Artist's
Statement, in honor of Kip:
Kip's light
eyes, slight build, soft, tawny
hair and light-skin were all
reminiscent of descriptions
of the Oglala Lakota Shirt Wearer,
Tasunke Witko (Crazy Horse).
Kip was an excellent horseman,
as was Tasunke Witko, so I posed
him as if he were riding my
Paint stallion, Lanamyte TNT,
in a confrontational pose. I
placed the sacred Black Hills
of South Dakota behind him,
and painted a stormy, dramatic
purple sky. It is now my vision
of how Kip is free to roam with
abandon: wild and unfettered
with the bonds of earth's gravity.
Till we meet again.
Carter
J. ‘Kip’ Chizmadia (1950-2005)
Carter J. “Kip”
Chizmadia, 55, of Buffalo Gap,
Texas, and formerly of Lorain,
died unexpectedly Sept., 17,
2005, at his home. Born in Lorain,
he lived in Wyoming, Oklahoma
and Texas before moving back
to Lorain in 1983. He moved
to Buffalo Gap in 1998. A 1968
Admiral King High School graduate,
he attended Lorain County Community
College. He and his son, Chance,
were self-employed in the construction
business in the Buffalo Gap
area. Prior to that, he was
a professional bull rider in
the RCA/ PRCA rodeos in his
youth and worked on ranches
in Wyoming, Oklahoma and Texas.
In Buffalo Gap, he attended
Holy Family Catholic Church.
He also was an honorary member
of the Comanche Nation in Oklahoma.
He enjoyed horse training, leather
work and painting and making
Western and Native American
pieces. Survivors include his
former wife, Leslie Stivason
of Buffalo Gap; a son, Chance
T. Chizmadia of Buffalo Gap;
a stepson, Jesse G. Wales of
Dayton; brothers Curt of Sheffield
Village and Drew of Elyria;
sisters Toni “Ciss”
Chizmadia of Lorain, Terri Petz
of Wakeman, Paula Molina of
Bay Village and Carla Butterfield
of Hamilton; an uncle; an aunt;
and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, Anthony and Gerry
(nee Gwillim) Chizmadia. A memorial
Mass will be 10 a.m. Oct. 15
at St. John Roman Catholic Church,
2143 Homewood Drive, Lorain.
Services were also held in Buffalo
Gap. Dovin Funeral Home, Lorain,
is handling arrangements. |
