<\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\nMannkyni\u00f0 leitar h\u00e6rra og lengra me\u00f0 hverju \u00e1rinu sem l\u00ed\u00f0ur. Geimv\u00edsindin r\u00fdna \u00ed r\u00fanir alheimsins og leita svara. \u00c1 sama t\u00edma er sj\u00f3num beint \u00ed \u00f6fuga \u00e1tt, ef svo m\u00e1 a\u00f0 or\u00f0i komast, inn\u00e1vi\u00f0, \u00ed frumur og litninga og \u00fear er leitast vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 komast \u00ed hi\u00f0 allra sm\u00e6sta til a\u00f0 finna sv\u00f6r vi\u00f0 \u00f3tal spurningum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gunnlaugur horf\u00f0i inn\u00e1vi\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00ednum v\u00edsindum, leita\u00f0i svara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vi\u00f0 eigum langt \u00ed land – me\u00f0 a\u00f0 skilja alheiminn og mannsl\u00edkaminn er enn undir sm\u00e1sj\u00e1 v\u00edsindanna og langt ver\u00f0ur \u00feess a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a, a\u00f0 \u00f6ll kurl ver\u00f0i komin til grafar \u00ed \u00feeim efnum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vi\u00f0 lifum n\u00fa \u00f3tr\u00falega t\u00edma, \u00feegar \u00f6rsm\u00e1 veira hefur lama\u00f0 alla heimsbygg\u00f0ina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En n\u00fa rofar loksins til me\u00f0 vaxandi \u00f3n\u00e6mi og h\u00e6kkandi s\u00f3l.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
P\u00e1ll heitinn Sk\u00falason, rektor H\u00cd, sag\u00f0i m.a. vi\u00f0 \u00fatskrift kandidata \u00e1ri\u00f0 1998:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Hver einasta manneskja er undraverk, einst\u00f6k \u00ed sinni r\u00f6\u00f0. H\u00fan b\u00fdr yfir m\u00e6tti til afreksverka sem enginn veit hver ver\u00f0a. Flest sl\u00edk verk eru unnin \u00ed kyrr\u00feey, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 vera bl\u00e1sin \u00fat \u00e1 opinberum vettvangi. Tilviljun og t\u00edska r\u00e1\u00f0a tr\u00falega mestu um \u00fea\u00f0 hva\u00f0a afrek ver\u00f0a \u00e1 allra vitor\u00f0i. En afreksverk unnin \u00ed leynum kunna a\u00f0 skipta meira m\u00e1li. L\u00edfi\u00f0 – \u00feetta vitum vi\u00f0 \u00f6ll – er \u00f3\u00fatreiknanlegt \u00e6vint\u00fdri. Enginn hefur heildars\u00fdn yfir svi\u00f0i\u00f0 – a\u00f0 minnsta kosti ekki \u00e1 okkar mannlega vettvangi. Vera m\u00e1 a\u00f0 alsj\u00e1andi auga Gu\u00f0s fylgist me\u00f0 \u00f6llu, en vitneskju okkar \u00fear a\u00f0 l\u00fatandi eru takm\u00f6rk sett. \u00dea\u00f0an af s\u00ed\u00f0ur eru v\u00edsindi okkar alsj\u00e1andi; \u00feau eru hverful eins og \u00f6ll mannanna verk.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deessir \u00feankar leitu\u00f0u \u00e1 huga minn, er \u00e9g h\u00f3f a\u00f0 rita \u00feessi minningaror\u00f0, hugsunin um spennuna milli hins st\u00e6rsta og sm\u00e6sta, um leitina a\u00f0 sv\u00f6rum \u00ed hinu st\u00f3ra jafnt sem hinu sm\u00e1a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gunnlaugur var v\u00edsindama\u00f0ur a\u00f0 upplagi, hann haf\u00f0i \u00e1huga \u00e1 a\u00f0 rannsaka og sko\u00f0a allt \u00ed kringum sig, leita svara, spyrja n\u00fdrra spurninga. Hann \u00e6tla\u00f0i s\u00e9r ekki a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a b\u00f3ndi, eins og pabbi, og einsetti s\u00e9r a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a efstur \u00e1 landspr\u00f3fi til losna \u00far b\u00faskapnum og stefna \u00e1 borgina. Hann \u00f3lst upp \u00ed sveit \u00ed borg. Sveitin og borgin kallast \u00e1 \u00ed m\u00f6rgum sk\u00e1ldverkum li\u00f0innar aldar og l\u00fdsa spennunni, sem \u00fe\u00e1 var milli sveitar og \u00fe\u00e9ttb\u00fdlis, \u00feegar landsbygg\u00f0in soga\u00f0ist \u00e1 SV-horni\u00f0 og heilu bygg\u00f0irnar \u00ed dreifb\u00fdli l\u00f6g\u00f0ust af.