Thaddeus Walenty Maliszewski
Lawyer, military officer, civic leader
Born Jan. 10, 1922, Hartford (CT), U.S.; son of Jozef and Apolonia (Hajdasz); married Barbara (Karpienia); children: Thaddeus, Michelle, Lance, Michael, John, Paul.
Education: Associate of Science (A.S.), Hillyer Jr. College, Hartford, 1942; Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Wesleyan University, Middletown (CT), 1947; Doctor of Law (D.Jur.), University of Connecticut, Hartford, 1950.
Career: attorney, private office, Hartford-Windsor, 1950-85; senior judge, Windsor Municipal Court (CT), 1955-60; assistant prosecuting attorney, 13th Circuit Court, North-Central Connecticut, 1963; Retired.
Author: All-American and Mighty Proud of That Polish Name, 1987; numerous articles in: Nowy Swiat, New Horizon, Polish American Journal, Polish Heritage, Zgoda.
Member of, i.a.: Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) (president, Connecticut division, 1958-59, 1962-65, 1969-70, national director, 1964,1968, national vice president 1969-70, 1977-84, national convention chairman, 1976); president, American Red Cross, Windsor, 1962-63; chairman, Windsor Democratic Town Committee, 1976, 1978; Democratic National Committee ethnic sections during presidential campaigns, 1950-80; National Guard Association; Hartford County Bar Association; chairman, American Council of Polish Culture (A.C.P.C.); vice president, Polish Cultural Society of the Palm Beaches (FL); zone commander, Polish Legion of American Veterans.
Honors, i.a.: Bronze Star Medal, 1945; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal With 4 Battle Stars; Victory Medal; Auerbach Scholarship, University of Connecticut, 1947; Polonia Man of the Year, Polish American Journal, 1955; Service Medal, Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.), New York City, 1983; Gold Service Cross, Polish Government in Exile, London (United Kingdom), 1987; listed in: Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in American Politics.
Served with: Enlisted Reserve Corps and Army Air Corps, World War II, sergeant, 1942-46; United States Army Reserve (USAR), 1st lieutenant, 1949-54; State of Connecticut National Guard, brigadier general, 1954-84.
Affiliation: Independent. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish, Italian, Spanish.
Hobbies: writing, history, travel.
Home: 1127 Seminole E #2SB, Jupiter, FL 33477.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996