June / July 2017, Polish American News - Page 13 Museum’s Historic Refl ections Project Part 5 Polonia Bids Farewell to Hilary Czaplicki July 21, 1935 - Myron “Moe” Drabowsky (Born) Hilary S. Czaplicki, a long-time Polish Myron Walter “Moe” Drabowsky was born in Ozanna, American community activist, passed away Poland. He was a well known right-handed relief on Sunday, May 21, 2017. pitcher in Major League Baseball and played for Mr. Czaplicki, a native-born several teams including the Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Philadelphian, was raised in the Orioles and the Chicago White Sox. In 1987, Moe Kensington-Fishtown area. He received returned to Poland as a baseball ambassador to a Bachelor of Arts degree from Alliance help his birth nation form its fi rst team for Olympic College, Cambridge Springs, PA, in competition. Economics and English, and in 1950, Hilary July 22, 1983 - Martial Law (Ended) received a Masters degree from Columbia Martial law in Poland (Polish: Stan wojenny w University Graduate school of Journalism. Polsce, “the state of war”) refers to the period of Hilary Czaplicki served in the U.S. Army for two years (1950-1952), time from December 13, 1981 to July 22, 1983 where he served with the Military Government offi ce, 28th Infantry when the government of the People’s Republic Division. He has been the Pulaski Day Parade Chairman from 1957 of Poland drastically restricted normal life by to 1959, served as President of the Polish American Congress, introducing martial law in an attempt to crush Eastern Pennsylvania District from 1960 to 1970 and then again the political opposition against Communist rule in Poland. from 1974 to 1976. He served 32 years as Censor of the Polish July 23, 1829 - Wojciech Boguslawski (Died) National Alliance from 1975 to 2007, National Vice President of the Polish American Congress, Co-Chairman of the 50th Commemorative Wojciech Boguslawski, born in Glinno, a village near Observance Committee of the Invasion of Poland and Beginning Poznan, was a Polish actor, theater director and of World War II, President of PNA Lodge 714 and a member of the playwright. Known as the Polish-Enlightenment “Father Polish American Cultural Center Museum Committee. For his many of Polish Theater,” he was the director of the National tireless years of service to the Polish American organizations, Hilary Theater (Teatr Narodowy), 1783–85, 1790–94 and was selected as the 1989 Philadelphia Pulaski Day Parade Grand 1799–1814. Boguslawski died in Warsaw in 1829. Marshal. He resided in Bensalem with his wife, Dolores. July 24, 1909 - Jerzy Rozycki (Born) Mass of Christian Burial took place on Friday, May 26, 2017, at St. Jerzy Rozycki was a mathematician and cryptologist Ephrem Church and interment was at Resurrection Cemetery. who, along with fellow mathematicians Henryk Zygalski The Polish American Congress, Easterm Pennsylvania District, and Marian Rejewski, made up the three-man team who Polish American Cultural Center Museum in Historic Philadelphia, cracked the German Enigma code during World War II. and the entire Polonia extend condolences to the family of Hilary Czaplicki, his wife, Dolores, son Hilary (Diane) and his 3 grandchildren. May he rest in peace! July 25, 1831 - Maria Szymanowska (Died) Maria Szymanowska was noted as the fi rst virtuosa The family has requested memorial donations for the Polish pianist and also was considered by some as the best American Cultural Center Museum, 308 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, female piano performer ever. PA 19106, in Memory of Hilary S. Czaplicki. Memorial Donations received as of Wednesday, June 7, 2017 July 26, 1844 - Stefan Drzewiecki (Born) Michael Blichasz & Family Stefan Drzewiecki was a Polish scientist and engineer Chester & Helen Cyzio who distinguished himself internationally in aviation Dudek & Sosnowski Families and ship building. He also invented the kilometric Barbara & Walter Ilnicki & Family counters for taxi cabs. Wayne, Christine & Greg Johnstone Richard & Dorothy Klimek & Family July 27, 1956 - Dave Dombrowski (Born) Casimir Kowalski Mr. & Mrs. John J. Krakowiak & Family Dave Dombrowski is the current president, Polish American Congress Eastern Pennsylvania District CEO, and general manager of the Major League Polish American Congress Philadelphia Pulaski Parade Committee baseball team, the Detroit Tigers. Dombrowski Polish American Cultural Center Museum, Historic Philadelphia signed free agents such as catcher Iván Polish American Radio Program Rodríguez, left-handed pitcher Kenny Rogers, Polish American Social Services and outfi elder Magglio Ordóñez, whose ninth- Polish National Alliance of the U.S. of N.A inning home run in ALCS Game 4 catapulted Polish Roman Catholic Union of America District 3. Detroit to the pennant in 2006. Theresa B. Romanowski July 28, 1961 - Scott Parazynski (Born) Jozef Rzeznik Paul T. Sosnowski, Esq. & Family Scott Parazynski, from Little Rock, AR, is a Frank Spula, President, Polish National Alliance of the U.S. of N.A. distinguished Polish American and NASA astronaut. Jeff & Kate Zaskoda & Family Dr. Parazynski has logged over 1,381 hours (over Sallie & Barry Ziff 8 weeks) in space, including over 47 hours of EVA (Extra-vehicular activity) during 7 spacewalks, and has traveled over 23 million miles. Additional Donations in Memory of Hilary Czaplicki July 29, 2002 - Charles Wysocki (Died) will be acknowledged in the next edition of the Charles Wysocki was a Polish American artist famous for his primitive Americana artwork. Polish American News Wysocki is well known for his posters, prints, greeting cards, puzzles and calendars. Present donors are listed on the Memorial Tribute to Hilary Czaplicki July 30, 1619 - Polish Settlers (First Labor Strike) posted on the front page of The fi rst Polish settlers in Jamestown, VA, PolishAmericanCenter.com organized the FIRST labor strike on July 30, 1619, to protest their lack of participation in the new Virginia government. The assembly realized the In Memory of importance of the Polish settlers and granted them representation in the new government of the Virginia Dorothy L. Walunas colony. From Joseph S. Walunas July 31, 1959 - Michael Bielecki (Born) Michael Joseph Bielecki (born July 31, In Recognition of donations to the Polish American 1959 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a former Cultural Center Museum Exhibit Hall in Memory of professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1984–1997. He was Zbigniew Brzezinski drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fi rst Hilary S. Czaplicki round (8th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft Mary Mazur (Secondary Phase). He made his debut on September 14, 1984. His fi nal game was on August 16. 1997. Anna Raiczyk Felicia Rzeznik Visit Us on the Internet at: PolishAmericanCenter.com Edward J. Sicinski.