Edmund Markiewicz
Funeral home owner, Polish and local community leader
Born Nov. 19, 1908, New Haven (CT), U.S.; son John and Frances (Kulaszewicz); married Harriette (Dapkiewicz).
Career: apprentice, 1927-29, funeral director, 1929-37, manager, treasurer, 1937-44, president, 1944 -, J. Markiewicz & Sons, New Haven.
Member of, i.a.: life member, St. Vincent de Paul Missions, Rome (Italy); Funeral Directors Association; New Haven Elks; New Haven Historical Society; finance and transportation committee member, New Haven Democratic Club, 1954-69; founder, director, St. Stanislaus Holy Name Society; board directors member, Sacred Heart Academy; Polonia Democratic Club of New Haven; honorary member, Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.); life member, Polish Falcons of America; Polish Business & Professional Association; Poet Adam Mickiewicz Society, Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.); Kosciuszko Foundation.
Honors, i.a.: Selective Service Medal, President H. Truman, 1947; Gold Medal, Polish Falcons of America, 1955; 8th Friendship award, Ancient Order of Hibernians, 1957; Man of the Year, New Haven Elk's Lodge, 1959; Haller's Swords, Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii Polskiej (S.W.A.P.), 1960; Merit Award, National Football Foundation, 1975; Distinguished Service citation, American Legion, 1982; Humanitarian Award, Knights of St. Patrick, 1984.
Served with: U.S. Army, 1940-47.
Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian.
Hobbies: sports, reading history and biographies.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996