Henryk Walczyk

Textile engineer

Born Nov. 29, 1935, Jaworzno, Poland; came to U.S., 1975; son of Stanislaw and Lucja (Charnas); married Teresa (Berndt); children: Dorota, Malgorzata.

Education: Master of Science (M.S.), Technical University of Lodz (Poland), 1961.

Career: technologist, Textile Plant, Lodz, 1961-63; senior inspector, Ministry of Light Industry, Warsaw (Poland), 1963-65; senior technologist, Textile Plant "Polmerino", 1965-69, technologist, Kopolmatex Import-Export, 1969-72, Lodz; technical and executive director, "Londy" Carpets, Mexico City (Mexico), 1972-81; president, owner, American Textile Machinery, Inc., Athens (GA), 1981 -.

Author: Basketball just for you, 1988.

Member of: International Torch; coach of many handball, basketball and soccer teams in Poland, United States and Mexico.

Honors: award for Pamietniki emigranta, Central School of Planning and Statistics, Warsaw; Silver Medal, Polish Textile Engineers Association.

Language: Polish, English, Spanish, Italian, Russian, German, French, Portuguese.

Hobbies: basketball, tennis.

Home: 1031 Holly Point Way, Watkinsville, GA 30677.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.