Wilhelm A. Wolny

Technician, broadcaster

Born Dec. 28, 1914, Swietochlowice, Poland; came to U.S., 1950; son of Wilhelm and Anna (Dramski); married Alicja (Miller); children: Thaddeus, Marek.

Education: Master of Laws (LL.M.), Jagiellonian University, Cracow (Poland); City College, San Jose (CA).

Career: labor camp in Germany; high school and junior college teacher, DP Camp, Hohenfels - Lechow (Germany), 1945-49; sheet metal technician, manager, "Rozmaitosci" Theater, Detroit (MI), 1950-55; sheet metal estimator, San Francisco (CA), 1955-56; heating and air-conditioning technician, San Jose City Coli., 1958-60; co-owner, W. S. Heating and Cooling, 1963-79; director, producer, Polish - American Variety Hour, KGBR, San Francisco, 1974-81; Retired.

Member of: assistant scout master, Boys Scouts of America, 1959-66, Catholic Interracial Council, 1964-68, San Jose; Polish American Congress (P.A.C.).

Honors: diploma, International Scouts Association (Germany), 1948; Gold Cross of Merit, Polish Government in Exile, London (United Kingdom), 1970; Man of the Year, International Institute of the Bay in Oakland (CA), 1979; Award of Merit, Institute of America, Atlanta (GA).

Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic.

Languages: Polish, English, German.

Hobbies: books, skiing.

Home: 533 South Park Drive, San Jose, CA 95129.

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