Mieczyslaw Antoni Gajewski
Physician, surgeon, Polish and local community leader
Born Nov. 1, 1913, Depew (NY), U.S.; son of Wladyslaw and Helena (Kwiecien); married Irena (Gosielewska); child: Elzbieta.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Canisius Colllege, Buffalo (NY), 1935; Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), University of Buffalo Medical School, 1939.
Career: intern, 1939-41, assistant (surgical service), 1947-56, attending physician (medical), 1948-58, staff president, 1958-59, Mercy Hospital, Buffalo; team physician, Bishop Ryan's High School, Buffalo, 1952-55; surgeon, Army and Navy Union of U.S., Department of New York, 1971-75. Retired.
Author: conference speaker for 20 years.
Member of, i.a.: life member, board directors member, since 1955, American Legion (commander, 1958-59); Buffalo School Board member, 1955-76; committeeman, Democratic Party, 1957-91; secretary, Canisius College Alumni Association, 1959-60; past president, Filareci Club of Buffalo, Plewacki Post Stamp Association, Niagara Frontier Federation of Stamp Clubs, and Medical Arts Society; secretary, Broadway Fillmore Development Corporation; founder, Cardinal Spellman Philatelic Museum; life member, Military Surgeons' Association; honorary member, National Honor Society of Secondary Schools; Erie County Medical Society; New York State Medical Society; Polish Businessmen's Association; Polish Community Center of San Francisco (CA); American Society of Pathology; American Medical Association (AMA); American Academy of General Practice; Reserve Officers Association, Buffalo chapter; American Association of Retired Persons (AARP); Pilsudski Institute of America.
Honors, i.a.: Alpha Phi Theta; award, Buffalo Niagara Frontier Federation of Stamp Clubs, 1960, 1961; Award of Merit, American Philatelic Association, 1963; award, Polish Philatelic Society, 1964; Family Life Citation, Diocese of Buffalo, 1965; Citizen of the Year, American - Polish Eagle, 1969.
Served with: U.S. Army, Medical Corps, 1941-45; United States Army Reserve (USAR), colonel, 1947-72.
Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish, Spanish, Russian, French.
Hobbies: collecting stamps and coins.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996