---

Michael F. Gastom

Financial executive

Born Dec. 15, 1923, Chojnice, Poland; came to U.S., 1946; son of Szymon and Barbara (Szypryt); married Lydia (Kroliczek); child: Brygida.

Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Northwestern University, Chicago (IL), 1953; graduate courses in accounting, Fairleigh Dickinson University (NJ), 1956.

Career: assistant to president, Du Mont, Clifton (NJ), 1953-58; cost manager, Hoffman-La Roche, Nutley (NJ), 1958-66; vice president, treasurer, Engelhard Industry, Hiliside (NJ), 1966-81. Retired.

Member of: vice president, League of American Poles, Clifton, 1970-80; chairman, Americares for Poland, South Florida, 1987-89; Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) (past vice president, New Jersey division); vice president, Polish Cultural Club of Palm Beaches, 1992.

Served with: Polish Armed Forces in the West (United Kingdom), 1944-49.

Languages: Polish, English, German.

Hobbies: tennis, golf.

Home: 11 Gatehouse Rd., Sea Ranch Lakes, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996

---