Those who went through Scout and Sokol education will never get rid of it
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Jiří Bílý was born on June 13, 1930 in Brno. From the age of seven he trained in Sokol Brno I. He was also a member of Junák. During the war, his family lived near the Kounice dormitories, so he often heard gunfire during executions. When he finished his primary education in 1944, he applied to study at the trade academy, but was not accepted. Instead, he had to take a job in industry. After the liberation, he became involved in Junák and Sokol activities again. In 1948 he took part in the XIth All-Sokol Meeting in Prague. Then, due to the departure of the original officials, he left. After the liberation, he was admitted to the business academy on his second attempt, where he graduated and then started working as an accountant. In 1951 he was transferred to industrial production as part of Action 77. From 1954 he was involved in the tourist club, which replaced scouting and the Sokol. He lived through the invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops in the Tatra Mountains. After the Velvet Revolution, he rejoined the Sokol and also continued in the tourist club. In July 1990, he participated in the meeting of the Czechoslovak Sokol Association in Paris and in the following decades in many other events. In 2021 he was still regularly training with the Loyal Guard of Sokol Brno I and living in Brno.
