Kazimierz - Kaz Ostaszewicz
Exercise physiologist, author
Born Aug. 9, 1938, Wilno, Poland; came to U.S., 1970; son of Antoni and Stefania (Fuhrer); married Renata (Gorczyca).
Education: Master of Arts (M.A.) (in history), University of Gdansk (Poland), 1964; Bachelor of Laws (B.LL.), A. Mickiewicz University, Poznan (Poland), 1968.
Career: social worker, Dyfs, Newark (NJ), 1975-77; sales representative, Robinson - Ericson Ford, San Gabriel (CA), 1977-79, and May Company - Fine Jewelry, West Covina (CA), 1979-82; manager, Fine Jeweiry, Sherwood & Company, L.A. (CA), 1982-84; exercise physiologist, Rehabdynamics, Tucson (AZ), 1989 -.
Author: poetry, Garsc piasku, 1980, Kryszalowa kula, 1984, Klosy, 1986; prose, Dlugie drogi Syberii, 1984, 1986, Wielkie Jablko, 1986, 1992, Czas nieurodzonych dni, 1987.
Member of: Tucson Metro Soccer League.
Honors: Commander Cross - Polonia Restituta, Polish Government in Exile, London (United Kingdom), 1988; "Golden Poet" awards, World of Poetry, 1986, 1991; literature award for the best book published abroad, Union of Polish Authors Abroad, 1987.
Affiliation: Republican. Catholic.
Languages: Polish, Russian, Spanish, English.
Hobbies: Latin - American and Mexican music, soccer, power lifting.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.