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Og h\u00e9r erum vi\u00f0 n\u00fa saman komin \u00ed hjarta h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgarinnar, \u00fear sem D\u00f3mkirkjan fagra hefur veri\u00f0 rammi utan um mannl\u00edfi\u00f0 um aldir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vi\u00f0 komum h\u00e9r saman til a\u00f0 syrgja Gunnlaug, en um lei\u00f0 til a\u00f0 \u00feakka fyrir l\u00edf hans og st\u00f6rf, elskusemi hans og elju, vin\u00e1ttu og vilja til a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta gott af s\u00e9r lei\u00f0a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gunnlaugur Bj\u00f6rn Geirsson f\u00e6ddist \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk, 30. jan\u00faar 1940. Hann l\u00e9st \u00e1 Hj\u00fakrunarheimilinu Grund, 21. jan\u00faar 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Foreldrar hans voru hj\u00f3nin, Hallfr\u00ed\u00f0ur Krist\u00edn Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir, h\u00fasm\u00f3\u00f0ir, f. 14. febr\u00faar 1900, d. 1978, og Geir Gunnar Gunnlaugsson, b\u00f3ndi \u00ed Eskihl\u00ed\u00f0 og s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00ed Lundi \u00ed K\u00f3pavogi, f. 28. mars 1902, d. 1995.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Systkini Gunnlaugs eru:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fri\u00f0rika Gunnlaug f\u00e6dd 18. j\u00fal\u00ed 1935 og<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Geir Gunnar f\u00e6ddur 7. \u00e1g\u00fast 1945.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gunnlaugur giftist R\u00f3su Magn\u00fasd\u00f3ttur, 28. des. 1963, f\u00e6dd 12. n\u00f3vember 1940, d. 8. jan\u00faar 1983. Blessu\u00f0 s\u00e9 minning hennar. Foreldrar hennar voru Gunnhildur Dav\u00ed\u00f0sd\u00f3ttir (1922-1995) og Magn\u00fas A\u00f0alsteinsson (1918-1997).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Um hana rita\u00f0i vinkona hennar, Margr\u00e9t \u00d6rn\u00f3lfsd\u00f3ttir, minningargrein og sag\u00f0i m.a.:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“R\u00f3sa var vinur, R\u00f3sa var fyrirmynd, h\u00fan var sannk\u00f6llu\u00f0 mannkostavera, g\u00e6dd flestum \u00feeim eiginleikum sem pr\u00fd\u00f0a mega. Trygglynd, greind, br\u00e1\u00f0falleg og gl\u00e6sileg, gla\u00f0lynd og g\u00f3\u00f0. Ekki reyndi \u00e9g hana af \u00f6\u00f0ru. Lengst og best tr\u00fai \u00e9g \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00e9g muni hl\u00e1turinn hennar, svo \u00f3umr\u00e6\u00f0ilega fagnandi. – \u00c9g sakna hennar.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gunnlaugur s\u00fdndi dugna\u00f0, \u00fathald og elsku \u00ed sorg sinni og anna\u00f0ist uppeldi drengjanna af al\u00fa\u00f0, sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u or\u00f0i\u00f0 fyrir s\u00e1rum missi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u00f6rn Gunnlaugs og R\u00f3su eru:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1) Geir Gunnar f. 1966, synir hans eru Gunnlaugur f. 1994 og Benedikt f. 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2) Bj\u00f6rn f. 1968, d\u00e6tur hans eru R\u00f3sa f. 1992, Anna Mar\u00eda f. 2000 og Amal\u00eda f. 2005. Sonur R\u00f3su er Dagur Bj\u00f6rn f. 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3) Magn\u00fas Gylfi f. 1969.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4) A\u00f0alsteinn f. 1973, d\u00e6tur hans eru Emil\u00eda f. 1997, Sigr\u00fan f. 2003 og R\u00f3sa f. 