Estelle Phylis Wachtel-Torres
Physician
Born Oct. 11, 1920, Chicago (IL), U.S.; daughter of Stanley Zenon Wachtel and Gertrude (Wieckowska); married Raul M. Torres; children: Phyllis, Mary, Paula, Alicia.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), 1940, Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), College of Medicine, 1944, Wayne State University, Detroit (MI).
Career: resident teaching program, Department of Family Medicine, Providence Hospital, Detroit, 1950-76; staff member, St. Francis Hospital, Hamtramck (MI), 1960-68; Retired.
Member of: Michigan State Medical Society; Ottawa County Medical Society; Wayne University Medicine Alumni Association; Medical Dental Arts Club; Polish Falcons of America, since 1935; Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.), since 1937; secretary, vice president, Friends of Polish Art (board directors member, 1988-93), Detroit; American Center of Polish Culture (A.C.P.C.) (board directors member, 1990-94); co-founder, Society of Detroit Institute of Arts; supporter, Michigan Opera Theater; Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall Volunteer Council; ambassador, Friends of Orchard Lake Schools; John Paul II Foundation; Alliance Francaise; Kosciuszko Foundation.
Affiliation: Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish, Spanish, French.
Hobbies: travel, reading history or biographies, medical aid.
Home: 22006 Village Pines Drive, Beverly Hills, MI 48025.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.