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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\u00cd dag er kvaddur hinstu kve\u00f0ju tengdafa\u00f0ir minn og k\u00e6r vinur, Kjartan Sveinsson raft\u00e6knifr\u00e6\u00f0ingur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u00e9r er \u00fea\u00f0 enn \u00ed fersku minni \u00feegar fundum okkar bar saman fyrsta sinni sumari\u00f0 1972. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 n\u00fdlega kynnst einkad\u00f3ttur \u00feeirra hj\u00f3na og bar nokkurn kv\u00ed\u00f0a \u00ed brj\u00f3sti \u00feegar \u00e9g kom \u00ed fyrsta skipti \u00e1 heimili \u00feeirra \u00ed Hei\u00f0arger\u00f0i 3. En s\u00e1 kv\u00ed\u00f0i var \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0ulaus \u00fev\u00ed fyrr en var\u00f0i var Kjartan farinn a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a vi\u00f0 mig eins og vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0um \u00feekkst alla t\u00ed\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 vakti athygli m\u00edna hversu au\u00f0velt \u00fea\u00f0 var honum \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir nokkurn aldursmun a\u00f0 setja sig inn \u00ed hugarheim minn n\u00e1nast samstundis. \u00dearna kynntist \u00e9g strax einum af m\u00f6rgum g\u00f3\u00f0um eiginleikum Kjartans. Hann var afar f\u00e9lagslyndur og \u00e1tti einkar au\u00f0velt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 la\u00f0a fram hi\u00f0 j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0a \u00ed fari f\u00f3lks. Honum fylgdi \u00e6vinlega gle\u00f0i og hressileiki \u00e1 mannam\u00f3tum og engan mann hef \u00e9g fyrir hitt sem taldi sig ekki betri af kynnum s\u00ednum vi\u00f0 hann. Fr\u00e1 honum stafa\u00f0i einhver \u00f3l\u00fdsanleg hl\u00fdja sem la\u00f0a\u00f0i a\u00f0 s\u00e9r f\u00f3lk \u00e1 \u00f6llum aldri. B\u00f6rn voru honum s\u00e9rstaklega handgengin og ur\u00f0u miklir vinir hans, skipti \u00fear engu hvort um v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a fr\u00e6ndsemi e\u00f0ur ei. Kjartan sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r einhverju sinni a\u00f0 fa\u00f0ir sinn, Sveinn Sveinsson fr\u00e1 \u00c1sum, hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 svo barng\u00f3\u00f0ur a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i geta\u00f0 veri\u00f0 afi allra barna \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. M\u00e9r finnst \u00feessi l\u00fdsing eiga vel vi\u00f0 hann sj\u00e1lfan. Kjartan t\u00f3k \u00fat bernsku\u00feroska \u00e1 landsv\u00e6\u00f0i \u00fear sem n\u00e1tt\u00faru\u00f6flin leika hva\u00f0 lausustum hala \u00e1 \u00cdslandi en \u00fear hefur saga eldgosa og j\u00f6kulhlaupa \u00e1tt st\u00f3ran \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed a\u00f0 m\u00f3ta landi\u00f0. Fimm \u00e1ra gamall var\u00f0 hann vitni a\u00f0 K\u00f6tlugosi og lei\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 honum aldrei \u00far minni. An nokkurs vafa hafa bernsku\u00e1r hans a\u00f0 \u00c1sum \u00ed Skaft\u00e1rungu m\u00f3ta\u00f0 l\u00edfss\u00fdn hans og sko\u00f0anir verulega. Hann var \u00ed raun mikill n\u00e1tt\u00farusinni, bar mikla vir\u00f0ingu fyrir n\u00e1tt\u00farunni og lag\u00f0i sig fram um a\u00f0 kynnast s\u00f6gu hennar og \u00fer\u00f3un. Hann minntist oft fer\u00f0arinnar me\u00f0 , Sigur\u00f0i \u00de\u00f3rarinssyni jar\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ingi \u00fat \u00ed Surtsey til a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a eyna \u00e1 fyrstu \u00e1rum hennar. En \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 hann b\u00e6ri mikla vir\u00f0ingu fyrir n\u00e1tt\u00farunni taldi hann a\u00f0 hana b\u00e6ri a\u00f0 n\u00fdta \u00e1 skynsamlegan h\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1gu mannsandans. Beislun fallvatna og rafv\u00e6\u00f0ing til a\u00f0 l\u00e9tta m\u00f6nnum erfi\u00f0 st\u00f6rf taldi hann e\u00f0lilegt inngrip \u00ed n\u00e1tt\u00faruna. Uppgr\u00e6\u00f0sla landsins, einkum sk\u00f3gr\u00e6kt, var\u00f0 honum snemma hugleikin, og er n\u00e6rt\u00e6kt a\u00f0 rekja \u00feann \u00e1huga til \u00e6skuheimilisins a\u00f0 \u00c1sum \u00feegar liti\u00f0 er til \u00feess a\u00f0 tveir br\u00e6\u00f0ur Kjartans, \u00feeir Run\u00f3lfur og P\u00e1ll, ger\u00f0u landgr\u00e6\u00f0slum\u00e1l a\u00f0 s\u00ednum a\u00f0alst\u00f6rfum, \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00feeirra nyti \u00fev\u00ed mi\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 \u00ed allt of skamman t\u00edma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kjartan taldi uppgr\u00e6\u00f0slu landsins vera skuld okkar vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 vegna b\u00fasetunnar \u00ed landinu sem okkur b\u00e6ri a\u00f0 grei\u00f0a um lei\u00f0 og vi\u00f0 k\u00e6mumst \u00ed \u00fe\u00e6r \u00e1lnir a\u00f0 geta \u00fea\u00f0. \u00de\u00f3 v\u00f3 ekki s\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00feungt s\u00fa sko\u00f0un hans a\u00f0 \u00ed sk\u00f3gr\u00e6kt f\u00e6lust j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0 uppeldis\u00e1hrif, umhyggja sem hef\u00f0i g\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1hrif \u00e1 samf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 og s\u00ed\u00f0ast en ekki s\u00edst a\u00f0 gr\u00f3i\u00f0 land, einkum sk\u00f3gi vaxi\u00f0, la\u00f0a\u00f0i fram j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0 vi\u00f0horf f\u00f3lks til l\u00edfsins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00der\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 tengdafa\u00f0ir minn l\u00e9ti s\u00e9r f\u00e1tt mannlegt \u00f3vi\u00f0komandi voru \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 einkum tveir \u00fe\u00e6ttir sem \u00f6\u00f0rum fremur \u00e1ttu hug hans allan. Annar var rafv\u00e6\u00f0ing \u00edslensks samf\u00e9lags um og eftir mi\u00f0ja \u00feessa \u00f6ld en hinn var einstakur \u00e1hugi hans \u00e1 a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta gr\u00f3\u00f0urfar landsins og kl\u00e6\u00f0a landi\u00f0 sk\u00f3gi. Reyndar held \u00e9g a\u00f0 tilviljun ein hafi r\u00e1\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 rafv\u00e6\u00f0ingin var\u00f0 \u00e6vistarfi\u00f0 en sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktin var\u00f0 st\u00e6rsta \u00e1hugam\u00e1li\u00f0 en ekki \u00f6fugt. Hann kynntist snemma frumherjum \u00ed vatnsaflsvirkjunum og rafv\u00e6\u00f0ingu sveitanna, \u00feeim Bjarna \u00ed H\u00f3lmi og Eir\u00edki \u00ed Sv\u00ednadal. Minntist hann \u00feeirra oft me\u00f0 a\u00f0d\u00e1un, \u00fe\u00f3 hann leyf\u00f0i s\u00e9r a\u00f0 gagnr\u00fdna s\u00ed\u00f0ar einstaka verk sem hann haf\u00f0i teki\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed a\u00f0 vinna undir \u00feeirra stj\u00f3rn. S\u00ed\u00f0ar meir setti hann sj\u00e1lfur upp rafst\u00f6\u00f0var \u00ed nokkrum \u00e1m e\u00f0a l\u00e6kjum vi\u00f0 sveitab\u00e6i. \u00deessi kynni leiddu Kjartan fyrst \u00fat \u00ed rafvirkjan\u00e1m \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk og s\u00ed\u00f0an til Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar \u00fear sem hann lauk t\u00e6knifr\u00e6\u00f0in\u00e1mi. M\u00e9r fannst alltaf eins og hann hef\u00f0i tali\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 miki\u00f0 l\u00e1n a\u00f0 f\u00e1 starf hj\u00e1 Rafmagnsveitu Reykjav\u00edkur \u00feegar hann kom heim fr\u00e1 n\u00e1mi \u00ed Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0, en hj\u00e1 Rafmagnsveitunni starfa\u00f0i hann \u00ed \u00ferj\u00e1t\u00edu og tv\u00f6 \u00e1r sem deildart\u00e6knifr\u00e6\u00f0ingur. Honum f\u00e9ll einkar vel