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Juan Carlos Stekelman

New York, New York

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1936 - 2015Juan Carlos "Lali" Stekelman z"l and his wife Liliana were killed in a car crash in Buenos Aires, Argentina on the 19th Dec. 2015. Juan Carlos Stekelman led an extraordinary life. He was born in 1936 in Buenos Aires where he was raised along with his siblings, Anita, Chiche...

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For me he was the best Abuelo in the hole World and I miss him!

For most people, he was Lali, but to me he was Juan. He was my first boss and the person who encouraged me to aspire to do more and not to be limited in my thinking. He was a gentle man with a dry sense of humour and extremely cultured. Even after he went to Buenos Aires, we stayed in touch and I looked forward to his posts on Facebook and his annual Christmas/New Year card that would always be hand printed lithograph. I know that he loved his family and was very proud of the fine men and...

Lali Stekelman drawing on the lithography stone at Magma Print Studio in Buenos AIres, Argentina.

We still can't believe that He is gone. I adored Lali and I will miss him so much. I am a lucky young printer who could work with a great artist, a great man. Lali Stekelman was an exceptional man, charming and full of colour and He had the greatest sense of humor I ever seen. It was a pleasure for me to collaborate in his prints and to share and to spend time talking about life with him. We will miss him deeply.

My sincere