REV. GEORGE J. DABROWSKI

DABROWSKI, REV. GEORGE J. , C.M. VINCENTIAN PRIEST The Reverend George J. Dabrowski, C.M., died April 6, 2013. He was 83 years old, and an ordained priest for 53 years. Born in Hamden, CT, on July 29, 1930, he was the son of the late Joseph Dabrowski and Sophia Piascik Dabrowski. Father Dabrowski was ordained a Vincentian Priest on May 31, 1958. For the next 6 years Father Dabrowski served as a parish priest at St. Stanislaus in New Haven, and as a teacher at St. John Kanty Prep School in Erie, PA. From 1964 to 1989 Father Dabrowski served as a chaplain in the US Air Force, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. From 1990 to 1992 he served at the Provincial House in West Hartford, CT, as archivist and superior. For the next three years he worked in parishes in Lisbon Falls, ME, and Concord, NH. In 1995 he returned to Connecticut to assume the duties of archivist and superior at De Paul Provincial House in Manchester. After serious surgery, he retired to St. Joseph's Residence in Enfield in 2003. Later, he was transferred to St. Catherine's Infirmary in Philadelphia, PA. which is run by the Vincentian Fathers. His Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven, on Thursday, April 11 at 11:00 a.m. His body will lie in state from 10 until 11 a.m. prior to services. Burial will be in All Saints Cemetery, North Haven, CT. The LUPINSKI FUNERAL HOME, 821 State Street, New Haven is in care of arrangements. Sign Father George's guest book at www.lupinskifuneralhome.com