vi\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnendur fyrirt\u00e6kisins og samstarfsmenn s\u00edna og gladdist yfir \u00feeim mikla sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktar\u00e1huga sem rafmagnsveitustj\u00f3rarnir \u00e1 \u00feessu t\u00edmabili, \u00feeir Steingr\u00edmur J\u00f3nsson, Jakob Gu\u00f0johnsen og A\u00f0alsteinn Gu\u00f0johnsen, s\u00fdndu og komi\u00f0 hefur fram m.a. \u00e1 hinu st\u00f3rkostlega \u00fativistarsv\u00e6\u00f0i borgarinnar \u00ed Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rh\u00f3lmanum. Me\u00f0 starfinu hj\u00e1 Rafmagnsveitu Reykjav\u00edkur t\u00f3kst Kjartani a\u00f0 sameina \u00feessi tv\u00f6 helstu \u00e1hugam\u00e1l s\u00edn, rafv\u00e6\u00f0inguna og sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktina. \u00ed t\u00e6pa h\u00e1lfa \u00f6ld \u00e1tti sk\u00f3gr\u00e6kt Rafmagnsveitunnar \u00ed Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rh\u00f3lmanum st\u00f3ran \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed l\u00edfi hans. Rafmagnsveitustj\u00f3rarnir f\u00f3lu Kjartani yfirumsj\u00f3n me\u00f0 pl\u00f6ntun framan af og eftirlit me\u00f0 h\u00f3lmanum eftir a\u00f0 hann l\u00e9t af st\u00f3rfum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c1 74 \u00e1ra afm\u00e6li Rafmagnsveitunnar var afhj\u00fapa\u00f0ur minnisvar\u00f0i \u00ed Kjartanslundi vi\u00f0 f\u00e9lagsheimili Rafmagnsveitunnar \u00ed Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rdal um \u00fea\u00f0 \u00f3eigingjarna starf sem hann vann \u00e1 l\u00f6ngum t\u00edma vi\u00f0 uppgr\u00e6\u00f0slu h\u00f3lmans. Auk \u00feessa starfs a\u00f0 sk\u00f3gr\u00e6kt \u00ed Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rh\u00f3lmanum, sem hann sinnti fyrst og fremst \u00ed fr\u00edt\u00edma s\u00ednum, var Kjartan virkur f\u00e9lagi \u00ed Sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktarf\u00e9lagi Reykjav\u00edkur og sat \u00ed stj\u00f3rn f\u00e9lagsins um \u00e1rabil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kjartan var afar vinnusamur og \u00e1 me\u00f0an heilsan leyf\u00f0i f\u00e9ll honum aldrei verk \u00far hendi. A\u00f0 afloknum vinnudegi f\u00f3r hann \u00fdmist a\u00f0 dytta a\u00f0 h\u00fasinu, laga til \u00ed gar\u00f0inum e\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 hann br\u00e1 s\u00e9r \u00ed Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rh\u00f3lmann til a\u00f0 huga a\u00f0 pl\u00f6ntuuppeldinu sem hann anna\u00f0ist \u00fear um \u00e1ratugaskei\u00f0. Ef ekki l\u00e1gu fyrir einhver handverk sem vinna \u00feurfti e\u00f0a a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur voru ekki til sl\u00edkrar vinnu greip hann gjarnan \u00ed b\u00f3k. Hann var v\u00ed\u00f0lesinn og vel a\u00f0 s\u00e9r um flesta \u00fe\u00e1 hluti sem m\u00e1li skipta. Kjartan var mikill a\u00f0d\u00e1andi s\u00edgildrar t\u00f3nlistar og naut \u00feess a\u00f0 hl\u00fd\u00f0a \u00e1 verk g\u00f6mlu meistaranna hvort sem var \u00e1 t\u00f3nleikum Sinf\u00f3n\u00eduhlj\u00f3msveitarinnar e\u00f0a \u00ed r\u00edkis\u00fatvarpinu, sem hann unni mj\u00f6g og sag\u00f0i jafnan a\u00f0 hann teldi sig vera einn \u00feakkl\u00e1tasta hlustanda \u00feess. Kjartan fylgdist jafnan afar vel me\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0m\u00e1laumr\u00e6\u00f0u og haf\u00f0i \u00e6vinlega hressilegar sko\u00f0anir \u00e1 hinum st\u00e6rri vi\u00f0fangsefnum stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lanna. Hann skipa\u00f0i s\u00e9r \u00ed sveit Frams\u00f3knarflokksins og hlaut vi\u00f0urkenningu fyrir st\u00f6rf s\u00edn \u00e1 \u00feeim vettvangi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00dea\u00f0 var margt \u00ed fari Kjartans sem er \u00f3venjulegt a\u00f0 finna \u00ed fari samt\u00edmamanna. Hann haf\u00f0i r\u00edka r\u00e9ttl\u00e6tiskennd og sag\u00f0i sko\u00f0anir s\u00ednar umb\u00fa\u00f0alaust einkum ef honum fannst a\u00f0 m\u00e1lefnin v\u00f6r\u00f0u\u00f0u almannahag. Hins vegar hugsa\u00f0i hann \u00e1vallt l\u00edti\u00f0 um eiginhagsmuni, \u00fea\u00f0 eitt a\u00f0 eiga til hn\u00edfs og skei\u00f0ar fyrir sig og s\u00edna n\u00e6g\u00f0i honum. Hann var \u00ed raun hugsj\u00f3nama\u00f0ur sem hugsa\u00f0i hlutina \u00fat fr\u00e1 hagsmunum samf\u00e9lagsins eins og \u00feeir komu honum fyrir sj\u00f3nir. M\u00e9r fannst oft eins og hann v\u00e6ri g\u00e6ddur hugar\u00feeli \u00feeirra Fj\u00f6lnismanna sem \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu \u00f6ld vildu \u201e\u00edslandi allt”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9g \u00e1tti \u00feess kost a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast oft me\u00f0 Kjartani tengdaf\u00f6\u00f0ur m\u00ednum b\u00e6\u00f0i innan lands og utan. \u00de\u00e1 kom vel \u00ed lj\u00f3s hversu vel hann \u00feekkti s\u00f6gu landsins og var vel a\u00f0 s\u00e9r um flesta \u00fe\u00e6tti \u00ed n\u00e1tt\u00farunni. f huga hans voru \u00fe\u00f3 tveir sta\u00f0ir sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u mikla s\u00e9rst\u00f6\u00f0u, annars vegar \u00deingvellir, \u00fear sem hann haf\u00f0i teki\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00f6llum st\u00f3rh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0um \u00e1 \u00feessari \u00f6ld, en hinn var V-Skaftafellss\u00fdsla. A\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0 honum um bernskusl\u00f3\u00f0irnar var \u00f3gleymanlegt. \u00c1 fer\u00f0um erlendis \u00feyrsti hann a\u00f0 kynnast l\u00edfi og s\u00f6gu hvers sta\u00f0ar sem heims\u00f3ttur var.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00dea\u00f0 reyndist Kjartani miki\u00f0 g\u00e6fuspor \u00feegar hann kv\u00e6ntist eftirlifandi eiginkonu sinni, Berg\u00fe\u00f3ru Gunnarsd\u00f3ttur, sem studdi hann me\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0um og d\u00e1\u00f0, fyrst \u00ed a\u00f0 afla s\u00e9r menntunar erlendis en s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00ed starfi h\u00e9r heima og \u00ed \u00feeim fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rgu \u00e1hugam\u00e1lum sem hugur Kjartans st\u00f3\u00f0 til. Heimili \u00feeirra hj\u00f3na var einstaklega hl\u00fdlegt og hefur \u00e1vallt veri\u00f0 einn af eftirl\u00e6tis vi\u00f0komust\u00f6\u00f0um flestra \u00e6ttingja \u00feeirra. \u00dear var gestrisni og hl\u00fdja a\u00f0alsmerki auk andlegrar upplyftingar sem allir nutu g\u00f3\u00f0s af. Ef eitthva\u00f0 bj\u00e1ta\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00ed fj\u00f6lskyldunni \u00fe\u00e1 voru \u00feau jafnan bo\u00f0in og b\u00fain a\u00f0 r\u00e9tta fram hj\u00e1lparh\u00f6nd og l\u00e9tta undir me\u00f0 \u00feeim sem \u00e1ttu um s\u00e1rt a\u00f0 binda. S\u00ed\u00f0ustu misserin haf\u00f0i l\u00edkamlegri heilsu Kjartans hraka\u00f0 nokku\u00f0, s\u00e9rstaklega var honum or\u00f0i\u00f0 erfitt um hreyfingar en andinn var \u00f3bilandi sem \u00e1\u00f0ur. \u00c1 \u00feessu t\u00edmabili anna\u00f0ist Berg\u00fe\u00f3ra eiginmann sinn \u00e1 a\u00f0d\u00e1unarver\u00f0an h\u00e1tt allt \u00fear til yfir lauk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Miklir k\u00e6rleikar voru alla t\u00ed\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00feeim Kjartani og Ragnhei\u00f0i d\u00f3ttur hans og einkenndist samband \u00feeirra af gagnkv\u00e6mu trausti og vir\u00f0ingu. I uppvexti hennar studdi hann hana \u00ed hv\u00edvetna, mi\u00f0la\u00f0i henni af reynslu sinni og \u00feekkingu og innr\u00e6tti vir\u00f0ingu gagnvart \u00f6llu \u00fev\u00ed sem l\u00edfsanda dregur. Svo langt gekk a\u00f0d\u00e1un d\u00f3tturinnar a\u00f0 h\u00fan mun hafa teki\u00f0 upp \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1 unga aldri a\u00f0 nota frekar vinstri h\u00f6ndina eins og hann sem var \u00f6rvhentur \u00fe\u00f3 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri r\u00e9tthent. Svipu\u00f0 tengsl myndu\u00f0ust strax milli Kjartans og barnabarnanna sem d\u00e1\u00f0u afa sinn og l\u00e9tu einskis \u00f3freista\u00f0 a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta sem mestra samskipta vi\u00f0 hann og \u00f6mmu \u00ed Hei\u00f0arger\u00f0i. \u00c1st\u00fa\u00f0 \u00feeirra og umhyggja gagnvart b\u00f6rnunum var einst\u00f6k.