Anatole Adolf Rychalski
Engineer, consultant
Born Jan. 7, 1926, Baranowka, Poland; came to U.S., 1949; son of Jozef and Aniella (Skokowska); married Janine (Lepsza).
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (in civil engineering), Indiana Institute of Technology, Fort Wayne, 1954; graduated, Pittsburgh University (PA), 1971.
Career: engineer, 1955-69, general manager, 1969-90, USX Corporation, owner, president, Karollechx, Inc., 1990 -, Pittsburgh; structural consultant to architects throughout the U.S.
Author: numerous sculptures, technical studies, technical articles, real estate developed projects, architectural projects, designs, planning for residential and recreational projects, construction of bridges, and skyscrapers.
Member of: Planning Commission member, Mt. Lebanon (PA), 1981-86; president, Action Housing, Pittsburgh, 1984-90; American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); sponsor, Republican Party Victory Fundation; Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.); Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.).
Honors: corporate award, City of Chicago, 1967; Man of the Year, Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, 1980.
Served with: Polish Armed Forces in the West, corporal, 1945-47; U.S. Army, Korean War, Artillery, master sergeant, 1950-52.
Affiliation: Republican. Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian, Ukrainian, German.
Hobbies: golf, sculpturing, painting.
Home: 818 Eisenhower Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15228.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.