Roman H. Wasilewski

WASILEWSKI, ROMAN H. July 12, 1920 to Dec. 29, 2003 Roman H. Wasilewski, 83, died Dec. 29, 2003 in his home after a short illness. Roman was born in Chicago, one of four sons of Polish immigrants Mateusz Wasilewski and Anastasia Kisiel Wasilewski. Roman attended Saint Hyacinth Catholic School and graduated from Lane Technical High School in Chicago and completed advanced technical courses in California. Roman was employed as an inspector with Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Company of San Diego in 1941 and retired as an Aerospace Engineer from CONVAIR Division of General Dynamics in 1976. Roman served in the US Army Air Corp with the 505th Bomb Group in the Asiatic Pacific Theater during WW2. Roman ' s photograph is with the 1730 men and women in service in the 1944 Golden Jubilee Book of St Hyacinth Parish. Roman enjoyed his association over many years with his close friends of the EZ Owners and Builders squadron of San Diego. He took great pleasure in building and flying his own homebuilt composite VariEze aircraft. Roman Wasilewski ' s wife, Jean Bentson Wasilewski, died Feb 17, 2000, sons Michael D. Wasilewski died June 25, 2001 and Robert M. Wasilewski died August 15, 1994. He is survived by his son John Wasilewski and his wife Ann of San Diego, daughter-in-law Carolyn Wasilewski, grandsons Andrew, Daniel, Matthew, great-grandson Austin of Fontana and brother Walter Wasilewski of Augusta, GA. Services were pending at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. Please sign the guest book at obituaries.uniontrib.com