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vi\u00f0 andl\u00e1t Kjartans Sveinssonar er margt sem leitar \u00e1 hugann eftir l\u00f6ng og n\u00e1in kynni. Hans mun ver\u00f0a sakna\u00f0 af okkur \u00f6llum sem \u00feekktum hann, en \u00feyngstur er s\u00f6knu\u00f0ur eiginkonu hans, d\u00f3ttur og barnabarna. \u00c9g bi\u00f0 Gu\u00f0 a\u00f0 styrkja tengdam\u00f3\u00f0ur m\u00edna og blessa minningu Kjartans Sveinssonar. Minningin um einstakan g\u00e6\u00f0adreng, sem vildi \u00f6llum gott gera, mun lifa me\u00f0 okkur um \u00f3komna t\u00ed\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Magn\u00fas J\u00f3hannesson.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Gr\u00f3\u00f0ur jar\u00f0ar sefur v\u00e6rt undir \u00e1brei\u00f0u veturkonungs. Br\u00e1tt mun s\u00f3larsprotinn me\u00f0 hl\u00e6jandi geislum s\u00ednum snerta frostr\u00f3sir vetrarins og bl\u00f3m sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0isins teygja anga s\u00edna \u00e1 m\u00f3ti birtunni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n S\u00f3larsprotinn me\u00f0 s\u00ednum glitrandi geislum sem gl\u00e6\u00f0ir allt l\u00edf \u00e1 \u00feessari j\u00f6r\u00f0u hefur misst m\u00e1tt sinn, \u00fev\u00ed s\u00e1 geisli sem skein sk\u00e6rar en allar heimsins stj\u00f6rnur hefur kvatt \u00feetta jar\u00f0l\u00edf. Bjarmi hans og ylur mun verma hj\u00f6rtu okkar um \u00f3komna t\u00ed\u00f0 og l\u00fdsa hinn \u00f3farna veg. Gu\u00f0 blessi minningu \u00fe\u00edna, elsku afi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Berg\u00fe\u00f3ra Magn\u00fasd\u00f3ttir.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Me\u00f0 nokkrum l\u00ednum langar mig a\u00f0 minnast g\u00f3\u00f0s vinar og fr\u00e6nda, Kjartans Sveinssonar, sem er l\u00e1tinn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kjartan hefi \u00e9g \u00feekkt n\u00e1nast s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e9g man eftir m\u00e9r en sameiginleg \u00e1hugam\u00e1l hafa dregi\u00f0 okkur n\u00e6r hvor \u00f6\u00f0rum \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu \u00e1rum. Segja m\u00e1 a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum erft vin\u00e1ttuna fr\u00e1 fe\u00f0rum okkar en milli \u00feeirra var \u00f3rj\u00fafanlegt samband. Strax \u00ed bernsku heyr\u00f0i \u00e9g f\u00f3\u00f0ur minn tala um Svein \u00e1 Fossi sem m\u00e6tasta dugna\u00f0arb\u00f3nda, sem hann \u00feekkti. Hans st\u00f3ri barnah\u00f3pur \u00e1tti \u00fev\u00ed ekki langt a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja mannkostina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kjartan var fr\u00ed\u00f0ur og karlmannlegur athafnama\u00f0ur og reisti hann s\u00e9r \u00f3brotgjarnan minnisvar\u00f0a me\u00f0 r\u00e6ktunarst\u00f6rfum s\u00ednum. \u00c1 hann mestan \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed \u00feeirri miklu gr\u00f3\u00f0ursetningu \u00ed Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rdalnum, sem n\u00fa er or\u00f0inn mikill \u00fativistarsk\u00f3gur, sem mun veita \u00f3komnum kynsl\u00f3\u00f0um skj\u00f3l og gle\u00f0i og hvetja menn til d\u00e1\u00f0a vi\u00f0 r\u00e6ktun lands og l\u00fd\u00f0s. \u00dea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i ekki \u00feurft marga jafninga Kjartans til a\u00f0 landn\u00e1m Ing\u00f3lfs sk\u00e6ri sig ekki \u00far sem eitt verst farna sv\u00e6\u00f0i landsins hva\u00f0 gr\u00f3\u00f0ur \u00e1hr\u00e6rir. Gaman var a\u00f0 ganga me\u00f0 Kjartani um \u00feennan una\u00f0sreit \u00fear sem hann \u00e1rei\u00f0anlega haf\u00f0i eytt n\u00e1nast \u00f6llum fr\u00edstundum s\u00ednum um \u00e1rabil. \u00deess ber a\u00f0 geta a\u00f0 yfirmenn Rafmagnsveitu Reykjav\u00edkur s\u00fdndu mikinn skilning \u00e1 \u00feessu mikla verki og studdu \u00feeir Kjartan me\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0um og d\u00e1\u00f0. S\u00ed\u00f0an s\u00fdndu \u00feeir honum \u00fe\u00e1 vir\u00f0ingu a\u00f0 setja upp styttu af Kjartani \u00ed fallegu rj\u00f3\u00f0ri \u00ed sk\u00f3ginum. \u00c9g bi\u00f0 Gu\u00f0 a\u00f0 blessa minningu Kjartans Sveinssonar. Um lei\u00f0 og \u00e9g \u00feakka honum \u00e1ralanga vin\u00e1ttu, sendi \u00e9g Berg\u00fe\u00f3ru og fj\u00f6lskyldu Kjartans m\u00ednar innilegustu sam\u00fa\u00f0arkve\u00f0jur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Karl Eir\u00edksson.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00c1stk\u00e6r fr\u00e6ndi okkar er l\u00e1tinn. A\u00f0 lei\u00f0arlokum viljum vi\u00f0 \u00ed Gunnarsholti \u00feakka Kjartani fyrir einstaka trygg\u00f0 og fr\u00e6ndr\u00e6kni allt fr\u00e1 fyrstu kynnum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Margs er a\u00f0 minnast \u00feegar liti\u00f0 er yfir farinn veg li\u00f0inna \u00e1ra. Margt ber a\u00f0 \u00feakka en \u00fe\u00f3 fremur \u00f6\u00f0ru einstaklega \u00e1n\u00e6gjuleg samskipti og samverustundir sem aldrei bar skugga \u00e1. Efst \u00ed huga okkar er \u00feakkl\u00e6ti og s\u00f6knu\u00f0ur er vi\u00f0 minnumst hjartf\u00f3lgins fr\u00e6nda og r\u00e6ktunarmanns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed vi\u00f0 munum eftir okkur var Kjartan \u00ferunginn l\u00edfsorku, gle\u00f0i og \u00f3bilandi \u00e1huga \u00e1 sk\u00f3gr\u00e6kt og r\u00e6ktun landsins okkar. \u00deessi mynd af Kjartani breyttist aldrei. \u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0ustu heims\u00f3kn hans til okkar \u00ed Gunnarsholt sl. haust var eldm\u00f3\u00f0urinn og hjartahl\u00fdjan enn s\u00f6m og \u00e1\u00f0ur. Hann var afar einl\u00e6gur ma\u00f0ur, opinsk\u00e1r og fr\u00e1 honum geisla\u00f0i l\u00edfsgle\u00f0i og kraftur og einstakur innileiki gagnvart fr\u00e6ndf\u00f3M og vinum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vi\u00f0 synir Run\u00f3lfs br\u00f3\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00edns minnumst og \u00fe\u00f6kkum trygg\u00f0 \u00fe\u00edna vi\u00f0 m\u00f3\u00f0ur okkar vi\u00f0 sviplegt fr\u00e1fall f\u00f6\u00f0ur okkar er vi\u00f0 vorum barnungir, og \u00e6 s\u00ed\u00f0an. Hvernig \u00fe\u00fa hvattir okkur til n\u00e1ms og til a\u00f0. yrkja landi\u00f0. Halld\u00f3r minnist me\u00f0 \u00feakkl\u00e6ti a\u00f0sto\u00f0ar \u00feinnar vi\u00f0 vinnu og sk\u00f3gr\u00e6kt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00dea\u00f0 hefur l\u00f6ngum veri\u00f0 g\u00e6fa sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktarstarfsins a\u00f0 hafa \u00e1 a\u00f0 skipa \u00f3s\u00e9rpl\u00e6gnum eldhugum \u00ed fj\u00f6lmennum h\u00f3pi \u00e1hugaf\u00f3lks. \u00dear hefur veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 verki s\u00fa framvar\u00f0arsveit sem \u00f3trau\u00f0 axla\u00f0i erfi\u00f0i og lag\u00f0i grundv\u00f6ll a\u00f0 fegurra landi \u00ed skj\u00f3li n\u00fdrra sk\u00f3ga. \u00ed \u00feessum h\u00f3pi var Kjartan me\u00f0al hinna fremstu. \u00dea\u00f0 sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktarundur sem n\u00fa pr\u00fd\u00f0ir Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rdalinn ber Kjartani afar fagran vitnisbur\u00f0. \u00dear \u00e1tt \u00fe\u00fa allan hei\u00f0ur og \u00f3teljandi vinnustundir. Vinnudagarnir \u00fe\u00ednir vi\u00f0 sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktina ur\u00f0u oft langir