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Samb\u00fdliskona Gunnlaugs fr\u00e1 1989 til d\u00e1nard\u00e6gurs er Mal\u00edn \u00d6rlygsd\u00f3ttir, f\u00e6dd 17. apr\u00edl 1950. H\u00fan er d\u00f3ttir \u00d6rlygs Sigur\u00f0ssonar, listm\u00e1lara og Unnar Eir\u00edksd\u00f3ttur, kaupkonu. B\u00f6rn Mal\u00ednar og stj\u00fapb\u00f6rn Gunnlaugs eru:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1) \u00d6rlygur Sm\u00e1ri, f. 1971, hans b\u00f6rn eru Mal\u00edn, f. 1998, Gunnar Berg, f. 2002 og Jakob \u00de\u00f3r, f. 2002. D\u00f3ttir Mal\u00ednar er Emma, f\u00e6dd 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2) Berg\u00fe\u00f3r Sm\u00e1ri, f. 1974, hans d\u00e6tur eru Heba, f. 2000 og Hr\u00f6nn, f. 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3) Unnur Sm\u00e1ri, f. 1980, hennar b\u00f6rn eru T\u00f3mas, f. 2005, Dav\u00ed\u00f0, f. 2008 og Freyja Mal\u00edn, f. 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gunnlaugur \u00f3lst upp vi\u00f0 sveitast\u00f6rf \u00ed Eskihl\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk, \u00fear sem fa\u00f0ir hans var b\u00f3ndi, en um 1960 var heimili\u00f0 og b\u00fdli\u00f0 flutt \u00ed Lund \u00ed K\u00f3pavogi. \u00cd MR kynntist Gunnlaugur R\u00f3su, sem var\u00f0 konan hans og fluttu \u00feau til a\u00f0 byrja me\u00f0 a\u00f0 Lauf\u00e1svegi 65, \u00fear sem tengdaforeldrar hans bjuggu. S\u00ed\u00f0an fluttu \u00feau a\u00f0 N\u00fdja Lundi \u00ed K\u00f3pavogi, sem var\u00f0 heimili \u00feeirra \u00e1 \u00cdslandi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hausti\u00f0 1984 kynntust Gunnlaugur og Mal\u00edn. \u00deau \u00e1ttu \u00fea\u00f0 m.a. sameiginlegt a\u00f0 hafa b\u00e6\u00f0i vaxi\u00f0 \u00far grasi \u00ed sveit \u00ed borg, hann \u00ed Eskihl\u00ed\u00f0 og h\u00fan \u00ed Laugardalnum. \u00deau bjuggu fyrst saman a\u00f0 \u00d6ldug\u00f6tu 5 \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk, fluttu s\u00ed\u00f0an a\u00f0 Bjarkarg\u00f6tu 2, \u00fear sem \u00feau bjuggu \u00ed 12 \u00e1r, \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed Hvassaleiti 31 og a\u00f0 lokum aftur a\u00f0 \u00d6ldug\u00f6tu 5 \u00e1ri\u00f0 2010, \u00fear sem \u00feau hafa b\u00fai\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0an.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gunnlaugur gekk \u00ed Gr\u00e6nuborg, Sk\u00f3la \u00cdsaks J\u00f3nssonar, Austurb\u00e6jarsk\u00f3la og \u00fea\u00f0an \u00ed Menntask\u00f3lann \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk, \u00fear sem hann lauk st\u00fadentspr\u00f3fi \u00e1ri\u00f0 1960. \u00de\u00e1 h\u00f3f hann n\u00e1m \u00ed l\u00e6knadeild H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands og lauk emb\u00e6ttispr\u00f3fi fr\u00e1 l\u00e6knadeild \u00e1ri\u00f0 1967. Starfa\u00f0i kand\u00eddats\u00e1ri\u00f0 og n\u00e6stu \u00e1r \u00e1 \u00cdslandi sem ungl\u00e6knir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c1ri\u00f0 1970 flutti fj\u00f6lskyldan til Bandar\u00edkjanna, \u00fear sem Gunnlaugur h\u00f3f s\u00e9rn\u00e1m \u00ed l\u00edff\u00e6rameinafr\u00e6\u00f0i og dvaldi fj\u00f6lskyldan \u00fear allt til \u00e1rsins 1974, \u00fear sem Gunnlaugur haf\u00f0i st\u00f6\u00f0ur \u00e1 \u00feremur sp\u00edt\u00f6lum:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Medical Collage of Virginia Hospitals \u00ed Richmond Virginia,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New England Deaconess Hospital \u00ed Boston Massachusetts og<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deegar til \u00cdslands var komi\u00f0 h\u00f3f Gunnlaugur st\u00f6rf vi\u00f0 Ranns\u00f3knarstofu H\u00e1sk\u00f3lans \u00e1 svi\u00f0i frumuranns\u00f3kna, auk \u00feess a\u00f0 starfa fyrir Krabbameinsf\u00e9lag \u00cdslands, \u00fear sem hann t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 starfi yfirl\u00e6knis \u00e1ri\u00f0 1976. \u00dear starfa\u00f0i Gunnlaugur til \u00e1rsins 1987, en sama \u00e1r st\u00f3\u00f0 hann a\u00f0 stofnun ranns\u00f3knarstofu \u00ed frumumeinafr\u00e6\u00f0i og a\u00f0 ranns\u00f3knarstofu \u00ed vefjameinafr\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1ri\u00f0 1991. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1986 t\u00f3k Gunnlaugur vi\u00f0 emb\u00e6tti sem pr\u00f3fessor \u00ed r\u00e9ttarl\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands, sem hann gegndi til starfsloka, er hann f\u00f3r \u00e1 eftirlaun. Me\u00f0al annarra verkefna sem Gunnlaugur t\u00f3k a\u00f0 s\u00e9r var r\u00e1\u00f0gj\u00f6f \u00e1 vegum WHO \u00e1 Filippseyjum og st\u00f6rf \u00ed Kosovo \u00e1 vegum str\u00ed\u00f0sgl\u00e6pad\u00f3mst\u00f3lsins \u00ed Haag. Gunnlaugur sinnti \u00fdmsum tr\u00fana\u00f0arst\u00f6rfum, \u00fe.\u00e1.m. sem fulltr\u00fai \u00ed l\u00e6knar\u00e1\u00f0i og sem forma\u00f0ur F\u00e9lags norr\u00e6nna r\u00e9ttarl\u00e6kna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cd kve\u00f0ju fr\u00e1 H\u00cd \u00fear sem Gunnlaugi eru \u00fe\u00f6kku\u00f0 st\u00f6rf \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1gu sk\u00f3lans segir m.a.:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Gunnlaugur var brautry\u00f0jandi \u00ed frumumeinafr\u00e6\u00f0iranns\u00f3knum \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, auk \u00feess sem hann sinnti \u00ed starfi s\u00ednu sem r\u00e9ttarmeinafr\u00e6\u00f0ingur vi\u00f0 Landsp\u00edtalann margv\u00edslegum verkefnum fyrir l\u00f6gregluna \u00ed landinu og var virkur \u00ed norr\u00e6nu samstarfi r\u00e9ttarmeinafr\u00e6\u00f0inga. Hann var helsti s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur landsins \u00e1 s\u00ednu svi\u00f0i \u00ed t\u00e6plega 20 \u00e1r, \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma \u00feegar r\u00e9ttarmeinafr\u00e6\u00f0in \u00fer\u00f3a\u00f0ist fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera hli\u00f0argrein vi\u00f0 almenna meinafr\u00e6\u00f0i yfir \u00ed a\u00f0 vera sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0 grein innan l\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0innar. Hann vann a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3un starfsgreinarinnar innanlands og \u00e1tti \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed samningu laga og regluger\u00f0a \u00e1 svi\u00f0i r\u00e9ttarmeinafr\u00e6\u00f0i.” (J\u00f3n Gunnlaugur J\u00f3nasson)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Horfinn er eftirminnilegur ma\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gunnlaugur var myndarlegur, afar kurteis og h\u00e6gl\u00e1tur, tala\u00f0i fagurt m\u00e1l. Stundum fannst stj\u00fapb\u00f6rnum hans hann h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0legur \u00ed tali, en um lei\u00f0 var hann glettinn og gamansamur. Hann var b\u00e6\u00f0i lj\u00f3\u00f0- og t\u00f3nelskur. Hann vitna\u00f0i oft \u00ed lj\u00f3\u00f0 sem hann kunni utanb\u00f3kar og var \u00e1g\u00e6tur hagyr\u00f0ingur eins og fa\u00f0ir hans haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0. Sonur Gunnlaugs sag\u00f0i um pabba sinn a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 “skr\u00fa\u00f0m\u00e6ltur og \u00e1tt \u00cdslandsmet \u00ed kurteisi!