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Theresa Barbara Romanowski
Administrative assistant, museum curator, Polish community leader
Born Dec. 20, 1940, Philadelphia (PA), U.S.; daughter of Francis and Mary (Kwilman).
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (in business economics), Holy Family College, Philadelphia, 1962.
Career: in Philadelphia - business owner, Flower Shop, Philadelphia, 1980-87, bilingual administrative assistant, board directors secretary, Polish - American Social Services, board directors secretary, museum curator, public relations coordinator, Polish American Cultural Center, 1984 -.
Member of, i.a.: president, Port Richmond Lioness Club, 1983-85; vice president, Eastern Pennsylvania District, national director, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.); Pulaski Day Parade Chairlady, Philadelphia, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991-94; advisory board member, Northeastern Hospital; prefect, Sodality, 1980-81, Pastoral Council member, St. Adalbert Parish, Philadelphia; Polish representative, Philadelphia Sister Cities Program; Union of Polish Women in America; Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia; Polish Police Association; Kosciuszko Foundation; Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.); Polish Beneficial Association; Associate Polish Home; Deborah Hospital Foundation.
Honors, i.a.: Miss Polish Intercollegiate Circle, Queen, and Miss Polish Intercollegiate Circle Polka Queen, 1962; Miss Polish Home Queen, Associate Polish Home, 1966; 100% Lioness president's award. Port Richmond Lioness Ciub, 1985; Lion's Ciub appreciation award, Port Richmond Lions Club, 1985; WCAU-TV 10 Spirit of Philadelphia award, presented by Alan Frio on TV Channel 10, 1986; Citizenship Award, Polish Intercollegiate Circle, 1987; Gold Medal for community service & leadership, Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii polskiej (S.W.A.P.) Post 12, 1987; Grand Marshal, Philadelphia Pulaski Day Parade, 1990; Person of the Year, Philadelphia Polish Police Association, 1994.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish.
Hobbies: dancing, reading, travel.
Home: 2632 East Ann Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.
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Theresa B. Romanowski.
Pulaski Parade Coordinator
As the coordinator of the 1999 Pulaski Day Parade, sponsored by the Polish American Congress, Eastern Pennsylvania District, I cordially invite you, your family, and friends to attend the Pulaski Day Parade on Sunday, October 3rd. The Pulaski Parade is one of the opening events in Philadelphia for the national celebration of Polish American Heritage Month and a time to demonstrate our pride in our Polish heritage.
We are proud to honor this year as our 1999 Grand Marshal, Mr.Ted Drejerski, President of the Polish Beneficial Association (PBA), a fraternal life insurance society. Mr. Drejerski is well deserving of this honor for his many years of service with Polish American fraternal, both with his fraternal, (PBA), as well as with other fraternal groups within the Delaware Valley community area. We are also pleased to welcome this year two Military Guests, two brothers, Captain Joseph L. Wyszynski Jr., and Captain Leo J. Wyszynski.
Kindly review the articles prepared about our honored guests located in this newspaper and encourage others to take part in this year's Pulaski Day Parade on Sunday, October 3,1999. A complete Pulaski Observance schedule of events is listed in this newspaper. For those of you unable to attend, be sure to tune in to live television coverage WPVI-TV6 between l and 3 P.M.
I take this opportunity to wish all of you a very enjoyable Polish American Heritage Month!
From: Polish American News, October 1999