en gle\u00f0in yfir \u00e1orku\u00f0u dagsverki og gr\u00e6num lundum voru launin \u00fe\u00edn. \u00dea\u00f0 var s\u00e9rst\u00f6k unun a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a vi\u00f0 \u00feig um r\u00e6ktunarm\u00e1l. Hispurslaus vi\u00f0horf \u00fe\u00edn, hreinskilni og \u00f3bilandi tr\u00fa \u00e1 m\u00e1tt sk\u00f3garins er okkur \u00f6llum \u00f3gleymanleg en jafnframt ford\u00e6mi og hvatning um a\u00f0 betur m\u00e1 ef duga skal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fj\u00f6lskylda Kjartans, \u00e6ttingjar og vinir kve\u00f0ja hann n\u00fa me\u00f0 s\u00f6knu\u00f0i og \u00feakkl\u00e6ti fyrir a\u00f0 hafa fengi\u00f0 a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta samvistanna svo lengi. Minningin um \u00feennan g\u00f3\u00f0a dreng fyrnist ekki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsku Berg\u00fe\u00f3ra, Ragnhei\u00f0ur, Magn\u00fas og barnab\u00f6rn, vi\u00f0 sendum ykkur hugheilar sam\u00fa\u00f0arkve\u00f0jur er vi\u00f0 yljum okkur vi\u00f0 minninguna um g\u00f3\u00f0an dreng og fa\u00f0ml\u00f6gin hans Kjartans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oddn\u00fd, Sveinn og synir, Gunnarsholti.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fyrstu s\u00f3largeislar \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0asta degi \u00feorra \u00e1ri\u00f0 1998 l\u00e9ku um Kjartanslund og Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rh\u00f3lma. Logn, fegur\u00f0 og fri\u00f0ur. Greinar grenitrj\u00e1nna svignu\u00f0u undan \u00feunga hv\u00edtrar mjallar. \u00dea\u00f0 var sem \u00feessi gr\u00e6nu f\u00f3sturb\u00f6rn Kjartans Sveinssonar v\u00e6ru a\u00f0 s\u00fdna vini s\u00ednum vir\u00f0ingu \u00e1 andl\u00e1tsstund hans. Kjartan var einn af fork\u00f3lfum sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktar \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk og var \u00fea\u00f0 hans brennandi \u00e1hugam\u00e1l til hinstu stundar. Mun g\u00f6nguf\u00f3lk \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk nj\u00f3ta verka hans um \u00f3komin \u00e1r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ekki langt fr\u00e1 Kjartanslundi sat \u00e9g og horf\u00f0i \u00e1 tr\u00e9n \u00ed gar\u00f0inum m\u00ednum \u00feennan dapra laugardag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00ed huganum endurlif\u00f0i \u00e9g fagran s\u00f3larhring \u00e1 \u00deingv\u00f6llum vori\u00f0 1953. Vi\u00f0 Kjartan vorum \u00fear tveir vi\u00f0 gr\u00f3\u00f0ursetningu. \u00de\u00e1 var\u00f0 m\u00e9r lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 hann var ma\u00f0ur sem ekki eing\u00f6ngu tala\u00f0i um hugsj\u00f3nir s\u00ednar, hann framkv\u00e6mdi \u00fe\u00e6r l\u00edka. Hann haf\u00f0i \u00e1huga \u00e1 \u00f6llu milli himins og jar\u00f0ar og haf\u00f0i mj\u00f6g \u00e1kve\u00f0nar sko\u00f0anir, sem ur\u00f0u okkur a\u00f0 \u00f3\u00ferj\u00f3tandi umr\u00e6\u00f0uefni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kjartan kunni l\u00edka a\u00f0 hlusta og vir\u00f0a sko\u00f0anir annarra. \u00c9g minnist \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feennan vormorgun, er vi\u00f0 skri\u00f0um \u00ed svefnpoka okkar, \u00fereyttir en s\u00e6lir eftir fr\u00f3\u00f0lega og skemmtilega n\u00f3tt, a\u00f0 m\u00e9r fannst \u00e9g \u00feekkja Kjartan betur en \u00e1\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nokkrum m\u00e1nu\u00f0um \u00e1\u00f0ur kom \u00e9g \u00ed fyrsta sinn til Reykjav\u00edkur og ba\u00f0st gistingar hj\u00e1 Kjartani og Berg\u00fe\u00f3ru fr\u00e6nku minni. M\u00e1 segja a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 \u00feegar hafi myndast \u00f3rofa vin\u00e1ttu sem hefur veri\u00f0 m\u00e9r og fj\u00f6lskyldu minni \u00f3metanleg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Samverustundir \u00ed gle\u00f0i og sorg leita \u00e1 hugann a\u00f0 lei\u00f0arlokum. I heims\u00f3knum \u00ed Hei\u00f0arger\u00f0i 3 l\u00e6r\u00f0i ma\u00f0ur a\u00f0 l\u00edta l\u00edfi\u00f0 og tilveruna bj\u00f6rtum augum, \u00fear sem gla\u00f0v\u00e6r\u00f0 og l\u00edfsgle\u00f0i hj\u00f3nanna r\u00e9\u00f0u r\u00edkjum, og h\u00fasb\u00f3ndinn geisla\u00f0i af orku og krafti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kjartans er s\u00e1rt sakna\u00f0 af \u00f6llum hans fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rgu vinum, en \u00fea\u00f0 er huggun harmi gegn, a\u00f0 hann f\u00f3r me\u00f0 fullri reisn og h\u00e9lt s\u00ednum eldm\u00f3\u00f0i til hinstu stundar. Elsku Begga, Ragnhei\u00f0ur, Magn\u00fas, Berg\u00fe\u00f3ra og J\u00f3hannes. Vi\u00f0 hj\u00f3nin, b\u00f6rn okkar og \u00feeirra fj\u00f6lskyldur sendum ykkur innilegustu sam\u00fa\u00f0arkve\u00f0jur og bi\u00f0jum gu\u00f0 a\u00f0 styrkja ykkur \u00ed sorginni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hreinn Kristinsson.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00c9g \u00feekkti \u00f6mmubr\u00f3\u00f0ur minn, hann Kjartan, ekki n\u00f3gu vel. Mig langa\u00f0i alltaf til a\u00f0 kynnast honum betur. Alveg fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g var l\u00edtill var \u00e9g heilla\u00f0ur af \u00feessum karli sem anna\u00f0 slagi\u00f0 hoppa\u00f0i af k\u00e6ti og allt a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed h\u00f3fst \u00e1 loft og sveif um \u00ed d\u00e1litla stund. Hann haf\u00f0i rafmagna\u00f0a n\u00e6rveru og hugtaki\u00f0 gla\u00f0v\u00e6r\u00f0 f\u00e9kk sk\u00fdrari merkingu ef ma\u00f0ur hugsa\u00f0i til hans. E\u00f0a svo fannst m\u00e9r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Og \u00fea\u00f0 er fleira sem f\u00e6r lj\u00f3sari merkingu \u00feegar \u00e9g minnist \u00feessa fr\u00e6nda m\u00edns. Bjarts\u00fdni og kraftur, sem kenndur hefur veri\u00f0 vi\u00f0 aldam\u00f3takynsl\u00f3\u00f0ina, bj\u00f3 \u00ed honum og hann haf\u00f0i me\u00f0 s\u00e9r einhvern hei\u00f0r\u00edkan og drenglunda\u00f0an anda fr\u00e1 annarri \u00f6ld. Hann var af kynsl\u00f3\u00f0 sem f\u00e6dd var \u00ed moldarkofum, kynsl\u00f3\u00f0 sem s\u00e1 bjarmann af n\u00fdrri gull\u00f6ld og tr\u00fa\u00f0i \u00e1 m\u00e1tt sinn og megin. Kynsl\u00f3\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00f3bilandi dug og \u00f3bilandi tr\u00fa \u00e1 eitthva\u00f0 betra, betra \u00cdsland, sk\u00f3gi vaxi\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n J\u00e1, sk\u00f3gi vaxi\u00f0 \u00cdsland milli fjalls og fj\u00f6ru. \u00dea\u00f0 eru st\u00f3rhuga menn sem l\u00e1ta sig dreyma um sl\u00edkt. \u00edslenskir sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktarmenn eins og Kjartan sem vildu sj\u00e1 landi\u00f0 me\u00f0 augum landn\u00e1msmannsins. \u00edslenskir endurreisnarmenn. Eins og nafni sinn \u00d3lafsson var Kjartan Sveinsson mikill sundma\u00f0ur \u00e1 s\u00ednum yngri \u00e1rum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Einu sinni sag\u00f0i hann m\u00e9r fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feegar hann var \u00e1 L\u00fd\u00f0sk\u00f3lanum \u00e1 Laugarvatni, hef\u00f0i komi\u00f0 upp metingur milli sk\u00f3laf\u00e9laganna um sundkunn\u00e1ttu og Kjartan skora\u00f0i \u00e1 m\u00f3tst\u00f6\u00f0umann sinn, Reykv\u00edking a\u00f0 mig minnir, og spur\u00f0i hvort hann g\u00e6ti synt yfir \u00d6lfus\u00e1 fyrir ne\u00f0an br\u00fa. \u00c1 tilsettum t\u00edma var Kjartan \u00e1samt f\u00e9l\u00f6gum kominn \u00e1 oddann fyrir ne\u00f0an kirkjuna \u00e1 Selfossi, en Reykv\u00edkingurinn s\u00e1st hvergi, tilkynnti veikindi. Engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur synti Kjartan yfir \u201esk\u00e1hallt undan straumi, \u00fe\u00e1 fleytir hann manni \u00e1fram.