Gu\u00f0mundur Sveinsson var f\u00e6ddur a\u00f0 \u00c1sum \u00ed Skaft\u00e1rtungu 5. ma\u00ed 1918. Hann l\u00e9st \u00e1 sj\u00fakrah\u00fasi \u00ed Las Vegas, Bandar\u00edkjunum, hinn 13. j\u00fal\u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0astli\u00f0inn. Foreldrar hans voru hj\u00f3nin Sveinn Sveinsson b\u00f3ndi a\u00f0 \u00c1sum og s\u00ed\u00f0ar Nor\u00f0ur-Fossi \u00ed M\u00fdrdal, f. 5. desember 1875 \u00e1 H\u00f6rgsdal \u00ed S\u00ed\u00f0u, d. 14. jan\u00faar 1965, og J\u00f3hanna Margr\u00e9t Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, f. 21. okt\u00f3ber 1879 \u00e1 Brei\u00f0ab\u00f3lssta\u00f0 \u00e1 S\u00ed\u00f0u, d. 2. j\u00fan\u00ed 1968. Gumundur \u00e1tti ellefu systkini er n\u00e1\u00f0u fullor\u00f0ins aldri, sex \u00feeirra eru n\u00fa l\u00e1tin. \u00deau voru Sigursveinn, Gy\u00f0r\u00ed\u00f0ur, Run\u00f3lfur, Kjartan, Sveinn og P\u00e1ll. Eftirlifandi eru Gu\u00f0r\u00ed\u00f0ur, R\u00f3shildur, Ingunn, Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur og G\u00edsli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gu\u00f0mundur f\u00f3r ungur \u00e1 Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0usk\u00f3lann \u00ed Reykholti, vann s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00e1 Hvanneyri hj\u00e1 br\u00f3\u00f0ur s\u00ednum Run\u00f3lfi sk\u00f3lastj\u00f3ra og s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00ed v\u00e9lsmi\u00f0junni H\u00e9\u00f0ni. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1941 f\u00f3r hann \u00ed n\u00e1m \u00ed v\u00e9lvirkjun \u00ed Minneapolis. A\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed loknu vann hann hj\u00e1 bandar\u00edsku verktakafyrirt\u00e6ki \u00e1 Keflav\u00edkurflugvelli. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1953 f\u00f3r hann til vinnu hj\u00e1 bandar\u00edska r\u00edkinu \u00e1 Marshalleyjum \u00ed Kyrrahafinu og var \u00fear vi\u00f0 kjarnorkutilraunir \u00ed tv\u00f6 og h\u00e1lft \u00e1r. S\u00ed\u00f0an stj\u00f3rna\u00f0i hann vinnub\u00fa\u00f0um hj\u00e1 s\u00f6mu a\u00f0ilum \u00ed Nevada-ey\u00f0im\u00f6rkinni \u00fear til hann h\u00e6tti st\u00f6rfum s\u00f6kum aldurs 1980.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gu\u00f0mundur Sveinsson var f\u00e6ddur a\u00f0 \u00c1sum \u00ed Skaft\u00e1rtungu 5. ma\u00ed 1918. Hann l\u00e9st \u00e1 sj\u00fakrah\u00fasi \u00ed Las Vegas, Bandar\u00edkjunum, hinn 13. j\u00fal\u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0astli\u00f0inn.
Foreldrar hans voru hj\u00f3nin Sveinn Sveinsson b\u00f3ndi a\u00f0 \u00c1sum og s\u00ed\u00f0ar Nor\u00f0ur-Fossi \u00ed M\u00fdrdal, f. 5. desember 1875 \u00e1 H\u00f6rgsdal \u00ed S\u00ed\u00f0u, d. 14. jan\u00faar 1965, og J\u00f3hanna Margr\u00e9t
Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, f. 21. okt\u00f3ber 1879 \u00e1 Brei\u00f0ab\u00f3lssta\u00f0 \u00e1 S\u00ed\u00f0u, d. 2. j\u00fan\u00ed 1968. Gumundur \u00e1tti ellefu systkini er n\u00e1\u00f0u fullor\u00f0ins aldri, sex \u00feeirra eru n\u00fa l\u00e1tin. \u00deau voru Sigursveinn, Gy\u00f0r\u00ed\u00f0ur, Run\u00f3lfur, Kjartan, Sveinn og P\u00e1ll. Eftirlifandi eru Gu\u00f0r\u00ed\u00f0ur, R\u00f3shildur, Ingunn, Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur og G\u00edsli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gu\u00f0mundur f\u00f3r ungur \u00e1 Al\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0usk\u00f3lann \u00ed Reykholti, vann s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00e1 Hvanneyri hj\u00e1 br\u00f3\u00f0ur s\u00ednum Run\u00f3lfi sk\u00f3lastj\u00f3ra og s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00ed v\u00e9lsmi\u00f0junni H\u00e9\u00f0ni. