Dimitrije Dimo Dedić, is a meritorious sports worker of Montenegro, member of SKOJ since 1939, martyr of German concentration camps, sports and political official of Montenegro and Yugoslavia, lifelong anti-fascist
On the twenty-seventh of December 2016, Dimitrije Dimo Stanišin Dedić passed into eternity. A man, a patriot, a victim of German concentration camps during the Second World War, with the name of Skojevic and a communist since 1939, and a tireless participant in the reconstruction of the war-ravaged country, after the end of the 1941-1945 war.
Dimo Dedić comes from the libertarian family of Staniša Dedić, from Brskut, councilor of ZAVNO in Kolašin in 1943 and a participant in earlier wars. The extended family of Dim Dedić was one of the leaders of the organization of people's participation in the National Liberation War, from the area of Kuč and Bratonožić, which made a major contribution to the victory of the partisan movement over fascism as the greatest evil in Europe and beyond, during the twentieth century.
Dimo and his brother Jovan Ljoljo belonged to that class of people and revolutionaries, who could at any moment stand in front of anyone with a raised forehead and a clean face. Both of them remained like that until the end of their lives, enjoying reputation and respect in the environment in which they lived and worked.
Humble to the extreme, no one could ever hear Dima say a single word about himself and his merits. When he worked for the good of society, all the credit belonged to society, and he would barely speak for himself in those moments if it was his work obligation.
Dimitrije Dimo Dedić is a meritorious sports worker of Montenegro, member of SKOJ since 1939, martyr of German concentration camps during the Second World War, sports and political official of Montenegro and Yugoslavia.
During the construction of the war-ravaged country, Dim's abilities were particularly evident in the organization and management of several sports organizations and associations in Montenegro and Yugoslavia (physical sports, shooting, tennis, mountain sports, etc.). He was the president of the Shooting Association of Montenegro in several mandates. He was elected as a high official in the European Shooting Conference for two terms and the Yugoslav Olympic Committee for three terms.
He is the holder of several national and international awards for the achieved results in the promotion and quality of sports, both in Montenegrin and in Yugoslavia.
Dim's soul is now in heaven, his body was received by the hard Montenegrin earth, and his work has remained our legacy.
Let there be eternal thanks and remembrance to Dimitrija Dim Dedić, for everything he did for his country, remaining an example of a man of excellence, embodied by natural beauty and human dignity.
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