Jerzy L. "George" NOWINSKI

Jerzy L. "George" Nowinski Retired UD Professor Jerzy Leon Nowinski, age 98, of Newark, DE, passed away Saturday morning, January 3, 2004, at Millcroft Health Care Center in Newark. Jerzy--known as George by his friends--was an acclaimed researcher, adored teacher and beloved friend and husband who will be dearly missed. George was predeceased by his lovely wife of 67 years, Marie, who passed in 1997. Both were courageous members of the Polish Resistance during World War II. Braving the threat of death from the Nazis, they engineered secret rooms in their home, which was utilized as a safe house and hospital by members of the Resistance and Allied fliers who had been shot down and were being smuggled to safety. George was born in Poland on March 2, 1905, and received his Master of Civil Engineering and Doctor of Technical Sciences from the Polytechnic Institute of Warsaw. In the years before World War II, he was a senior researcher in the Polish Aeronautical Institute and later held the positions of Extraordinary Professor of Applied Mechanics in the Mathematical Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences and Research Professor in the Institute of Fundamental Problems of Technology. After the war, George was one of the lead engineers whose efforts were instrumental in the reconstruction of the city of Warsaw. For his scientific contributions in Poland, he was awarded an Officer Cross of Polonia Restituta, a Gold Medal of Merit, a Government Scientific Award, Silver and Gold Awards for the reconstruction of Warsaw and a M.T. Huber Scientific Prize. In 1957, he was invited to become a visiting lecturer at the Johns Hopkins University, and after his family escaped from Poland to join him, he defected to the United States, where he went on to become a professor at the Universities of Wisconsin and then Texas, before joining the faculty at the University of Delaware in 1961. Before retiring in 1973, George earned a long list of awards from organizations in the United States and served as a reviewer for several professional periodicals, journals and scientific societies. He also edited and authored a number of books and published more than 240 articles in a variety of scientific fields. George was still active after his retirement, publishing scientific papers until he was 88 and mentoring graduate students into his 90s. Memories of his kindness, humility and gentle spirit will be treasured by his friends, colleagues and everyone he has touched. George is survived by his devoted, loving friend, Bryan Cheeseman of Newark. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 AM on Thursday, January 8, 2004, at Holy Angels R.C. Church, 82 Possum Park Road, Newark, DE. Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery, 6001 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Marie and Jerzy L. Nowinski Fund for the Newark Police, c/o PNC Bank, 1 Penn Mart Center, New Castle, DE 19720. ARRANGEMENTS BY SPICER-MULLIKIN FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORY To send condolences, visit: www.spicer-mullikinfuneralhomes.com (302) 328-2213