Jan Wojcik

WOJCIK, Jan Jan Wojcik, 95 writer, essayist and a dedicated community activist and patriot died on Sunday (January 18, 2009). He was Born in Rostov, Russia, where his father attended the university, Jan Wojcik returned to Poland with his parents in 1921. He attended Law School and finished Artillery Officers Academy. At the outbreak of World War II, he was captured and taken into German prisoner of war camps. At war's end, he worked for the British Allied Forces and in 1949 he emigrated to Brazil where he worked to promote Polish Culture, with an hour long Radio Station and wrote articles for the local Polonia press. In 1961 with his family he emigrated to the United States and settled in New Britain where he continued working for Polish causes. Jan was an active member of the General Haller Post #111, and was a most valuable member of numerous organizations including Paderewski Polonia Choir, Solidarity International, Radio Solidarnosc and the Polish American Congress, KPH just to name a few. He wrote countless political commentaries and articles on history and culture, his articles were translated and reprinted in many papers all over the country. In 1995 he was decorated with the Cavalier Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland. He is a member of Holy Cross Church and retired from New Britain Machine Co. He was predeceased by his wife, Danuta and his sister, Hanna Gorska. He is survived by his beloved children, his son, Mark Wojcik and his wife, Irene and their sons, Thomas and Matthew Wojcik of Meriden and his devoted daughter and son-in-law with whom he made his home, Elizabeth Gilbert and her husband, David and their daughters, Susan and Amy with their families. Funeral Services will be on Thursday, January 22, at 9 a.m. at New Britain Memorial Funeral Home, 444 Farmington Ave,. New Britain, followed by the funeral liturgy at 10 a.m. in Holy Cross Church. Burial with military honors will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Calling hours will be on Wednesday, January 21, from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home (directions,I-84, right off exit #37, 1 1/2 miles on your right). Members of General Haller Post and auxiliary will meet at the funeral home Wednesday at 6 p.m. To share a memory with the family, please go to www.mem.com