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LILLIAN TERESE KOZLOSKI
1934 - 2019
LILLIAN TERESE KOZLOSKI
1934 - 2019
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LILLIAN KOZLOSKI Obituary
Age 85, of Spotsylvania County passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019 at her nursing home in Martinsburg, PA. She was born on September 11, 1934 in Pittsburgh. Daughter of the late Andrew and Juliana (Yevchak) Dzmura. Lillian earned an AS, from Mount Aloysis College in 1954 and later a BIS, from George Mason University in 1981. Lillian's career was spent as an American History of aerospace technology educator with the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. Achievements include categorization and study of the National Air and Space Museum's collection of space suits; collection and organization of space suit loan collections and preservation and study of the collection. In addition to being a published author, Lillian's US. Space Gear: Outfitting the Astronaut was published in 1994, she also lectured on living and working in space with a specialty of Women in Space. She was a member of the American Association of University Women, American Association of Museums, International Council Museum, New York Academy of Sciences, the Society for History of Technology and the Greek Catholic Union. Lillian was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Joseph Kozloski. She is survived by three daughters, Lisa M. Kozloski of Georgia, Cynthia M. Dixon and her husband, Phillip of Pennsylvania and Dolores A. Miller and her husband, Kenneth of Spotsylvania; two sons, Charles A. Kozloski and his wife, Julie of Spotsylvania and Christopher J. Kozloski and his wife, Sabrina of California; two sisters, Joan Warzeski of Pennsylvania and Cecilia Hrivnak of Washington; 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A Funeral Mass celebrating Lillian's life will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church, 3410 Woodburn Road, Annandale, VA with the Very Rev. Father John G. Basarab, Pastor officiating. A private graveside service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers Lillian's family requests that expressions of sympathy be made in the form of memorial donations to the American Cancer Society and American Diabetes Association. Additional condolences can be expressed in the form of memorial donations to Epiphany Byzantine Catholic Church, 3410 Woodburn Road, Annandale, VA 22003.
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Debbie Gladden
June 6, 2019
Charles, Julie, Danielle and Brittany,We are so sorry for your loss.We are keeping you and all of the family in our prayers .With sympathy,Debbie and Carl Gladden
Jeanne Marie Warzeski
June 3, 2019
Dear Mom, Aunt Ceil, Cousins and families:
I am deeply saddened by Aunt Lills passing. Tom really captured her essence, as you have in the beautiful portrait you have chosen. And as documented in the obituary, Aunt Lill was a woman of great determination who not only had a solid career at the Smithsonian but also became a published author. No small feat while raising a family, assisting Uncle Joe with house construction, taking care of Grandpa for a while, and finishing a degree at GMU! Nonetheless, she always found time to remember every niece, nephew, etc. during the holidays.
Aunt Lill and I shared a special relationship due to our mutual early interest in space exploration and our respective careers in the museum business. Her creative imagination and writing style always impressed me: she related descriptive tales of her youthbombing Japan with Uncle Bob in his big room in the rectory in Clairton, or the challenges of building her house in Springfield (then a heavily wooded rural area outside of DC)with colorful verbiage that enthralled me. In many ways Aunt Lill inspired me in ways she did not even know.
But it is her big heart that takes up the greatest chunk of real estate in my recollections. She would empathize as I related my teenage broken heart or, in later years, discussed the realities of the museum field that only an insider could know. In recent years when I lived in Virginia we spent many an evening talking late into the night, long after everyone had retired. I will never forget those evenings. Over the decades of knowing her I will always cherish Aunt Lills warmth, her smile and her big heart. Godspeed, dearest Aunt Lill, until we meet again.
With much love, Jeanne Marie
Tom Dzmura
June 3, 2019
Dear Aunts Joan and Ceil, Cousins, and your extended families,
It's with a heavy heart that I write this note of condolence; Dawn, Maria and I were deeply saddened to hear of Aunt Lil's passing. And while its been years since we lost Grandpa, (our Grandma, whom I never met), Uncles John, Walt, Joe and my Dad, I hope we all share the same sentiment that they are now all re-united with one another in heaven.
Aunt Lil was a special lady, strong yet kind, traditional but open minded, and always warm and approachable.
The picture you picked of her perfectly captured her charming smile, I think that was the exact expression she had on her face whenever we arrived to visit in Virginia or you all came up to Wheeling for the many wonderful Thanksgiving Reunions we shared.
Aunt Lil always spoke fondly of her recollections of her youth when she and my Dad used to make-believe they were astronauts travelling through space in their pretend spaceship in their home growing up, exploring far away galaxies. She told me these early childhood memories ultimately helped to guide her to her career in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
May God bless and keep her. Eternal rest grant unto her, Oh Lord. And let the perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace.
Vichnaya Pamyat!
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Tom Dzmura
June 3, 2019
Dear Aunts Joan and Ceil, Cousins, and your extended families,
It's with a heavy heart that I write this note of condolence; Dawn, Maria and I were deeply saddened to hear of Aunt Lil's passing. And while its been years since we lost Grandpa, (our Grandma, whom I never met), Uncles John, Walt, Joe and my Dad, I hope we all share the same sentiment that they are now all re-united with one another in heaven.
Aunt Lil was a special lady, strong yet kind, traditional but open minded, and always warm and approachable.
The picture you picked of her perfectly captured her charming smile, I think that was the exact expression she had on her face whenever we arrived to visit in Virginia or you all came up to Wheeling for the many wonderful Thanksgiving Reunions we shared.
Aunt Lil always spoke fondly of her recollections of her youth when she and my Dad used to make-believe they were astronauts travelling through space in their pretend spaceship in their home growing up, "exploring" far away galaxies. What an imagination they had - as all of that was before the X-1, Gemini, the Apollo program, the moon landings, and the Space Shuttle. She told me that these early childhood memories ultimately helped to guide her to her career at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
May God bless and keep her. Eternal rest grant unto her, Oh Lord. And let the perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace.
Vichnaya Pamyat!
Love,
Tom, Dawn, and Maria Dzmura
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June 3, 2019
Sorry for your family's loss. In the days ahead, may you find comfort from the God of loyal love and in the promises found in his word.
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