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u00f6rnum Mal\u00ednar var afar hl\u00fdtt til hans og \u00feeim lynti vel saman. \u00deegar str\u00e1karnir hennar Mal\u00ednar s\u00e1tu og bullu\u00f0u saman, haf\u00f0i Gunnlaugur gaman a\u00f0 og skellti oft upp \u00far og gr\u00e9t stundum af hl\u00e1tri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hann elda\u00f0i g\u00f3\u00f0an mat og gaf s\u00e9r g\u00f3\u00f0an t\u00edma, var glerf\u00ednn \u00ed tauinu \u00ed eldh\u00fasinu, skyrtan mjallahv\u00edt undir svuntunni, en bindinu var varpa\u00f0 upp\u00e1 a\u00f0ra \u00f6xlina. Og \u00feegar maturinn var tilb\u00fainn, bau\u00f0 hann til bor\u00f0s og \u00fe\u00e1 gjarnan me\u00f0 or\u00f0unum: “Hver og hver og vill!” e\u00f0a “Maturinn, m\u00fasin steikt!” Hann kalla\u00f0i matinn stundum “krims og krams” og bau\u00f0 upp\u00e1 allskonar gos sem hann kalla\u00f0i Mixmax og \u00ed hans huga var bara til ein \u00fatvarpsst\u00f6\u00f0 \u00ed landinu, R\u00daV, hitt kalla\u00f0i hann R\u00e1sbylgjust\u00f6\u00f0var.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Svo var hann hundaunnandi og \u00e1tti T\u00f3tu, Lubba og Sunnu. \u00deau Mal\u00edn f\u00f3ru v\u00ed\u00f0a me\u00f0 hundana \u00ed kringum Reykjav\u00edk og nutu \u00fativista saman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hann trana\u00f0i s\u00e9r ekki fram, var fremur hl\u00e9dr\u00e6gur, en gat fari\u00f0 \u00e1 kostum sem r\u00e6\u00f0uma\u00f0ur ef svo bar undir, haf\u00f0i fagra s\u00f6ngr\u00f6dd, “en s\u00f6ng alltof l\u00edti\u00f0” a\u00f0 s\u00f6gn sonar hans. Hann haf\u00f0i yndi af \u00f3perut\u00f3nlist og klass\u00edk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hann kunni sig \u00ed samskiptum og haf\u00f0i \u00feann h\u00e6fileika \u00ed r\u00edkum m\u00e6li a\u00f0 hlusta \u00e1 f\u00f3lk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hann var tungum\u00e1lama\u00f0ur, var\u00f0 st\u00fadent \u00far m\u00e1ladeild MR, t\u00f3k n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 \u00ed \u00edt\u00f6lsku \u00e1 fullor\u00f0ins\u00e1rum, tala\u00f0i reiprennandi ensku og haf\u00f0i r\u00edkan or\u00f0afor\u00f0a \u00e1 \u00feeirri tungu, enda l\u00e6r\u00f0ur \u00ed Amer\u00edku, \u00fe\u00e1 tala\u00f0i hann d\u00f6nsku og \u00fe\u00fdsku en franskan kom helst fram \u00e1 varir hans, ef hann haf\u00f0i fengi\u00f0 s\u00e9r rautt \u00ed a\u00f0ra t\u00e1na!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deegar \u00feeir hittust, \u00d6rlygur Sigur\u00f0sson, heitinn og Gunnlaugur, sag\u00f0i s\u00e1 fyrrnefndi, er hann \u00e1varpa\u00f0i h\u00e1sk\u00f3lakennarann: “il professore”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Margir nemenda Gunnlaugs \u00ed H\u00cd r\u00f3mu\u00f0u hans g\u00f3\u00f0u kennslu. Hann var mikill fagma\u00f0ur og \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 minnsta eitt sinn valinn vins\u00e6lasti kennarinn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9g hef \u00e1tt fundi me\u00f0 Mal\u00ednu og tveimur b\u00f6rnum hennar, sonum hans tveimur, Birni og Magn\u00fasi, sem b\u00faa h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi og syskinum hans, \u00feeim Fri\u00f0riku og Geir Gunnari. \u00d6ll luku \u00feau upp einum r\u00f3mi, um kosti hans og einstakan karakter og t\u00f6lu\u00f0u um a\u00f0 hann hafi veri\u00f0 “fallegur og vel innr\u00e9tta\u00f0ur.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fri\u00f0rika minnist \u00feess er hann kom heiminn \u00ed byrjum Seinni heimstyrjaldarinnar og var sem lj\u00f3sgeisli \u00e1 heimilinu, sem birti upp str\u00ed\u00f0s\u00e1rin. H\u00fan fann til \u00e1byrg\u00f0ar gagnvart honum og gekkst upp \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera st\u00f3ra systir. “Hann var yndislegt barn,” segir h\u00fan. Geir Gunnar leit upp til st\u00f3ra br\u00f3\u00f0ur, en \u00feegar ma\u00f0ur er undir 10 \u00e1ra aldri, er 5 \u00e1ra aldursmunur, sem heil