Janusz Marian Cysarz

Textile designer, executive

Born May 17, 1931, Lwow, Poland; came to U.S., 1984; son of Edward and Julia (Sigmund); married Rosemary (Thomas); children: Elizabeth, Richard.

Education: diploma, Scottish College of Textiles, Galashiels (Scot.), 1951.

Career: in United Kingdom - assistant manager, J. Auty & Sons Ltd., Batley, 1951-52, textile designer, manager, R.R. Buck & Sons Ltd., Carlisle, 1952-55, export executive, assistant manager, J. Knox & Sons Ltd., Silsden, 1955-56, senior executive, Courtaulds Ltd., Manchester, Bradford, Coventry, 1956-84; in United States - director of textile development, Guilford of Maine, 1984-86, general manager, Laurel Textiles, Inc., Skowhegan (ME), 1987-90, sales executive, Pittsfield Weaving Company, Inc. (NH), 1990 -.

Author: numerous technical articles on textiles in British journals, 1956-83; numerous philatelic publications in British, Canadian and American journals, 1957-91; lecturer on textile technology in United Kingdom, Netherlands, Finland, United States, 1956-89; lecturer on international trading, United States government agencies.

Member of: fellow, Textile Institute International, Manchester (United Kingdom); Union of Polish Philatelists in Great Britain, London; founder, Friends of Guilford Library, director, Kiwanis International, 1987-89, Guilford (ME).

Honors: medal for philatelic achievement, Boras Filatelist Forening (Sweden), 1974.

Affiliation: Roman Catholic.

Languages: Polish, English, French.

Hobbies: philately, photography, fishing.

Home: P.O. Box 300, Oak St., Guilford, ME 04443.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996