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1941 f\u00f3r hann \u00ed n\u00e1m \u00ed v\u00e9lvirkjun \u00ed Minneapolis. A\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed loknu vann hann hj\u00e1 bandar\u00edsku verktakafyrirt\u00e6ki \u00e1 Keflay\u00edkurflugvelli. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1953 f\u00f3r hann til vinnu hj\u00e1 bandar\u00edska r\u00edkinu \u00e1 Marshalleyjum \u00ed Kyrrahafinu
og var \u00fear vi\u00f0 kjarnorkutilraunir \u00ed tv\u00f6 og h\u00e1lft \u00e1r. S\u00ed\u00f0an stj\u00f3rna\u00f0i hann vinnub\u00fa\u00f0um hj\u00e1 s\u00f6mu a\u00f0ilum \u00ed Nevadaey\u00f0im\u00f6rkinni \u00fear til hann h\u00e6tti st\u00f6rfum s\u00f6kum aldurs 1980.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00datf\u00f6r Gu\u00f0mundar fer fram fr\u00e1 Fossvogskapellunni \u00ed dag og hefst ath\u00f6fnin klukkan 13.30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00ed dag er kvaddur hinstu kve\u00f0ju fr\u00e6ndi okkar og k\u00e6r vinur Gu\u00f0mundur Sveinsson, stundum kalla\u00f0ur Jimmy. A\u00f0 lei\u00f0arlokum viljum vi\u00f0 \u00ed Gunnarsholti \u00feakka Gu\u00f0mundi fyrir einstaka trygg\u00f0 og fr\u00e6ndr\u00e6kni. 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 s\u00f6knu\u00f0ur er vi\u00f0 minnumst hjartf\u00f3lgins fr\u00e6nda. Fr\u00e1 fyrstu kynnum hvers og eins \u00ed Gunnarsholti var Gu\u00f0mundur alltaf sami h\u00e6gl\u00e6tis ma\u00f0urinn,
elskulegur, pr\u00fa\u00f0ur og einstaklega hjartahl\u00fdr. Gu\u00f0mundi virtist einkar au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 setja sig inn \u00ed hugarheim ungra sem aldinna. Hann var afar f\u00e9lagslyndur og kalla\u00f0i fram hi\u00f0 j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0a \u00ed fari f\u00f3lks. Fr\u00e1 honum stafa\u00f0i innri hl\u00fdja sem la\u00f0a\u00f0i a\u00f0 s\u00e9r f\u00f3lk \u00e1 \u00f6llum aldri. \u00c1 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu \u00e1rum kom hann eins og farfuglarnir \u00e1 vorin og hvarf svo \u00e1 haustin til hl\u00fdrri heimkynna. Hann var yndislegur vorbo\u00f0i, mikill n\u00e1tt\u00faruunnandi, s\u00e9rstaklega var \u00fea\u00f0 h\u00e1tterni fuglanna sem heilla\u00f0i hann. Gu\u00f0mundur fer\u00f0a\u00f0ist v\u00ed\u00f0a um heim \u00ed n\u00e1tt\u00farusko\u00f0unarfer\u00f0um og \u00fea\u00f0 var einstaklega fr\u00f3\u00f0legt a\u00f0 heyra hann l\u00fdsa menningu og n\u00e1tt\u00faru hinna \u00fdmsu heimshorna. Ungur leita\u00f0i hann mennta \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum og \u00f6rl\u00f6gin h\u00f6gu\u00f0u \u00fev\u00ed svo a\u00f0 \u00fear \u00edlentist hann vi\u00f0 margv\u00edsleg st\u00f6rf er tengdust kjarnorkuranns\u00f3knum bandar\u00edsku r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnarinnar. Vi\u00f0 fundum \u00fe\u00f3 gl\u00f6ggt a\u00f0 hugur Gu\u00f0mundar var \u00e1vallt tengdur Skaftafellss\u00fdslunni og l\u00edfsbar\u00e1ttu f\u00f3lksins
\u00fear. Gu\u00f0mundur var einstaklega h\u00f3gv\u00e6r ma\u00f0ur og j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0ur. Aldrei heyr\u00f0ist hann hallm\u00e6la nokkrum manni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fj\u00f6lskylda, \u00e6ttingjar og vinir kve\u00f0ja Gu\u00f0mund me\u00f0 s\u00f6knu\u00f0i og \u00feakkl\u00e6ti fyrir a\u00f0 hafa fengi\u00f0 a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta samvista vi\u00f0 hann svo lengi.
