Bohdan M. Pokora

Bohdan M. Pokora, 74, of Glastonbury, died at Hartford Hospital, on January 28, 2026, after a short and aggressive cancer. His wife Anna was with him as he passed. He was born on November 6, 1951, in New York City and raised in Passaic, N.J. He attended Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He also graduated with a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Hartford. He was proud of his work at Combustion Engineering, Millstone Nuclear Power Station at Northeast Utilities and finished his career in energy at Eversource. During his time as an engineer, he was issued a patent for a containment hydrogen removal system for a nuclear power plant.

He was preceded in death by his parents Stefania (Morawsky) and Stefan Pokora, who both immigrated to the United States from Ukraine after WWII.

Bohdan and Anna first met as teenagers in front of the Russian Embassy in New York during a demonstration to free Ukrainian Political Prisoners. Years later they met at a dance in Upstate New York and married in Ellenville, NY in 1976.

Bohdan is survived by his wife, Anna; son Colonel Andrew Pokora and his wife Vera and their children Lucas and Sofie; son Roman; his brother Alexander and his wife Vera and their son Marko with wife Jana and children Leon and Mila. He is also survived by his cousins Sonia (Paul) Haley and their sons, Natalie (Paul) Mudge, and Lesia (Roman) Kruchowy.

He was a member of Plast, a Ukrainian scouting organization growing up, which fueled his sense of adventure. He earned his private pilot license which he used to fly his young family across New England. Later he traded his wings for sails and sailed his family extensively across the Long Island Sound. Bohdan enjoyed hiking, camping with his family, bicycling, keeping saltwater and fresh water fish, and model trains. His passion for flying did not diminish with his retirement - he would make flight plans and fly them in a Flight Simulator often. In retirement he also looked forward to meeting his work friends for pizza and conversation.

He was a member of St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church and was active in the Ukrainian community. He followed events in Ukraine closely.

The Pokora family would like to extend their gratitude to Dr. John Rodgers, his Primary Care Physician for decades, Dr Tarantino, and the Hartford Hospital Step-Down Unit staff. Bohdan's Funeral and Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to: unitewithukraine.ca/donate, or The Ukrainian American Youth Association (CYM) Camp at 8853 Route 209, Ellenville NY. 12428 cym.org/en/us/ellenville/.donate/