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Svo sem ekkert m\u00e1l. Kjartan haf\u00f0i reynslu af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 synda j\u00f6kulv\u00f6tn. Heima \u00e1 \u00c1sum h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00feeir Sigursveinn br\u00f3\u00f0ir hans synt yfir Eldvatni\u00f0 \u00e1 sumrin, stytt s\u00e9r lei\u00f0 \u00e1 engjar. Og n\u00fa er Kjartan kominn yfir um, t\u00f3k si\u00f0asta st\u00f6kki\u00f0 og sveif yf\u00edr \u00e1 hinn bakkann. \u00dear er sj\u00e1lfsagt allt sk\u00f3gi vaxi\u00f0 milli fjalls og fj\u00f6ru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00c9g vil votta eftirlifandi eiginkonu hans, Berg\u00fe\u00f3ru Gunnarsd\u00f3ttur, og f\u00f3sturd\u00f3ttur, Ragnhei\u00f0i Hermannsd\u00f3ttur, innilegustu sam\u00fa\u00f0 m\u00edna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Benedikt Erlingsson Ieikari, Kaupmannah\u00f6f<\/em><\/strong>n<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00de\u00f3tt \u00e1rin hafi veri\u00f0 or\u00f0in \u00e1ttat\u00edu og fimm og l\u00edkaminn bori\u00f0 \u00feess \u00e1kve\u00f0in merki, kom \u00fea\u00f0 m\u00e9r samt \u00e1 \u00f3vart a\u00f0 Kjartan Sveinsson skyldi kve\u00f0ja okkur svo sn\u00f6gglega. En hann kvaddi me\u00f0 reisn a\u00f0 morgni laugardagsins 21. \u00fe.m. \u00fe\u00e1 alb\u00fainn \u00feess a\u00f0 fagna n\u00fdjum degi me\u00f0 konu sinni, Berg\u00fe\u00f3ru, \u00e1 heimili \u00feeirra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00dea\u00f0 gusta\u00f0i svo sannarlega af \u00feessum athafna- og hugsj\u00f3namanni alla t\u00ed\u00f0, hvort heldur var \u00ed einkal\u00edfi e\u00f0a starfi. \u00c1hugasvi\u00f0in voru m\u00f6rg, en auk \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lagsm\u00e1la \u00e1tti rafmagni\u00f0 og sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktin hug hans allan. Vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 b\u00e6ttist umhyggja og k\u00e6rleikur heimilisf\u00f6\u00f0urins og eiginmannsins. En \u00fear var Berg\u00fe\u00f3ra sto\u00f0 hans og stytta, svo sem h\u00fan haf\u00f0i einnig veri\u00f0 honum b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed n\u00e1mi og starfi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00dea\u00f0 var Rafmagnsveitu Reykjav\u00edkur mikil g\u00e6fa a\u00f0 f\u00e1 Kjartan til starfa sem n\u00fd\u00fatskrifa\u00f0an rafmagnst\u00e6knifr\u00e6\u00f0ing fr\u00e1 Katrineholm-sk\u00f3lanum \u00ed Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 1949. G\u00e6fa Rafmagnsveitunnar f\u00f3lst ekki s\u00edst \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e1hugasvi\u00f0in skyldu b\u00e6\u00f0i vera rafmagn og sk\u00f3gr\u00e6kt, svo sem flj\u00f3tlega kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00c1\u00f0ur en Kjartan h\u00e9lt til n\u00e1ms \u00ed Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 haf\u00f0i hann dvalist a\u00f0 Laugarvatni og Hvanneyri. \u00dea\u00f0 er sammerkt \u00feessum st\u00f6\u00f0um b\u00e1\u00f0um a\u00f0 \u00fear var snemma l\u00f6g\u00f0 r\u00e6kt vi\u00f0 rafmagnsm\u00e1l og r\u00e6ktunarst\u00f6rf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n N\u00e1ms\u00e1r Kjartans \u00ed Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 voru honum l\u00e6rd\u00f3msr\u00edk og \u00fear eigna\u00f0ist hann marga g\u00f3\u00f0a f\u00e9laga. En \u00fea\u00f0 sem honum var efst \u00ed huga vi\u00f0 n\u00e1msdv\u00f6lina \u00ed Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 var styrkurinn sem Berg\u00fe\u00f3ra gaf honum. Hann \u00fereyttist aldrei \u00e1 a\u00f0 segja fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hvernig h\u00fan studdi hann \u00ed n\u00e1minu ekki s\u00edst vegna takmarka\u00f0rar m\u00e1lakunn\u00e1ttu hans sj\u00e1lfs. Hann fullyrti oft vi\u00f0 mig a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i aldrei komist \u00ed gegnum n\u00e1mi\u00f0 \u00e1n stu\u00f0nings og a\u00f0sto\u00f0ar Berg\u00fe\u00f3ru. Reyndar or\u00f0a\u00f0i hann \u00fea\u00f0 svo a\u00f0 l\u00edklega hef\u00f0i h\u00fan \u00e1tt l\u00e9ttara me\u00f0 a\u00f0 taka pr\u00f3fi\u00f0 en hann sj\u00e1lfur og v\u00e6ri \u00fev\u00ed betur a\u00f0 sk\u00edrteininu komin. Sterka hli\u00f0 hans var au\u00f0vita\u00f0 t\u00e6kni\u00feekkingin og svo \u00e1g\u00e6tis st\u00e6r\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ikunn\u00e1tta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Flj\u00f3tlega eftir a\u00f0 Kjartan kom til Rafmagnsveitunnar var\u00f0 hann verkstj\u00f3ri g\u00f6tulj\u00f3sa og sinnti \u00fev\u00ed af \u00feeim krafti og eldm\u00f3\u00f0i sem einkenndi hann alla t\u00ed\u00f0. Verst \u00fe\u00f3tti honum ef sendingar af lj\u00f3saperum fr\u00e1 \u00fatl\u00f6ndum brug\u00f0ust. \u00de\u00e1 fengu \u00fdmsir or\u00f0 \u00ed eyra, innkaupamenn Rafmagnsveitunnar og a\u00f0rir \u201ebl\u00fdantsnagarar” \u00e1 skrifstofu fyrirt\u00e6kisins, en einnig innflytjendur og umbo\u00f0smenn \u00fati \u00ed b\u00e6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n S\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00e1 starfs\u00e6vi sinni hj\u00e1 Rafmagnsveitunni t\u00f3k Kjartan vi\u00f0 n\u00fdju starfi sem f\u00f3lst \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hafa umsj\u00f3n me\u00f0 t\u00e6knilegri bilanaleit. \u00deetta var og er vandasamt \u00e1byrg\u00f0arstarf en \u00fev\u00ed sinnti Kjartan af s\u00f6mu kostg\u00e6fninni og hinu fyrra me\u00f0 hina \u00e1g\u00e6tustu a\u00f0sto\u00f0armenn s\u00e9r vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0. \u00dearna kom t\u00e6kni\u00feekking hans ekki s\u00ed\u00f0ur a\u00f0 notum en vi\u00f0 umsj\u00f3n me\u00f0 g\u00f6tulj\u00f3sakerfinu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n En \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir vel unnin st\u00f6rf \u00e1 rafmagnssvi\u00f0inu, ver\u00f0ur \u00fea\u00f0 l\u00edklega al\u00fa\u00f0 hans og \u00e1hugi \u00e1 sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktarst\u00f6rfum sem halda mun nafni hans h\u00e6st \u00e1 loft \u00feegar stundir l\u00ed\u00f0a. V\u00ed\u00f0a hefur hann \u00fear lagt h\u00f6nd \u00e1 pl\u00f3ginn, en \u00e9g l\u00e6t n\u00e6gja a\u00f0 geta starfa hans \u00ed Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rh\u00f3lma og annars sta\u00f0ar \u00ed n\u00e1grenni Elli\u00f0a\u00e1nna. Kjartan h\u00f3f \u00feegar afskipti af sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktarm\u00e1lum \u00feegar hann kom til Rafmagnsveitunnar. R\u00e6ktunarstarfi\u00f0 \u00ed sj\u00e1lfum h\u00f3lmanum h\u00f3fst \u00e1 30 \u00e1ra afm\u00e6li Rafmagnsveitunnar 27. j\u00fan\u00ed 1951 en \u00fe\u00e1 beitti Steingr\u00edmur J\u00f3nsson, \u00fe\u00e1verandi rafmagnsstj\u00f3ri, s\u00e9r fyrir fyrsta sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktardegi starfsmanna. Hann gr\u00f3\u00f0ursetti sj\u00e1lfur fyrstu pl\u00f6ntuna en starfsmenn fengu \u00fe\u00e1 fr\u00ed fr\u00e1 st\u00f6rfum h\u00e1lfan dag \u00e1 \u00e1ri til gr\u00f3\u00f0ursetningar \u00ed h\u00f3lmanum. Svo sem von var reyndust vinnubr\u00f6g\u00f0in ekki eins fagmannleg og vera \u00feurfti, og kom \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed hlut Kjartans \u00e1samt a\u00f0sto\u00f0arm\u00f6nnum hans a\u00f0 fylgja \u00ed kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 og sj\u00e1 til \u00feess a\u00f0 fr\u00e1gangur allur v\u00e6ri samkv\u00e6mt str\u00f6ngustu kr\u00f6fum. \u00c1 \u00feessum fyrstu \u00e1rum var forma\u00f0ur Sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktarf\u00e9lags Reykjav\u00edkur Gu\u00f0mundur Marteinsson rafmagnseftirlitsstj\u00f3ri og unnu \u00feeir Kjartan vel saman a\u00f0 sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktarm\u00e1lum \u00ed h\u00f3lmanum, og reyndar einnig \u00ed