Bogdan Niczyporuk

1936 - 2017

YORKTOWN, VA - Bogdan Niczyporuk, a long-time resident of Yorktown, passed away peacefully at age of 81 on September 5, 2017. Born in 1936 in rural Poland, his diverse and eclectic journey traversed eight decades of change and rich experiences. From first two years of elementary school under German occupation, through study of Physics at University of Moscow under communism where he met and married lovely Nina, to accomplished career in particle physics spanning Russia, Poland, Germany, Switzerland and US, accompanied by rich body of published papers and challenging research projects. Bogdan and his family permanently moved to America in 1983, first at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA, and since 1988 at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, VA. After his retirement in 2003, he remained keenly interested in work of his group at Jefferson Lab and often attended weekly team meetings, continued as an avid world traveler, and a passionate bridge player. Bogdan is survived by two sons, Marek and his wife Paula of Asheville, NC, and Michael in San Antonio, TX. He was preceded in death by his loving and beloved wife Nina in 1996. The memorial graveside service will be held on Saturday, September 16 at 2 p.m. at the Peninsula Memorial Park, in Garden at Sermon on the Mount, located at 12750 Warwick Boulevard, Newport News, VA. Visitation will follow at his home in Yorktown, VA. Arrangements are in the care of Peninsula Funeral Home.