Alina Surmacka Szczesniak

Dear Andrew and Family,

Please accept our heartfelt condolences on the passing of your dear mom. Your mom hired me at General Foods for my very first professional position. She was constantly supportive and a great source of strength to me as I began working in the field of food science and food chemistry. She supported my graduate work and followed my advances with her cards and letters over the years. She visited us at our home and introduced our family to the Shrine of Czestochowa at Doylestown, PA.

When our younger daughter travelled to Poznan for her semester abroad in Poland, and when our older daughter was in graduate school at Boston University, your mom continued to support them and followed their achievements with great interest and pride.

We are immensely grateful for every word of kindness and the dear love she offered continuously. May she watch over you and your family each day. As we all look forward to our great reunion with Our Dear Lord, may He hold her close in warmth and love until we all meet again.