Joseph E. Kleszczynski
Postal service clerk, real estate broker, Polish community leader
Born Sept. 4, 1928, Poland; came to U.S., 1951; son of Joseph and Bronislawa (Sopinska); married Mary (Wilusz); children: Krystyna, Czeslaw, Teresa, Maciej.
Education: Cornell University, Ithaca (NY), 1951-52; Ithaca College, 1952; University of Connecticut, 1952-53; University of Hartford (CT), 1970.
Career: clerk, U.S. Postal Service, Hartford, 1966 -; real estate broker, (CT), 1971 -.
Author: editor, Ku Wolnosci, 1968-70.
Member of: chairman, and board directors member, Friends of Polish Boys Scouts Circle, 1961-71; co-founder, board member, Studium - North American Study Center for Polish Affairs; Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) (committee chairman, Connecticut district); chairman, Connecticut Captive Nations Committee; Greater Hartford Realtors' Board; American Postal Workers Union; Town Committee, West Hartford; Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.); Pilsudski Institute of America.
Honors: Polish Home Army Cross; Silver Cross of Merit, Polish Government in Exile, London (U.K.).
Served with: Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.), cadet-officer, 1943-45; Polish Armed Forces in the West, 2nd Corps, 2nd lieutenant, 1946-48.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, French, German.
Hobbies: Polish modern history, bridge.
Office: Foley Hatch Realtors, 12 Cross Road Plaza, West Hartford, CT 06117.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996