John Paul Pawlik (Pavlir)Bacteriologist
Born Chicago, IL, July 7, 1915; married Mary Ellen; children: John C., Ted J., Sue, Nora.
Education: Graduated DePaul University.
Languages: English, Polish.
Career: Bacteriologist at State of Illinois. Public Health Laboratory 1951-52; Science teacher, Chicago, IL, 1953-59 and Los Angeles, CA 1960-83.
Author: Patents: #4,872, 222 leak detector; #4,916,761flush economizer; patent pending #076,614 rolling fulcrum mail scale; #013,322 notetaker's aid.
Military: bacteriologist with a station hospital in Pacific, Okinawa Campaign, sergeant, 1942-45.
Avocations: Bass and guitar instrumentalist with the Bluenote Quintet in Chicago, 1946-51.
Resident: Chatsworth, CA.
From: "Polish Americans in California, Vol. II," National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs & Polish American Historical Association, California 1995.