Stefania Gondek
Travel agent, Polish community leader
Born Dec. 28, 1914, Chicago (IL), U.S.; daughter John and Anna (Huzior).
Education: Metropolitan Business College.
Career: in Chicago - secretary, Advertising Agency Thor Corporation Century Display Manufacturing, 1930-59; travel agent, American Ambassador Tours, 1960-72; owner, Happiness Tours & Travel, 1972 -.
Member of: Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.) (youth leader, 1938-63); Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) (commissioner, national director, vice president, Illinois division); Polish Arts Club, Chicago, (president, 1977-79); Kosciuszko Foundation (director, Chicago chapter); director, Copernicus Foundation, Chicago; coordinator, Polish Day, Christmas Around the World, Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago; Proflessional Secretaries Association; Pacific Asia Travel Association; Society of Polish - American Travel Agents.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish.
Home: 231 Second St., Downers Grove, IL 60515.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996