Richard Stefanski
Sales executive
Born Sept. 30, 1914, Nanticoke (PA), U.S.; son of Ryszard and Leontyna (Zawadzki); married Irene (Lyszczarz - Lester).
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1939.
Career: sales manager, Factors, Inc., 1946-47, Connecticut General Insurance Company, 1947-48, Philadelphia; sales supervisor, Campbell Soup Company, Camden (NJ), 1948-79; Retired.
Author: Poland as a Market for American Automobiles (research), 1939.
Member of: Polish American Congress (P.A.C.); Kiwanis Club (president, 1963-65, program chairman, 1966-69), Haddonfield (NJ); secretary, Polish - American Affairs Council, Philadelphia, 1980-81; treasurer, Disabled American Veterans, 1988-90; director, Animal Welfare Association (NJ).
Honors: honorary mention, University of Pennsylvania, 1939.
Served with: U.S. Army, Military Intelligence, master sergeant, 1942-46.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish, French, German.
Hobbies: fencing, antique maps, alpine skiing.
Home: 386 Farwood Road, HaddonfieId, NJ 08033.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.