Daniel Buczek

I find myself anticipating my 50th reunion from Fairfield University. As I reflect on my education, I found myself thinking of my most influential professor, Dr Buczek. I believe he was the first Renaissance Man I ever met. The way he presented history wrapped up with art, architecture, music and philosophy was so compelling. It was Dr Buczek that put my curiosity in overdrive and motivated me to see as much of the world as I could. I only wish I tracked him down before he died. I would ...

I am very late in seeing this, but I studied under Dr. Buczek at Fairfield U. in the early 1980s. He was a wonderful teacher and a caring mentor for both my studies and my Christian discipleship. Years later, he helped me enter seminary.

He was the very best that Fairfield ever had to offer and he still is: He was a real scholar and great teacher intensely interested in his students. He was not an entertainer. He always pushed his to become scholars. I was his student in 1963, 58 years ago I still think of him. God bless you kind and gentle man.

Abbiamo saputo adesso da Maria Lisella della perdita del caro Daniel. Siamo profondamente addolorate. Nelle sue brevi visite in Italia lo ricordiamo ancora come una persona equilibrata, saggia, molto colta e affettuosa. Sentite condoglianze alla famiglia. Famiglia Cangemi/Galipo'

I adored Uncle Danny but he was actually my now late husbands Gilbert Fagianis uncle. Uncle Danny encouraged my husband to learn, to follow his passions and curiosity, which he did. From working as an orderly in a mental hospital to becoming Director of a substance abuse program, a scholar, a poet and a translator thanks in large part to Uncle Danny. We visited him for several days a few years ago in Fredonia and had a wonderful and memorable time w him. Condolences to his affectionate...

He was,and still is my beloved teacher. I have been and continue to be forever thank remembering what he taught. He and Walter Petry were and still are the best that Fairfield ever had and will God bless you forever good and kind man

Dr. Buczek was then and still is now along with Walter Petry the best Fairfield has ever and will ever have. God Bless you Dan and a life long thanks forever from me Dave Orintas Class of 1964. God Bless you good
and faithful man.

Dr, Buczek

Dan and I were the sole medievalists at Fairfield University and as such co-taught several courses on the history and thought of the Christian Middle Ages. He always prepared his lectures with great thoroughness and extracted the best efforts from his students. The direction of his research eventually moved into immigration history, and more particularly the Poles in America and an analysis of the development of the ethnic parish. Following his books on the Polish-American parishes of New...