eil\u00edf\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fj\u00f6lskyldan \u00ed Eskihl\u00ed\u00f0 A \u00e1tti g\u00f3\u00f0a n\u00e1granna og systkinin minnast heimas\u00e6tanna \u00ed Eskihl\u00ed\u00f0 C, sem voru \u00ed senn laglegar og \u00e1hugasamar um Gunnlaug. “\u00d6llum \u00fe\u00f3tti v\u00e6nt um hann,” heyr\u00f0i \u00e9g sagt \u00ed samt\u00f6lunum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hann var \u00e6t\u00ed\u00f0 spurull og athugull, r\u00f3legur og \u00edbygginn, f\u00f3r vel me\u00f0 gullin s\u00edn, var miki\u00f0 j\u00f3labarn og haf\u00f0i yndi af a\u00f0 gefa \u00f6\u00f0rum gjafir og var sj\u00e1lfur svo stilltur, a\u00f0 hann gat be\u00f0i\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 opna pakkana, me\u00f0an sumir rifu \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed sig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heimili\u00f0 var st\u00f3rt og fj\u00f6lmennt og b\u00fareksturinn kraf\u00f0ist mikillar vinnu af \u00f6llum. Gunnlaugur keyr\u00f0i mj\u00f3lkina \u00fat sem drengur \u00e1 hestakerru og kunni til verka \u00ed \u00f6llum b\u00fast\u00f6rfum. Enda \u00fe\u00f3tt hann hafi vilja\u00f0 komast \u00fat \u00far b\u00faskapnum haf\u00f0i hann yndi af l\u00edkamlegri vinnu, eins og t.d. \u00feegar hann bygg\u00f0i h\u00fas. H\u00e9r \u00e1\u00f0ur fyrr var \u00fea\u00f0 algengt a\u00f0 ungir menn legg\u00f0u miki\u00f0 \u00e1 sig til a\u00f0 komast \u00ed gegnum \u00feann skafl, a\u00f0 byggja sitt eigi\u00f0 h\u00fas. Einn pr\u00f3fessora minna vi\u00f0 H\u00cd kalla\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 “mannd\u00f3msv\u00edgslu \u00ed steinsteypu.” Gunnlaugur gat \u00feess vegna haft gaman af a\u00f0 grafa skur\u00f0 og haf\u00f0i \u00e1huga \u00e1 gar\u00f0yrkju.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gunnlaugur \u00e1tti gott l\u00edf, en mj\u00f6g s\u00e1rt var au\u00f0vita\u00f0 a\u00f0 missa eiginkonuna ungu, fr\u00e1 4 sonum \u00e1 barnsaldri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En l\u00edfi\u00f0 heldur \u00e1fram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hann kynntist Mal\u00ednu og \u00feau \u00e1ttu fars\u00e6lt l\u00edf saman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En s\u00ed\u00f0ar meir f\u00f3ru veikindin a\u00f0 gera vart vi\u00f0 sig og dr\u00f3gu \u00far honum m\u00e1tt. \u00deau voru skilgreind, annars vegar sem Parkinson sj\u00fakd\u00f3mur og hins vegar \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e1 ensku nefnist Lewy Body Disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hann t\u00f3k veikindum s\u00ednum af \u00e6\u00f0ruleysi og naut umhyggju Mal\u00ednar og \u00e1stvina sinna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nokkrar kve\u00f0jur hafa borist m\u00e9r og mun \u00e9g flytja \u00fe\u00e6r \u00e1 undan moldun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alheimurinn \u00f3gnarst\u00f3r, en fruman \u00ed mannsl\u00edkamanum agnarsm\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00dear \u00e1 milli eru gr\u00ed\u00f0arlegar vegalengdir og margt \u00f3\u00feekkt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
V\u00edsindin halda leit sinni \u00e1fram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
