Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Helen and Frank were very special. Frank came to my mom and dad's wedding at St. Anthony's Church in Jersey City in 1947, my baptism in Chicago at St. Pancratius. They visited with their children in Chicago and Bristol, Wisconsin. They both came to my graduation and wedding. I treasured their company in person, on the telephone and in letters and greeting cards over the decades. Helen was always a bright, compassionate, compromising, humorous, insightful and wonderful person to talk with. She deeply loved Poland which she visited twice with her husband on work assignments. She was well aware and informed of current events and history. Her joyful voice and presence will be sorely missed because she and Frank embodied the best of the Polish American culture and their sole focus of "God, country, family and honor." Helen and Frank were very dedicated to their parish. Frank served in the US Army. And both lived a life surrounded by immediate and extended family.
