Marian J. Ostolski

Engineer, chemist

Born Rozana, Poland; came to U.S., 1956; son of Jozef and Olga Helmer; married Brenda (Bowley); children: Zofia, Sabina, Izabella.

Education: Master of Arts (M.A.) (in chemistry), University of Nottingham (United Kingdom).

Career: section engineer, Research & Development Division, Duracell, 22 years; president, owner, Ostolski Laboratories, Inc.

Author: 2 U.S. patents.

Member of: past secretary, past president, Polish & Slavic Center, 2nd president, Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union, Brooklyn (NY); vice president, Polish - American Club of Rockland.

Honors: Polish Army Medal; 1939-1945 Star; African Star; Italian Star; For Freedom and Independence Cross with Sword; 2nd Corps Badge.

Served with: Polish Armed Forces in the West, 2nd Corps, Signals Battalion, 1942-45; promoted to 2nd Iieutenant, 1990.

Languages: Polish, English.

Home: 177 Long Clove Road, New City, NY 10956.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.