Kazimierz Jozef Dudzik
Stained glass master, craftsman
Born Jan. 10, 1914, Cracow, Poland; came to U.S., 1962; son of Stanislaw and Maria (Mitka); married Maria (Puc).
Education: diploma, Gliding Military College, Bezmiechowa-Ustianowa (Poland), 1937; engineering certificate, Main Technical Organization, Warsaw (Poland), 1948.
Career: stained glass craftsman, Cracow, 1928-32; instructor-pilot, Polish Air Force, Ustianowa, 1934-39; prisoner, Nazi concentration camps, Gross-Rosen and Buchenwald (Germany), 1944-45; owner, fruit-wine plant, Cracow, 1948-51; owner, Art Stained-Glass Studio, Inc., Forest Hilis (NY), 1962 -.
Author: numerous stained glass windows i.a. for: Naval Hospital Chapel, St. Albans (NY), 1972, ANSHE Shalom Jewish Center, Kew Gardens (NY), 1973.
Member of: Polish Air Force Veterans Association; National Council of Aviation, Poland, 1990.
Honors: Silver Badge, Federation Aeronautic International, 1937; honorary member, Seniors of Aviation Cracow Ciub, 1985; "Blekitne Skrzydla" award, Skrzydlata Polska, 1989; Gold Badge, Polish Aeroclub, 1989; Oswiecim Cross, 1993, Chivalry Cross - Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, 1995, L. Walesa, President of Poland.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: supporting Polish gliding.
Home: 97-12 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills, NY 11375.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996