Died honorary member of the Association - Ivan Stepanovich Ryabukhin.
At the age of 78, the heart of an extraordinary and talented man stopped beating - the chairman of the Odessa organization of the All-Ukrainian Union of Marine Writers named after I.P. Gaidaenko, a member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, an honorary member of the International Health Association - Ivan Stepanovych Ryabukhin.
Ivan Stepanovych was born on March 1, 1944. Despite the fact that he began writing poetry at school age, his literary talent really manifested itself 50 years later. Ivan Ryabukhin, a retired lieutenant colonel, comes from a famous military dynasty. His ancestors served the Fatherland for three centuries, showing a real man's military victory!This is an incomprehensible loss for Odessa writers-mariners and poets, Odessa cabin company, Odessa regional organization of the National Union of Journalists, submariners, friends and colleagues. The International Health Association expresses its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Ivan Stepanovych Ryabukhin. Bright memory and the Kingdom of Heaven of his soul.