John Aleksander Abucewicz
Roman Catholic priest, author
Born Jan. 25, 1920, Lowell (MA), U.S.; son of Peter and Mary (Lysz).
Education: B.Th., St. John Seminary (MA); ordination, 1944.
Career: priest, Archdiocese of Boston (MA), 1944-48; chaplain, USN, 1949-71; priest, Holy Trinity Church, Lowell, 1972; retired
Author: Fool's White (fiction), 1969; Revolutionaire Extraordinaire (play), 1973; Lowellianna (musical play), 1976; A Seamless Garment (fiction), 1989; Cast The First Stone (novel); over 100 paintings; actor, Sands of Iwo Jima.
Member of: chaplain, Royal of Piast, Anislee (MD); Sovereign Order of St. John Hospitallers; Kosciuszko Foundation
Honors: Prelate of Honor (with the title of Monsignor), Pope Paul VI, 1967; ribbons awarded for 13 original Madonna paintings.
Served with: United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, commander, 1949- 71. Democrat.
Languages: English, Polish, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian
Hobbies: painting.
Home: 340 High St. Lowell MA 01852
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996