Chester Partyka
Real estate broker, businessman, Polish and local community leader
Born Dec. 2, 1925, Poremba, Poland; came to U.S., 1950; son of Ignacy and Stefania (Filipowicz); married Henrietta (Peldyak); children: Deborah Ann, Dennis Michael.
Career: owner, Carry Out store, 1954-62; real estate broker, 1962-80; president, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.), Ohio Division, 1985 -.
Member of, i.a.: National Board of Realtors; Ohio State Board of Realtors; Cleveland Board of Realtors; National Republican Congressional Committee; Republican Presidential Task Force; Ohio Lottery Commissioner; national vice president, national director, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.); American's Nationality Movements of Ohio; Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.); Alliance of Poles of America; Union of Poles of America; Polish Roman Catholic Union of America; past president, Polonia Foundation of Ohio; Cleveland Society of Poles; Parma Polish American League; Parma Chamber of Commerce; International Order of Alhambra Tai, Caravan # 125; The Eagles Club; Kiwanis Club; Knights of Columbus; Knights of Pulaski.
Honors: Distinguished Community Service award, Polonia Foundation of Ohio, 1989; Outstanding Achievement award, Slavic Village Merchants' Guild, 1993; Hallers Swords, Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.), 1993; numerous awards from Ohio Governor, Republican Party and real estate industry.
Served with: Polish Armed Forces in the West under U.S. Command, Normandy, 1945.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, German, Russian.
Hobbies: golf, real estate investments, sponsoring fraternal, civic and charitable organizations.
Home: 8284 Dalebrook Road, Independence, OH 44131.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.