Once a Scout, forever a Scout.
Stanislav Špinler was born December 4, 1930 in Děčín. After the German takeover of the Czechoslovak border regions, he moved with his family to Prague, where they lived for the duration of the war. In 1945 he joined a Boy Scout troop in Prague, but was a member for only a very brief time. After a month the family moved back to Děčín, where he continued with his scouting activities. His pack scored very well in the first postwar Svojsík Race. In 1947, they attended the international Jamboree (Scout gathering) in France. But, after the change of the political regime, scouting became banned. He thus returned to scouting in 1968-1970 and then after the Velvet revolution in 1989. At present (2011) he is the leader of the 217th Old Scout troop in Děčín.Stanislav Špinler studied at a trade academy, and worked in numerous professions during his life - as an accountant, technician, and worker. He remarried, has two stepchildren, and he still lives in Děčín.