Family
The Jandaceks
Petr Jandacek
Petr Jandacek was born in Czechoslovakia, and immigrated to Chicago, Illinois at the age of nine. Petr went on to receive his Associate in Arts Degree in Education, Bachelors Degree in Art and Art Education, and Master of Science in Design and Art Education.
Louise Jandacek
Louise Jandacek (nee Evanich) was raised in Lansing, Illinois. She attended Illinois State University and went on to teach elementary school and junior high school in Illinois. Louise is a successful artist, a caregiver to her loving aunt, and delights in her grandchildren.
John Evanich
John Evanich (Janez Ivanic’) was born in Slovenia on August 31, 1899. After serving as a machine gunner in the Austrian army during WWI, he immigrate to America. He landed on Ellis Island USA in 1921. This is where his name was changed from Janez Ivanic to John Evanich.
Marie Jandacek Smelhaus
Marie Smelhaus was born in Czechoslovakia, and spent two and a half years in a refugee camp, before immigrating to Chicago, Illinois as a teenager. She was devoted to family, loyal to friends, and a a brilliant business woman.
Jandacek Home
The study of non-traditional architecture and environmental optimal design led the Jandaceks to decide upon Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic dome when making plans to build their home in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
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Petr Jandacek
Louise Jandacek
Mailing Address
127 La Senda Road
Los Alamos, New Mexico
USA
87544