Hei\u00f0m\u00f6rk. Samstarf vi\u00f0 Sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktarf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 hefur alla t\u00ed\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0an veri\u00f0 n\u00e1i\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feessu svi\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00datsj\u00f3narsemi Kjartans kom m.a. fram, \u00feegar hann fann einn af skj\u00f3lbestu reitum \u00ed Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rdalnum r\u00e9tt vestan vi\u00f0 n\u00faverandi F\u00e9lagsheimili Rafmagnsveitunnar. \u00dear h\u00f3f hann a\u00f0 gr\u00f3\u00f0ursetja trj\u00e1pl\u00f6ntur til uppeldis og flutti s\u00ed\u00f0an til annarra sta\u00f0a m.a. \u00fat \u00ed h\u00f3lmann. Gr\u00f3\u00f0urs\u00e6ldin var svo mikil \u00e1 \u00feessum sta\u00f0 og umhyggja Kjartans sl\u00edk, a\u00f0 \u00fearna reis flj\u00f3tlega kraftmikill og \u00fe\u00e9ttur lundur \u00fdmissa trj\u00e1tegunda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rafmagnsveitunni \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00fev\u00ed vi\u00f0 h\u00e6fi a\u00f0 hei\u00f0ra Kjartan \u00e1 afm\u00e6lisdegi Rafmagnsveitunnar fyrir nokkrum \u00e1rum me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 koma fyrir \u00e1letru\u00f0um steini \u00e1 \u00feessum sta\u00f0 og gefa honum heiti\u00f0 Kjartanslundur. Berg\u00fe\u00f3ra kona hans afhj\u00fapa\u00f0i steininn a\u00f0 vi\u00f0st\u00f6ddum m\u00f6rgum eldri og yngri starfsm\u00f6nnum Rafmagnsveitunnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eftir a\u00f0eins \u00f6rf\u00e1 \u00e1r ver\u00f0a 50 \u00e1r li\u00f0in fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktin h\u00f3fst, en allan t\u00edmann hefur Kjartan gengi\u00f0 um h\u00f3lmann, og b\u00e6\u00f0i haft \u00fear eftirlit og hin s\u00ed\u00f0ari \u00e1r gengi\u00f0 s\u00e9r til hressingar eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem heilsan hefur leyft. \u00c1 seinni \u00e1rum hefur mikill fj\u00f6ldi Reykv\u00edkinga gengi\u00f0 um Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rh\u00f3lmann og noti\u00f0 \u00fativistar \u00ed \u00feeirri parad\u00eds sem borgarb\u00faar eiga \u00e1 \u00feessum sta\u00f0. Og fram \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0asta \u00e1r hefur margt \u00feessa g\u00f6nguf\u00f3lks m\u00e6tt \u00f6ldnum manni \u00e1 g\u00f6ngu sinni um h\u00f3lmann en til \u00feess \u00feurfti hann tvo stafi s\u00e9r til trausts og halds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00c1 s\u00ed\u00f0astli\u00f0num tveim \u00e1ratugum \u00e1ttum vi\u00f0 Ragna margar \u00e1n\u00e6gjustundir me\u00f0 Kjartani \u00e1 g\u00f6ngufer\u00f0 um h\u00f3lmann e\u00f0a \u00e1 b\u00f6kkum Elli\u00f0a\u00e1nna. \u00dar svip hans skein \u00e1vallt sama fr\u00e1sagnargle\u00f0in, \u00e1n\u00e6gjan og \u00feakkl\u00e6ti\u00f0. \u00deakkl\u00e6ti\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 hafa fengi\u00f0 a\u00f0 eiga svo r\u00edkulegan \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed a\u00f0 gera Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rdalinn a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed sem hann er \u00ed dag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vi\u00f0 Ragna sendum Berg\u00fe\u00f3ru innilegar kve\u00f0jur okkar og bi\u00f0jum henni og fj\u00f6lskyldunni allri blessunar um \u00f3komin \u00e1r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A\u00f0alsteinn Gu\u00f0johnsen.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Vi\u00f0 fr\u00e1fall Kjartans Sveinssonar raft\u00e6knifr\u00e6\u00f0ings sj\u00e1 sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktarmenn \u00e1 bak \u00f6tulum li\u00f0smanni. Hann m\u00e1 telja einn af frumkv\u00f6\u00f0lum sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktar og trj\u00e1r\u00e6ktar \u00ed h\u00f6fu\u00f0borginni. Me\u00f0al annars lag\u00f0i hann grundv\u00f6ll a\u00f0 sk\u00f3gr\u00e6kt \u00ed Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rdal \u00fe\u00f3tt fleiri k\u00e6mu \u00fear a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ar. Sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktin \u00fear er margra \u00e1ra eljuverk hans og alla t\u00ed\u00f0 hjartans m\u00e1l. \u00dea\u00f0 var \u00fev\u00ed e\u00f0lilegt a\u00f0 Kjartan gengi til li\u00f0s vi\u00f0 f\u00e9lagshreyfingu sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktarmanna. \u00dear var hann traustur og einl\u00e6gur vorma\u00f0ur og fylgdi hverju \u00fev\u00ed er hann sinnti heils hugar. Hann var me\u00f0al stofnf\u00e9laga i Sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktarf\u00e9lagi Reykjav\u00edkur og sat \u00ed stj\u00f3rn \u00feess fr\u00e1 1969 til 1990. Var honum mj\u00f6g umhuga\u00f0 um velfer\u00f0 \u00feess f\u00e9lags og voru stefnumi\u00f0 \u00feess brennandi \u00e1hugam\u00e1l hans til dau\u00f0adags. Trygg\u00f0 hans vi\u00f0 m\u00e1lsta\u00f0 r\u00e6ktunar var \u00f3bilandi. Fylking okkar er h’ti\u00f0 eitt \u00feynnri og ekM s\u00f6m og fyrr \u00feegar n\u00e1vist hans og gla\u00f0v\u00e6r\u00f0 er fjarri. \u00de\u00f3tt sporin m\u00e1ist munu verk hans lengi s\u00fdniieg, tr\u00e9n sem hann kom \u00e1 legg halda minningunni vakandi. Fyrir h\u00f6nd Sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktarf\u00e9lags Reykjav\u00edkur flyt \u00e9g honum \u00feakkir fyrir allt \u00fea\u00f0 er hann vann f\u00e9laginu og sendi fj\u00f6lskyldu hans sam\u00fa\u00f0arkve\u00f0jur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0F.h. Sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktarf\u00e9lags Reykjav\u00edkur, \u00c1sgeir Svanbergsson.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kve\u00f0ja fr\u00e1 Sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktarf\u00e9lagi \u00cdslands<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kjartan Sveinsson haf\u00f0i sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktarhugsj\u00f3nina a\u00f0 lei\u00f0arlj\u00f3si og l\u00e9t til s\u00edn taka \u00e1 \u00feeim vettvangi af heilum hug, l\u00edka eftir a\u00f0 hinni hef\u00f0bundnu starfs\u00e6vi lauk. Hann var \u00ed h\u00f3pi brautry\u00f0jenda, sem v\u00f6ldu s\u00e9r \u00e1 fyrri hluta aldarinnar a\u00f0 ganga \u00ed li\u00f0 me\u00f0 hinum j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0u n\u00e1tt\u00faru\u00f6flum og var alla t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00e1kafur m\u00e1lsvari sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktar \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed hugl\u00e6gum skilningi og \u00ed verkum s\u00ednum. Me\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0u ford\u00e6mi og af eldlegum \u00e1huga haf\u00f0i hann \u00e1hrif \u00e1 afst\u00f6\u00f0u almennings til uppgr\u00e6\u00f0slu og trj\u00e1- og sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktar \u00e1 gern\u00fdttu, \u00f3gr\u00f3nu landi og s\u00e9r \u00feess ekki hva\u00f0 s\u00edst merki h\u00e9r \u00e1 h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgarsv\u00e6\u00f0inu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hann var \u00ed h\u00f3pi \u00feeirra forg\u00f6ngumanna um endurheimt sk\u00f3ga, sem v\u00f6ktu athygli forr\u00e1\u00f0amanna Reykjav\u00edkurborgar um mi\u00f0ja \u00f6ldina \u00e1 \u00feeirri sta\u00f0reynd a\u00f0 l\u00edti\u00f0 mundi okkur ver\u00f0a \u00e1gengt \u00ed bar\u00e1ttunni vi\u00f0 gr\u00f3\u00f0ur- og jar\u00f0vegsey\u00f0ingu ef ekki k\u00e6mi til \u00e1hugi og samsta\u00f0a almennings vi\u00f0 m\u00e1lsta\u00f0inn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kjartan starfa\u00f0i \u00e1 vegum Rafmagnsveitu Reykjav\u00edkur um \u00e1ratuga