Richard Boleslaw Solecki
Realtor, broker, elected city official
Born May 20, 1947, Lincoln, United Kingdom; came to U.S., 1952; son of Zbigniew and Jozefa (Kawalek); married Margaret (MacDonald); child: Heather.
Education: Bechalor of Arts (B.A.), Empire College State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo; diploma (in management), Bryant & Stratton.
Career: member, Board of Education, Cheektowaga / Sloan (NY), 1976-79; councilman, Town of Cheektowaga, 1987-95.
Member of: real estate boards member, Erie County and State of New York; national vice president, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.), since 1980; Pulaski Association, Buffalo.
Honors: Outstanding Young Man of America, U.S. Jaycees National Council of Christians and Jews; Employee of the Year, Nursing Homes; medal for helping Poland, Polish Episcopate.
Affiliation: Republican. Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: travel, politics, collecting stamps and coins.
Home: 108 Cromwell Drive, Depew, NY 14043.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.