Robert Pawel WOJCIECHOWSKI Sr.

WOJCIECHOWSKI, Robert Pawel, Sr.


Robert Pawel Wojciechowski, Sr. 44, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Portland, on Saturday, (March 2, 2013). Born in Stamford on Sept. 1, 1968, he was the beloved son of Edmund and Stanislawa (Komsta) Wojciechowski. Robert was born and raised in Stamford. He was a graduate of Westhill High School and Eastern Connecticut State University. In his youth he served as an altar boy at Holy Name of Jesus Church. After graduation Robert worked for the State of CT as an Eligibility Services Supervisor at the Central Office in Hartford. Ever active in the Church, he was a Eucharistic Minister and Money Counter at St. Mary's Parish in Portland. He was a devoted and loving father who was actively involved in his children's lives. As a former Cubmaster of Pack 49, Portland, the cubs and webelos have great memories of his legendary campfire cooking and Arrow of Light ceremonies. Family and friends will miss his ready smile, his summer parties which were highlighted by his brilliant firework displays, and his December "Men's Party" during which carried on the tradition started by his late father in law, Ray Bankoski, Sr. He is survived by his loving parents, Edmund and Stanislawa Wojciechowski, of Stamford; his daughter and son, Allison Wojciechowski and Robert Wojciechowski Jr.; and his ex-wife, Sandra, all of Portland; his sister, Beata Wojciechowski, of Stamford; his mother-in-law Donna Bankoski, his brother and sister-in-law Brian and Tonianne Bankoski and their children Ava, Ella, Clare, and John of Portland; his brother and sister-in-law Ray and Cindy Bankoski and their children Sarah and Ethan of Higganum; his brother and sister-in-law Kenneth and Holly and their daughter Julie of Moodus; his brother-in-law Russell of Cromwell; and several cousins and their children. Robert, a generous and selfless soul, will be sorely missed by all those who knew and loved him.
The Wojciechowski family welcomes friends and relatives on Thursday, March 7, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Bosak Funeral Home, 453 Shippan Avenue in Stamford. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, March 8, at 11 a.m. at Holy Name of Jesus Church, 305 Washington Blvd., Stamford. The committal service and interment will immediately follow mass at Woodland Cemetery in Stamford. The family has entrusted the funeral arrangements to Bosak Funeral Home, 453 Shippan Avenue, Stamford, CT. If you wish to leave an expression of condolence online please sign the guestbook on www.bosakfuneralhome.com or visit Bosak Funeral Home on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bosakfuneralhome and share your fond memories of Robert with his family.