Michael A. Peszke M.D.

Dr. Peszke was a great library patron, voracious reader, inquisitive mind and a nice, witty and wise man. A product of two types of old fashioned upbringing, Polish idealistic patriotic tradition and English classical public education, he was a devoted scholar of Polish history, soberly unsentimental in pursuit of historical truth. He was proud of his father's generation accomplishments in rebuilding Poland after WWI and Polish military effort during WWII alongside Western allies. He did his...

My condolences to his family and friends. I had the pleasure of getting to know him when he was on the CCSU search committee for the Blejwas Endowed Chair in Polish and Polish American Studies. He was charming, erudite and kind. I still recall our conversations and what a help he was when my department lost Prof. Blejwas. May he rest in peace.

Departed much too soon. What a legacy though. Sad to see such an exemplary Pole leave our midst. Godspeed.
Caria Tomczykowska,
President The Polish Arts and Culture Foundation, San Francisco, CA

I worked for Dr. Peszke in the Wesleyan University infirmary in 1970. What a courtly, refined, and scholarly man! He was so proud of his Polish heritage and had such a passion for history. His like will not be seen again soon. My heartfelt condolences to his family.

My condolences to Dr. Peszke's family. Mike and I worked together at the Uconn Health Center Department of Psychiatry in Farmington in the 1970's. He was a good man-- a gentleman and a scholar. I am sorry for your loss.