skei\u00f0 og naut \u00feess a\u00f0 vinnuveitendur \u00e1 \u00feeim b\u00e6 skildu mikilv\u00e6gi sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktar og l\u00f6g\u00f0u henni li\u00f0 \u00e1 margan h\u00e1tt. Kjartan var li\u00f0sma\u00f0ur Sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktarf\u00e9lags Reykjav\u00edkur og \u00e1samt f\u00e9l\u00f6gum s\u00ednum \u00fear beitti hann s\u00e9r fyrir sk\u00f3g- og trj\u00e1r\u00e6kt v\u00ed\u00f0a \u00ed h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgarlandinu. N\u00e6rt\u00e6kasta d\u00e6mi\u00f0 er Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rdalurinn \u00fear sem honum var falin umsj\u00f3n jafnframt daglegum st\u00f6rfum hj\u00e1 Rafveitunni. Dalurinn er n\u00fa or\u00f0inn f\u00f6gur gr\u00f3\u00f0urvin og eftirs\u00f3ttur \u00fativistarsta\u00f0ur Reykv\u00edkinga, sem f\u00e6stir vilja \u00e1n vera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vi\u00f0 \u00e6vilok \u00feessa hugumpr\u00fa\u00f0a f\u00e9laga og bar\u00e1ttumanns viljum vi\u00f0 \u00feakka g\u00f3\u00f0 kynni. Hans ver\u00f0ur lengi minnst \u00ed r\u00f6\u00f0um sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktarmanna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fj\u00f6lskyldu Kjartans Sveinssonar sendum vi\u00f0 innilegar sam\u00fa\u00f0arkve\u00f0jur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hulda Valt\u00fdsd\u00f3ttir, forma\u00f0ur Sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktarf\u00e9lags \u00cdslands.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n D\u00e1narfregnir minna alltaf \u00e1 hverfulleika og vinaskilna\u00f0. Ef s\u00e1 sem l\u00e1tinn er \u00e1tti samlei\u00f0 me\u00f0 okkur langan veg e\u00f0a skamman \u00fe\u00e1 sta\u00f0n\u00e6mast menn vi\u00f0 andartak \u00ed \u00f6nn dagsins og leyfa huganum a\u00f0 hverfa til li\u00f0inna daga. \u00deannig f\u00f3r okkur g\u00f6mlum vinnuf\u00e9l\u00f6gum Kjartans Sveinssonar deildart\u00e6knifr\u00e6\u00f0ings \u00feegar vi\u00f0 heyr\u00f0um a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri l\u00e1tinn. Kjartan kom til starfa hj\u00e1 Rafmagnsveitu Reykjav\u00edkur \u00ed \u00e1g\u00fast 1949 og starfa\u00f0i samfellt til \u00e1ram\u00f3ta 1980-1981, en \u00fe\u00e1 haf\u00f0i hann loki\u00f0 starfst\u00edma s\u00ednum hj\u00e1 fyrirt\u00e6kinu. Kjartan vann um t\u00edma \u00ed spennist\u00f6\u00f0vardeild en var um \u00e1rabil yfirma\u00f0ur g\u00f6tul\u00fdsingar en lengst af starfa\u00f0i hann vi\u00f0 b\u00edlam\u00e6lingar. Vi\u00f0 \u00feetta starf naut \u00feekking Kjartans s\u00edn vel \u00fev\u00ed starfi\u00f0 kraf\u00f0ist n\u00e1kv\u00e6mni \u00ed \u00fatreikningum og samviskusemi. \u00c1 \u00feessum fyrstu \u00e1rum voru bilanaleitart\u00e6kin \u00f3fullkomin \u00ed samanbur\u00f0i vi\u00f0 \u00feau t\u00e6ki sem m\u00e6ladeildin hefur yfir a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0a \u00ed dag. Samt var \u00fea\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00f3l\u00edkindum hve m\u00e6lingar Kjartans og starfsmanna hans skilu\u00f0u r\u00e9ttum m\u00e6lingum me\u00f0 \u00feessum \u00f3fullkomnu t\u00e6kjum. \u00deegar bilun ver\u00f0ur \u00ed jar\u00f0streng er ekkert h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 gera fyrr en m\u00e6lingar liggja fyrir um sta\u00f0setningu bilunar. \u00dea\u00f0 veltur \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1 miklu a\u00f0 m\u00e6lingar s\u00e9u r\u00e9ttar \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 er seinlegt verk a\u00f0 berja upp har\u00f0ar g\u00f6tur \u00e1 vetrum \u00ed leit a\u00f0 bilun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eitt st\u00e6rsta \u00e1hugam\u00e1l Kjartans alla \u00e6vi var sk\u00f3gr\u00e6kt en \u00fear naut Rafmagnsveitan g\u00f3\u00f0s af \u00feekkingu hans og eldm\u00f3\u00f0i sem \u00e1ttu s\u00e9r engin takm\u00f6rk. Kjartan s\u00fdndi mikla eljusemi \u00ed sk\u00f3gr\u00e6kt Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rdalsins og \u00e1rum saman var hann \u00ed forystusveit starfsmanna sem leiddu gr\u00f3\u00f0ursetningarstarfi\u00f0 \u00ed Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rh\u00f3lmum er r\u00e6ktunarstarf h\u00f3fst \u00fear fyrir fj\u00f6rut\u00edu og sex \u00e1rum fyrir atbeina Steingr\u00edms J\u00f3nssonar fyrrum rafmagnsstj\u00f3ra. \u00c1 hverju sumri \u00feegar j\u00f6r\u00f0 kl\u00e6ddist sumarskr\u00fa\u00f0a fj\u00f6lmenntu starfsmenn einn dag til gr\u00f3\u00f0ursetningar \u00ed h\u00f3lmunum. \u00dearna ur\u00f0u oft fyrstu kynni ungra manna af trj\u00e1r\u00e6kt og sumir fengu bakter\u00eduna sem hefur enst \u00feeim fram \u00e1 \u00feennan dag. Kjartan deildi \u00fat \u00e1bur\u00f0i og trj\u00e1pl\u00f6ntum til gr\u00f3\u00f0ursetningar og l\u00e9t nokkur kr\u00f6ftug heilr\u00e6\u00f0i fylgja til okkar vi\u00f0vaninganna. N\u00fa er kominn g\u00f3\u00f0ur trj\u00e1gr\u00f3\u00f0ur \u00fear sem \u00e1\u00f0ur var berangur a\u00f0 st\u00e6rstum hluta. Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rdalurinn er n\u00fa eitt vins\u00e6lasta \u00fativistarsv\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed mi\u00f0ju borgarlandinu allan \u00e1rsins hring. S\u00e9rstakur lundur var ger\u00f0ur Kjartani til hei\u00f0urs \u00ed n\u00e1grenni vi\u00f0 f\u00e9lagsheimili starfsmanna; Kjartanslundur, og var \u00e1letra\u00f0ur steinn afhj\u00fapa\u00f0ur \u00fear \u00e1 sj\u00f6t\u00edu og fj\u00f6gurra \u00e1ra afm\u00e6li Rafmagnsveitunnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kjartan haf\u00f0i eftirlit me\u00f0 h\u00f3lmanum eftir a\u00f0 hann lauk starfi s\u00ednu hj\u00e1 fyrirt\u00e6kinu, grisja\u00f0i sk\u00f3ginn og s\u00e1 um \u00e1bur\u00f0ardreifingu fyrstu \u00e1rin. \u00c9g veit a\u00f0 hann kunni vel a\u00f0 meta \u00fe\u00e6r \u00f3skir yfirmanna sinna a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i \u00feetta starf me\u00f0 h\u00f6ndum \u00e1 me\u00f0an a\u00f0 heilsan leyf\u00f0i. Kjartan var einn af frumbyggjum \u00ed Sm\u00e1\u00edb\u00fa\u00f0ahverfinu sem \u00e1ttu \u00fea\u00f0 sameiginlegt a\u00f0 koma s\u00e9r upp h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0i me\u00f0 eigin vinnu. \u00deetta var nokku\u00f0 s\u00e9rstakt hverfi, st\u00e6r\u00f0 h\u00fasanna var mi\u00f0u\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00fearfir og efnahag byggjenda og m\u00e1 fullv\u00edst telja a\u00f0 \u00feetta framtak borgarinnar hafi gert m\u00f6rgum kleift a\u00f0 koma \u00feaki yfir sig og a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a efnahagslega sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0ir. Atvikin h\u00f6gu\u00f0u \u00fev\u00ed svo a\u00f0 nokkrir starfsmenn RR fengu \u00fathluta\u00f0 l\u00f3\u00f0um \u00ed hverfinu sem l\u00e1gu saman. \u00deetta styrkti samhj\u00e1lp me\u00f0al vinnuf\u00e9laga og vinnuskipti komu alltaf \u00ed sta\u00f0inn fyrir peninga sem voru af skornum skammti \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edma. \u00c9g bygg\u00f0i \u00fearna \u00e1samt f\u00f3\u00f0ur m\u00ednum og bjuggum vi\u00f0 og fj\u00f6lskylda m\u00edn \u00ed n\u00e1b\u00fdli vi\u00f0 Kjartan og Arna Magn\u00fasson fyrrum verkstj\u00f3ra hj\u00e1 RR. Fleiri starfsmenn bjuggu ne\u00f0ar \u00ed g\u00f6tunni. \u00dea\u00f0 var afskaplega gott a\u00f0 vera n\u00e1granni Kjartans og Berg\u00fe\u00f3ru konu hans. A \u00feessum t\u00edma unnu menn \u00f6ll kv\u00f6ld \u00ed Sm\u00e1\u00edb\u00fa\u00f0ahverfinu langt fram \u00e1 n\u00f3tt og \u00fe\u00f3ttu helgarnar bestar \u00fev\u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 n\u00e1\u00f0ist samfelldur vinnut\u00edmi. Hamarsh\u00f6ggin heyr\u00f0ust dag eftir dag langt fram eftir n\u00f3ttu. Aldrei var kvarta\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 eitthva\u00f0 heyr\u00f0ist \u00ed sm\u00ed\u00f0at\u00f3lum a\u00f0 n\u00e6turlagi. \u00deessi t\u00edmi \u00ed byggingars\u00f6gu borgarinnar er \u00feess ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 vera var\u00f0veittur \u00fev\u00ed hann marka\u00f0i t\u00edmam\u00f3t \u00ed l\u00edfi margra. Aratuga kynni okkar Kjartans geyma margar g\u00f3\u00f0ar minningar enda var hann traustur vinur, skemmtilegur og spaugsamur. \u00c9g og fj\u00f6lskylda m\u00edn \u00fe\u00f6kkum samfylgdina og sendum Berg\u00fe\u00f3ru, Ragnhei\u00f0i og \u00f6\u00f0rum \u00e6ttingum sam\u00fa\u00f0arkve\u00f0jur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gu\u00f0mundur Egilsson.