Andrzej Hempel
Mechanical engineer
Born Oct. 9, 1926, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1967; son of Jozef and Urszula (Laguna); married Krystyna (Milewska); children: Mark C., Julie A.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (in engineering), University of London (U.K.), 1955; professional engineer certificate, State of Pennsylvania.
Career: technical officer, Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., Northwich (U.K.), 1955-60; project engineer, Canadian Industries, Ltd., Edmonton (Canada), 1960-67; technical supervisor engineer, Hercules, Inc., Covington (VA), 1967-70; project manager, Exxon Chemical Company, Pottsville (PA), 1970-91; Retired; consultant engineer, Reading (PA), 1991 -.
Member of: regional vice president, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.); secretary, Polonia Solidarity Association, Reading; Kosciuszko Foundation
Served with: Polish Armed Forces in the West, 2nd Corps, corporal ensign, 1945-46
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic
Languages: Polish, English, German
Hobbies: tennis, skiing
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996