Vi\u00f0 yljum okkur vi\u00f0 minninguna um g\u00f3\u00f0an dreng og fa\u00f0ml\u00f6gin hans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elskulegur \u00f6mmubr\u00f3\u00f0ir minn, Gu\u00f0mundur Sveinsson, er n\u00fa l\u00e1tinn \u00e1ttr\u00e6\u00f0ur a\u00f0 aldri. Hann var einn t\u00f3lf systkina sem upp komust og hafa \u00feau veri\u00f0 m\u00e9r g\u00f3\u00f0ar fyrirmyndir. Kjarkmik\u00ed\u00f0, duglegt og \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 f\u00f3lk me\u00f0 fastm\u00f3ta\u00f0ar sko\u00f0anir en umfram allt \u00e1kaflega hl\u00fdtt og innilegt. Eg hef alla t\u00ed\u00f0 veri\u00f0 hreykin af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera af Sveins\u00e6ttinni. R\u00famlega tv\u00edtugur a\u00f0 Blessu\u00f0 s\u00e9 minning hans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n mca Krist\u00edn Hr\u00f6nn P\u00e1lsd\u00f3ttir f. 24.3. 2002<\/p>\n\n\n\n mcb Gunnar P\u00e1ll P\u00e1lsson f. 13.3. 2005<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Gu\u00f0mundur Sveinsson var f\u00e6ddur a\u00f0 \u00c1sum \u00ed Skaft\u00e1rtungu 5. ma\u00ed 1918. Hann l\u00e9st \u00e1 sj\u00fakrah\u00fasi \u00ed Las Vegas, Bandar\u00edkjunum, hinn 13. j\u00fal\u00ed s\u00ed\u00f0astli\u00f0inn. Foreldrar hans voru hj\u00f3nin Sveinn Sveinsson b\u00f3ndi a\u00f0 \u00c1sum og s\u00ed\u00f0ar Nor\u00f0ur-Fossi \u00ed M\u00fdrdal, f. 5. desember 1875 \u00e1 H\u00f6rgsdal \u00ed S\u00ed\u00f0u, d. 14. jan\u00faar 1965, og …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":272,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[19],"class_list":["post-194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-born-johonnu","tag-19"],"yoast_head":"\n
Oddn\u00fd, Sveinn og synir, Gunnarsholti.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
aldri f\u00f3r Gu\u00f0mundur til Bandar\u00edkjanna til m\u00f3\u00f0urbr\u00f3\u00f0ur s\u00edns, J\u00f3ns Sigur\u00f0ssonar, og lag\u00f0i \u00fear stund \u00e1 v\u00e9lfr\u00e6\u00f0i. Hann settist a\u00f0 \u00fear ytra og bj\u00f3 lengst af \u00ed Las Vegas. Um sextugt f\u00f3r Gu\u00f0mundur \u00e1 eftirlaun og gafst honum \u00fe\u00e1 t\u00f3m til a\u00f0 sinna \u00e1hugam\u00e1lum s\u00ednum, sem tengdust n\u00e1tt\u00farusko\u00f0un af \u00fdmsu t\u00e6i. Hann f\u00f3r vi\u00f0a um heiminn me\u00f0an heilsan
leyf\u00f0i, me\u00f0al annars til Afr\u00edku, Galapagoseyja, Svalbar\u00f0a og \u00e1 Su\u00f0urp\u00f3linn. Seinni \u00e1rin kom hann til \u00edslands \u00e1 hverju sumri og gafst okkur fj\u00f6lskyldunni \u00fe\u00e1 gott t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0
kynnast honum. Hann var miki\u00f0 pr\u00fa\u00f0menni, Ij\u00fafur, h\u00f3gv\u00e6r en \u00fe\u00f3 me\u00f0 sko\u00f0anir \u00e1 hlutunum. Alltaf fann \u00e9g fyrir miklum \u00e1huga \u00e1 okkur \u00e6ttingjunum og var hann \u00f3spar
\u00e1 hr\u00f3syr\u00f0i \u00ed minn gar\u00f0 \u00feegar vi\u00f0 hittumst. Fa\u00f0ir minn, Sveinbj\u00f6rn Benediktsson, og hann \u00e1ttu margt sameiginlegt. Eitt af \u00fev\u00ed var \u00e1hugi \u00e1 fuglasko\u00f0un og f\u00f3ru \u00feeir marga fer\u00f0ina saman og nutu fegur\u00f0ar \u00edslenskrar n\u00e1tt\u00faru. Fa\u00f0ir minn l\u00e9st fyrir h\u00e1lfu \u00f6\u00f0ru \u00e1ri. \u00c9g vissi a\u00f0 Gu\u00f0mundur syrg\u00f0i hann mj\u00f6g. N\u00fa er fr\u00e6ndi minn lag\u00f0ur upp \u00ed s\u00edna hinstu fer\u00f0. \u00c9g veit a\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00e1fangasta\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur teki\u00f0 vel \u00e1 m\u00f3ti honum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hl\u00edn Sveinbj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n