Stan Franczyk
Journalist, executive, consultant
Born May 14,1930, Buffalo (NY), U.S.; son of Tomasz and Stanislawa (Walenta); married Alina (Smolarek); children: David, Thomas, Nancy.
Career: journalist, Polish - American newspapers and periodicals; deputy executive director, New York State Insurance Fund; chief of staff, Buffalo City Council; owner, Krystan Communications, Buffalo; consultant, Foundation for Local Democracy in Poland, and U.S. Catholic Bishops Conference, 1991 -. Retired.
Author: columnist, "Pole to Pole" in American - Polish Eagle.
Member of: board managers member, Erie County Medical Center.
Honors: Bronze Star for Korean War; President Jimmy Carter's official delegation to the investiture of Pope John Paul II, 1978.
Served with: United States Air Force (USAF), Korea, senior information specialist, 1951-52.
Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic
Languages: English, Polish
Home: 119 College St., Buffalo, NY 14202
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996