P\u00e1ll Sk\u00falason varpa\u00f0i fram tilg\u00e1tu og sag\u00f0i:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Vera m\u00e1 a\u00f0 alsj\u00e1andi auga Gu\u00f0s fylgist me\u00f0 \u00f6llu, en vitneskju okkar \u00fear a\u00f0 l\u00fatandi eru takm\u00f6rk sett.” (P\u00e1ll Sk\u00falason)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9g get svo vel teki\u00f0 undir \u00feessi or\u00f0 heimspekingsins og fv. rektors H\u00cd, um a\u00f0 vitneskja okkar og \u00feekking s\u00e9 enn \u00ed molun. Vi\u00f0 erum enn a\u00f0 rannska tilfinningal\u00edf mannsins og svo er \u00fea\u00f0 spurningin um Gu\u00f0, sem meiri hluti mannkyns, vir\u00f0ist hafa einhverja vitund um.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hvert er hi\u00f0 st\u00f3ra samhengi alls sem er?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deetta h\u00fas, D\u00f3mkirkjan, er reist til d\u00fdr\u00f0ar Kristi, sem hefur m\u00f3ta\u00f0 heiminn meir en nokkur \u00f6nnur pers\u00f3na – og m\u00f3tar enn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hann er sag\u00f0ur hafa veri\u00f0 gerandi \u00ed hinni helgu \u00ferenningu vi\u00f0 sk\u00f6pun heimsins, sem l\u00fdst er \u00ed lj\u00f3\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed, sem vi\u00f0 k\u00f6llum sk\u00f6punars\u00f6gu \u00ed 1. M\u00f3seb\u00f3k.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ldi\u00f0, sem setti textann saman, \u00f6ldum fyrir upphaf okkar t\u00edmatals, ger\u00f0i s\u00e9r grein fyrir \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 allt hlyti a\u00f0 eiga uppruna sinn \u00ed lj\u00f3sinu – og \u00fev\u00ed l\u00e9t hann Gu\u00f0 segja \u00ed lj\u00f3\u00f0i s\u00ednu: “”Ver\u00f0i lj\u00f3s.” Og \u00fea\u00f0 var\u00f0 lj\u00f3s.”” (1. M\u00f3s. 3). \u00deennan atbur\u00f0 kalla v\u00edsindin Miklahvell og fr\u00e1 honum er allt lj\u00f3s komi\u00f0 sem l\u00fdsir \u00ed alheiminum. Og lj\u00f3si\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0 lj\u00f3shra\u00f0a og enn \u00feenst alheimurinn \u00fat. \u00cd raun, er enginn munur \u00e1 afst\u00f6\u00f0u v\u00edsindanna og lj\u00f3\u00f0sk\u00e1ldsins \u00ed 1. M\u00f3seb\u00f3k, um upphaf alls. Um lj\u00f3si\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hva\u00f0 vitum vi\u00f0, hva\u00f0 vita v\u00edsindin?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vi\u00f0 sem mannkyn erum r\u00e9tt a\u00f0 byrja \u00ed st\u00f6funardeild, eins og \u00fea\u00f0 var kalla\u00f0 \u00feegar \u00e9g byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra a\u00f0 lesa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
P\u00e1ll postuli skynja\u00f0i skort sinn \u00e1 \u00feekkingu, og skort allra manna, er hann rita\u00f0i sinn fagra \u00f3\u00f0 um k\u00e6rleikann. \u00dear segir m.a.:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“N\u00fa sj\u00e1um v\u00e9r svo sem \u00ed skuggsj\u00e1, \u00ed r\u00e1\u00f0g\u00e1tu,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
en \u00fe\u00e1 munum v\u00e9r sj\u00e1 augliti til auglitis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
N\u00fa er \u00feekking m\u00edn \u00ed molum<\/p>\n\n\n\n
en \u00fe\u00e1 mun \u00e9g gj\u00f6r\u00feekkja eins og \u00e9g er sj\u00e1lfur gj\u00f6r\u00feekktur or\u00f0inn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En n\u00fa varir tr\u00fa, von og k\u00e6rleikur, \u00feetta \u00ferennt,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
en \u00feeirra er k\u00e6rleikurinn mestur.” (1. Kor. 13.12-13)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sorgin er systir k\u00e6rleikans, \u00fe\u00f6kkin s\u00f6mulei\u00f0is. Ma\u00f0ur saknar bara \u00feess, sem ma\u00f0ur hefur elska\u00f0. Vi\u00f0 erum h\u00e9r til a\u00f0 syrgja og \u00feakka, gle\u00f0jast yfir g\u00f3\u00f0u l\u00edfi hins l\u00e1tna – og sakna hans um lei\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andst\u00e6\u00f0urnar kallast \u00e1 \u00ed l\u00edfinu, \u00feekkingin er enn \u00ed molum, en leitin a\u00f0 sannleikanum – og hinu st\u00f3ra samhengi – heldur \u00e1fram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Og munum \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed sambandi, a\u00f0 “k\u00e6rleikurinn fellur aldrei \u00far gildi.