Paternal grandfather
1902 born in Zajecar, Serbia
1915 retreated over Albania on foot during WWI, with his family, a large part of the Serbian people and entire Serbian Army
1916 sailed into Marseilles with his brother Milutin
1916-1920 attended a high school in Villefranche, France
1920-1929 studied construction engineering in France and Belgrade and sang in the Academic Choir "Obilic" where he met his future wife Jelena Zivic
1936 married Jelena Zivic, whom he knew for over ten years by that time
1938 May 25th had a son, my father Milutin
1940s worked in the Ministry of Traffic and on several key railroad lines as a chief engineer
1947 one of the co-founders of the Yugoslav Direction for the Development of Railways
1950s chief projecting engineer in numerous railway projects awarded several high state medals for his knowledge and dedication
1962 chosen as a professor at Faculty for Mining and Geology of the University of Belgrade despite no previous academic career
1962-1976 regular professor at the University of Belgrade
1980 Dec 19th died in Belgrade