Maria Lorys (Mirecka)
Editor
Born Feb. 7, 1916, Ulanow, Poland; came to U.S., 1952; daughter of Dominik and Paulina (Scislowska); married Henryk Lorys; children: Jan, Ewa.
Education: J. Kazimierz University, Lwow (Poland), 1937-39; Jagiellonian University, Cracow (Poland), 1946.
Career: editor, Glos Polek, Park Ridge (IL), 1964 -.
Author: Historia Zwiazku Polek, 1938-59.
Member of: board member, Polish Women's Alliance in America; Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) (national director, 1956).
Served with: Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.), captain, 1939-45.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: charity, reading.
Home: 4055 W. Melrose, Chicago, IL 60641.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996