▁Lith uan ian – G erman ▁Society , ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Lith uan ian – E ston ian ▁Society , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Lith uan ian – S wed ish ▁Society , ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁P ane urope an ▁Union ▁( est ab lished ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 3 ; ▁other ▁members ▁included ▁Mich ał ▁P ius ▁Rö mer , ▁Jon as ▁V ile iš is ). ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁vice - ch air man ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁for ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁of ▁Vil nius , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Lith uan ian ▁R if le men ' s ▁Union , ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Support ▁of ▁Lith u ani ans ▁Ab road ▁( organ ized ▁by ▁Rap olas ▁Sk ip itis ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 2 ), ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁Home own ers ' ▁Association ▁( organ ized ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ). ▁Pur ick is ▁was ▁not ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁or ator ▁and ▁avoided ▁public ▁speaking ▁deliver ing ▁speech es ▁or ▁lect ures ▁only ▁on ▁special ▁occasions . ▁ ▁Pur ick is ▁died ▁suddenly ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁at ▁about ▁ 4   am ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁The ▁fun eral ▁was ▁an ▁official ▁affair ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁Journal ists ' ▁Union ▁and ▁broadcast ▁on ▁the ▁radio . ▁The ▁League ▁for ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁of ▁Vil nius ▁announced ▁a ▁seven - day ▁m our ning ▁period ▁while