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201eMiki\u00f0 v\u00e6ri n\u00fa tilveran h\u00e9r \u00ed Hei\u00f0arger\u00f0inu litlausari \u00e1n Kjartans og Berg\u00fe\u00f3ru,” hefur oft veri\u00f0 sagt h\u00e9r \u00e1 b\u00e6, ekki s\u00edst eftir a\u00f0 n\u00e1grannar hafa komi\u00f0 saman kv\u00f6ldstund og \u00ferj\u00e1r kynsl\u00f3\u00f0ir gert s\u00e9r gla\u00f0an dag. \u00dear hafa Kjartan og Berg\u00fe\u00f3ra veri\u00f0 hr\u00f3kar alls fagna\u00f0ar me\u00f0 gla\u00f0lyndi s\u00ednu og n\u00fdjum og g\u00f6mlum s\u00f6gum. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum stundum hlegi\u00f0 \u00ed marga daga \u00e1 eftir og unga f\u00f3lki\u00f0 haft \u00e1 or\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri ekki miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 eldast ef ma\u00f0ur yr\u00f0i eins og \u00feau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n En n\u00fa er Kjartan Sveinsson vinur okkar allur, h\u00e1lfn\u00edr\u00e6\u00f0ur. Eftir a\u00f0 hann h\u00e6tti a\u00f0 hugsa um a\u00f0 selja h\u00fasi\u00f0 sitt og flytja \u00ed h\u00f3lf \u00ed elliblokk haf\u00f0i hann oft \u00e1 or\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00far Hei\u00f0arger\u00f0inu myndum vi\u00f0 ekki losna vi\u00f0 hann lifandi. Og hann st\u00f3\u00f0 vi\u00f0 or\u00f0 s\u00edn og ger\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 me\u00f0 st\u00e6l. Hann var kominn \u00e1 f\u00e6tur og \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 fara a\u00f0 . hn\u00fdta \u00e1 sig h\u00e1lsbindi\u00f0 \u00e1 undurf\u00f6grum laugardagsmorgni \u00feegar kalli\u00f0 kom. Landi\u00f0 skarta\u00f0i s\u00ednum fegurstu vetrarkl\u00e6\u00f0um af vir\u00f0ingu vi\u00f0 \u00feetta n\u00e1tt\u00farubarn sem unni landinu s\u00ednu og helga\u00f0i l\u00edf sitt a\u00f0 verulegu leyti sk\u00f3gr\u00e6kt. Kjartan og Berg\u00fe\u00f3ra voru \u00ed h\u00f3pi frumbyggja \u00ed Hei\u00f0arger\u00f0inu \u00e1 \u00e1runum upp \u00far 1950. Frumbyggjasamf\u00e9l\u00f6g eru alltaf merkileg. Menn standa saman, \u00fe\u00f3tt oft reyni \u00e1, og b\u00f6ndin ver\u00f0a \u00f3tr\u00falega sterk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kjartan og Berg\u00fe\u00f3ra hafa \u00feurft a\u00f0 kve\u00f0ja marga g\u00f3\u00f0a granna, h\u00fas hafa skipt um eigendur og skipt um lit. En Hei\u00f0arger\u00f0i 3 hefur ekki breyst, \u00fea\u00f0 hefur l\u00fdst s\u00ednum lj\u00f3sa lit, bjart og reisulegt eins og hugur \u00edb\u00faanna. Og hv\u00edl\u00edk forr\u00e9ttindi \u00fea\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 fyrir tv\u00e6r kynsl\u00f3\u00f0ir \u00e1 grannb\u00e6junum a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 alast upp \u00ed skininu fr\u00e1 Hei\u00f0arger\u00f0i 3, hitta Berg\u00fe\u00f3ru og Kjartan \u00fati fyrir, finna \u00e1huga \u00feeirra \u00e1 velfer\u00f0 og vi\u00f0fangsefnum \u00e6skunnar og heyra s\u00f6gur Kjartans fr\u00e1 \u00e1runum \u00e1 Laugarvatni og \u00ed Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0, sk\u00f3gr\u00e6ktinni, Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rh\u00f3lmanum, af J\u00f3nasi fr\u00e1 Hriflu og mikilv\u00e6gi g\u00f3\u00f0rar st\u00e6r\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ikunn\u00e1ttu. \u00dear hefur ekki veri\u00f0 neitt kynsl\u00f3\u00f0abil. Oft hefur \u00fe\u00e1 hvarfla\u00f0 a\u00f0 manni a\u00f0 m\u00f6rgum unglingnum – og m\u00f6rgum \u00f6ldungnum – myndi vegna betur h\u00e9r \u00ed borg ef f\u00f3lki v\u00e6ri ekki ra\u00f0a\u00f0 eins miki\u00f0 \u00ed blokkir og hverfi eftir aldri og n\u00fa er gert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00deegar heimas\u00e6ta h\u00e9r \u00e1 b\u00e6 \u00e1tti a\u00f0 skrifa \u00f6rstutta pers\u00f3nul\u00fdsingu \u00ed \u00edslenskut\u00edma fyrir nokkrum \u00e1rum var vali\u00f0 ekki erfitt. Hver annar en hann Kjartan? – og h\u00fan skrifa\u00f0i: \u201eHann er or\u00f0inn \u00e1ttr\u00e6\u00f0ur, hann vinur minn og fr\u00e6ndi. \u00c1 s\u00ednum yngri \u00e1rum var hann \u00e1hugasamur \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttama\u00f0ur, gekk m.a. \u00e1 h\u00f6ndum og eitt sinn synti hann yfir \u00d6lfus\u00e1. Hann er l\u00e1gvaxinn en sterklega bygg\u00f0ur og hefur gr\u00e1tt h\u00e1r og lj\u00f3sbl\u00e1 augu. Hann er r\u00f3msterkur og talar h\u00e1tt, s\u00e9rstaklega um \u00e1hugam\u00e1l s\u00edn sem eru sk\u00f3gr\u00e6kt og p\u00f3lit\u00edk, og \u00fear til n\u00fdlega lag\u00f0i hann gjarnan \u00e1herslu \u00e1 or\u00f0 s\u00edn me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 kreppa hnefana og hoppa jafnf\u00e6tis upp. Hann er \u00fe\u00f3 ekki mj\u00f6g f\u00f3tviss lengur og \u00fev\u00ed tekur hann afar l\u00edtil skref, sm\u00e1hleypur. Hann ey\u00f0ir flestum stundum s\u00ednum \u00ed a\u00f0 lagf\u00e6ra h\u00fasi\u00f0 sitt og gar\u00f0inn. Hann er mj\u00f6g elskulegur og barng\u00f3\u00f0ur ma\u00f0ur og gerir l\u00edfi\u00f0 \u00ed kringum sig litr\u00edkt og skemmtilegt.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00de\u00f3tt Kjartan s\u00e9 n\u00fa allur og kvaddur \u00ed dag \u00fe\u00e1 vonum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 minningin um hann og vin\u00e1ttan vi\u00f0 Berg\u00fe\u00f3ru muni \u00e1fram gera l\u00edfi\u00f0 litr\u00edkt og skemmtilegt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00de\u00f3rd\u00eds \u00c1rnad\u00f3ttir og fj\u00f6lskylda, Hei\u00f0arger\u00f0i 1.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n ha Ragnhei\u00f0ur Hermannsd\u00f3ttir f. 15.5. 1949<\/p>\n\n\n\n haa Berg\u00fe\u00f3ra Svava Magn\u00fasd\u00f3ttir f. 31.5. 1977<\/p>\n\n\n\n haaa Ragnhei\u00f0ur Bj\u00f6rt \u00de\u00f3rarinsd\u00f3ttir f. 14.12. 2008<\/p>\n\n\n\n haab \u00de\u00f3rey \u00c1g\u00fasta \u00c1g\u00fastsd\u00f3ttir f. 1.6.2015<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n haac Au\u00f0ur Magnea \u00c1g\u00fastsd\u00f3ttir f. 5.2.2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n hab J\u00f3hannes P\u00e1ll Magn\u00fasson f. 30.9. 1978<\/p>\n\n\n\n haba Harpa D\u00eds J\u00f3hannesd\u00f3ttir f. 28.1. 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kjartan Sveinsson var f\u00e6ddur \u00e1 \u00c1sum \u00ed Skaft\u00e1rtungu 30. jan\u00faar 1913. Hann var\u00f0 br\u00e1\u00f0kvaddur \u00e1 heimili s\u00ednu \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk 21. febr\u00faar s\u00ed\u00f0astli\u00f0inn. Foreldrar hans voru hj\u00f3nin Sveinn Sveinsson b\u00f3ndi, f. 5. desember 1875 \u00e1 H\u00f6rgsdal \u00e1 S\u00ed\u00f0u, d. 14. jan\u00faar 1965, og J\u00f3hanna Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, f. 21. okt\u00f3ber 1879 \u00e1 Brei\u00f0ab\u00f3lssta\u00f0 …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":532,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[15],"class_list":["post-185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-born-johonnu","tag-15"],"yoast_head":"\nAfkomendur Kjartans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n