vyšehrad club, she set a n the under-23 category with a performance of 100 kg in December 2023. Those around her perceived her as cheerful, witty, selfless, calm, and kind. She was surro friends and, due to her empathy, was able to bring together people of various temperaments adept at many things. Baking was one of her hobbies. She baked pastries for the Garáž café She enjoyed sewing. She avidly read, always preferring a classic book over an e-reader. Sh completed all prescribed reading and among Czech writers, she particularly liked Čapek and looked forward to the holidays when she eagerly read fantasy. She cheered for her favourit interested in public affairs, and enjoyed long sleeps. She wanted to learn analogue photog father, but they only managed to get as far as developing her first film roll. There were disliked – conflict situations, mathematics, long hiking trips that made her back hurt, an was able to patiently endure her health challenges – for many years, she had to wear painf to a congenital eye defect, she had poorer spatial vision. In the summer of 2023, she moved back to Prague with her sister Tereza, her long-time athl be closer to school and her jobs. She had several bold plans for the future. She considere law and philosophy, wanted to go on Erasmus to her beloved Germany, hoped to reach a stabl level in both athletics and weightlifting, and aimed for the Olympics in weightlifting. Sh partner but wished to have a husband and children in the future. The final farewell for Klárka took place on 5 January 2024, with a large attendance of fam acquaintances, and sympathisers at a mass at the Church of St Ignatius in Prague; it was l František Hylmar SJ, who baptised Klárka there 20 years ago and where she received her sch certificate in 2022. Her remains will be interred at Vyšehrad Cemetery. Read more about he of those who knew her well. Klárko, we miss you terribly. The evil that claimed a young student has also affected us. are alive, we are victims too. The Holec family