Eugene V. Struzik

STRUZIK Eugene V. Struzik, a lifelong resident of Stamford, died Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford, CT. He was 97 years old. He was born in Stamford on January 17, 1915 to William and Amilia Struzik. Mr. Struzik proudly served his country in the United States Army where he achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel while serving in World War II across the European theater. Eugene was a skilled bomb disposal artist and a distinguished marksman, who still holds several competition military shooting records. Upon his honorable discharge from the Army, he joined the Stamford Police Department where he worked for many years until he retired as a Lieutenant. Eugene was predeceased by his beloved family; his wife, Anne, his son, Eugene Jr., his daughter, Carol, a brother, Emil, and a sister, Adele Kulka. He is survived by six grandsons, twelve great-grandchildren, and numerous others whose lives he indelibly touched and impacted throughout his 97 years. The family welcomes all friends and relatives on Tuesday, April 3rd from 4 to 7pm at Bosak Funeral Home, 453 Shippan Avenue, Stamford, CT. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 4th at 11am at St. Cecilia Parish, 1184 Newfield Avenue, in Stamford. Interment will immediately follow at St. John R.C. Cemetery in Darien, CT. The Struzik family has entrusted the funeral arrangements to Bosak Funeral Home & Cremation. If you wish to express your condolences online please sign the family guestbook at www.bosakfuneralhome.com or visit Bosak Funeral Home & Cremation on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bosakfuneralhome to share your remembrances of Eugene with his family.