1. The
Cuckovi family origin
2. Risto Cuckov 3. Emanuel Cuckov and his life 4. Emanuel's life after W.W.II 5. Dragan and Vlado Cuckovi |
Dragan Cuckov, my father, was very talented with music when he was a young child. Like Vlado, he also wanted to go to a musical college away from Macedonia, but his parents didn't have enough money to support his education at the time. So he attended Macedonia's Architectural University, where he graduated as an architect and engineer, titles which accompanied his name during his active career in the Macedonian National Television. For a period of time he went to Austria where he lived on the same street where Mozart lived and composed. He played piano in the orchestra, and sometimes jazz, as a way of supporting himself, so he could finish his studies. From his first marriage he had twins, Emil and Maja in 1963. Then ten years later, in 1973, he met my mother, Teuta Krashnica, and they got married. In 1977 my sister, Natasha Cuckova, was born. Then in 1980 Dragan went to Iraq, where he was one of the chief engineers of developing Baghdad. He also was the primary engineer when the tallest building in Macedonia was built, the Macedonian Television building. He returned to Macedonia when I was born, May 4, 1981. Since then, as I remember, he was a loving and supporting father. He retired from his job in 1992 and was very interested in computers and technology. He created house designs on his home computer after he retired, with AutoCAD 12. His enthusiasm with computers stimulated my interest in this modern technology. He died of a heart attack on June 7, 1997. |