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vi\u00f0 erum sem p\u00edlagr\u00edmar \u00e1 lei\u00f0 til hins sanna, til hins st\u00e6rsta, me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00edhuga \u00ed senn, hi\u00f0 agnarsm\u00e1a og hi\u00f0 \u00f3gnarst\u00f3ra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gu\u00f0 blessi minningu Gunnlaugs Bj\u00f6rns Geirssonar og Gu\u00f0 blessi \u00feig \u00e1 l\u00edfsveginum, \u00ed leitinni a\u00f0 lj\u00f3si og sannleika.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– – –<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kve\u00f0jur fluttar s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00ed ath\u00f6fninni:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gunnlaugur t\u00f3k \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed f\u00e9lagsstarfinu \u00ed M\u00falab\u00e6 og f\u00f3lki\u00f0 \u00fear \u00e1 b\u00e6 sendir kve\u00f0ju me\u00f0 \u00feessum or\u00f0um:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“K\u00e6r kve\u00f0ja fr\u00e1 samfer\u00f0af\u00f3lki \u00ed M\u00falab\u00e6 sem minnist Gunnlaugs me\u00f0 hl\u00fdhug og \u00feakkl\u00e6ti.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Einnig barst innileg sam\u00fa\u00f0arkve\u00f0ja, pers\u00f3nulega, fr\u00e1 Hj\u00f6rd\u00edsi Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttur, \u00ed M\u00falab\u00e6, stj\u00fapu R\u00f3su heitinnar, me\u00f0 \u00feakkl\u00e6ti fyrir kynni af g\u00f3\u00f0um dreng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kve\u00f0jur fr\u00e1 Skandinav\u00edu, fr\u00e1 Vilborgu, tengdad\u00f3ttur Gunnlaugs og sonard\u00e6trum, Emil\u00edu, Sigr\u00fanu og R\u00f3su A\u00f0alsteinsd\u00e6trum og fr\u00e1 \u00d6nnu Mar\u00edu Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttur og Benedikt Gerissyni en \u00feau g\u00e1tu ekki veri\u00f0 me\u00f0 okkur \u00ed dag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jakob Sm\u00e1ri og Mal\u00edn b\u00f6rn \u00d6rlygs Sm\u00e1ra senda kve\u00f0ju, hann er vi\u00f0 n\u00e1m \u00ed Danm\u00f6rku og h\u00fan \u00ed s\u00f3ttkv\u00ed h\u00e9r heima.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Einnig senda Oddur Bj\u00f6rnsson og Gu\u00f0laugu Sverrisd\u00f3ttur sam\u00fa\u00f0arkve\u00f0jur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Br\u00edet Birgisd\u00f3ttir, tengdad\u00f3ttir og Amal\u00eda Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir senda kve\u00f0jur en \u00fe\u00e6r eru \u00ed s\u00f3ttkv\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00de\u00e1 hafa borist kve\u00f0jur fr\u00e1 M\u00e1a, vini Magn\u00fasar sem b\u00fdr \u00ed Dubai og fr\u00e1 Eyj\u00f3, sem f\u00f3r til \u00fatlanda fyrr \u00ed dag og senda \u00feeir s\u00ednar sam\u00fa\u00f0arkve\u00f0jur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u00d6rn B\u00e1r\u00f0ur J\u00f3nsson Minningaror\u00f0 +Gunnlaugur Bj\u00f6rn Geirsson fv. l\u00e6knir og pr\u00f3fessor 1940-2022 \u00d6ldug\u00f6tu 5, Reykjav\u00edk \u00datf\u00f6r (b\u00e1lf\u00f6r) fr\u00e1 D\u00f3mkirkjunni \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk f\u00f6studaginn 4. febr\u00faar 2022, kl. 13 H\u00e9r fyrir ne\u00f0an er tengill \u00e1 hlj\u00f3\u00f0uppt\u00f6kuna. Mynd af s\u00e1lmaskr\u00e1nni er ne\u00f0st, fyrir aftan r\u00e6\u00f0una.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-minningarord-eulogies"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2965\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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