Henryk Jan WalochaCivil engineer
Born Opatowiec, Poland, June 24, 1911; son of Jan (born Jurkow, Poland) and Waclawa W. (born Opatowiec, Poland); married Esther May; children: Anne Marie, Mary Rose.
Education: Diploma, Gimnazjum Pinczow, Poland; Wyzsza Szkola Przemyslowa, Krakow, Poland; Politechnika Warszawska; London University, English; Diploma, Civil engineering, City and Guilds College and Polish Technical University, London, England.
Languages: Polish, English, Spanish.
Career: 1936-39 County engineer, Konskie, Poland; 1945-49 civil engineer with consulting engineers, London, England; 1949-50 with M.M. DiIIion, consulting engineers, London, England; Ontario, Canada, 1950-59; Senior structural engineer, Giffels and Rosetti, Detroit, Ml, 1959-82 vice president and director engineer, Beverly Hilis, CA.; head of structural department, director of engineer, vice president, V. Gruen Association Architects and Engineers, Los Angeles, CA.
Author: Contributor of technical paper, "Application of Posttension Reinforcement to Reintorced Concrete Continuous Frames; Parking Structure Solutions in Seismic Zone," Aug. 1972, Journal of Prestressed Concrete lnstiture.
Military: Poland 1939, France 1940, Hungary 1940, Norway 1940, England 1940-45, all military campaigns, 2nd Lieutenant. Highland Brigade in Norway (Narvik) 1940; interned in Hungary 1940.
Member of: Associate member, Institute of Civil Engineers, England, Institution of Civil Engineers, Canada, Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers, Military Engineers, USA, Structural Engineers Southern California, Registered and licensed civil engineer in England, Canada, USA.
Avocations: world-wide travel, photography (1st and 2nd award camera photo), contest Los Angeles 1955.
Resident: San Clemente, CA.
From: "Polish Americans in California, Vol. II," National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs & Polish American Historical Association. California 1995.