- Stanley D. Jaworski
Stanley Dubik Jaworski, Sr. (ca. 1914 –
September 7, 2007 ), was a Polishprisoner of war inWorld War II , a team member in the 1936Olympic games in Berlin, a speaker of eight languages, and anauthor who advocatedautomobile safety and Americancitizenship forimmigrant s.The Polish-born Jaworski attended universities across
Europe and hence learned multiple languages. He was asprinter on the Polish team, but did not compete in the1936 Summer Olympics , best remembered for the strong performance of the Americansprinter Jesse Owens . Jaworski was afirst lieutenant in the Polish Army, when war broke out in 1939. He was captured and spent more than four years in POW campOflag VII-A Murnau inGermany . Jaworski escaped whenUnited States tanks and troops forced German soldiers to abandon the camp.He then joined the Seventh Infantry of the
United States Army and became the interpreter and liaison officer between the American and the Polish armies. He was later the deputy director andrepatriation officer of theUnited Nations Relief and Rehabiliation Administration in Munich. He married the former Helen Zilka, who was then assigned to UNRA in Augsburg.Jaworski moved to
Chicago in 1948, became an American citizen, and from 1960-1985, operated adriver's education school in Northwest Chicago. He specialized in assisting foreigners in obtaining their licenses. An advocate of auto safety, Jaworksi wrote "Drive Your Car Safely", which was published in Polish and Spanish as well as English. His book "Land of the Free" helps immigrants learn the path to American citizenship. He was also awatercolor artist .Jaworski died at his home in
Clarendon Hills, Illinois . In addition to his wife Helen, Jaworski was survived by his daughter, Julianne J. Smith and husband, Jim, of Lubbock; two sons from Chicago, Stanley Jaworski, Jr., and wife, Mary, and Allan J. Jaworski; four grandchildren, and one great-grandson.References
*http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/090907/obi_090907085.shtml
*http://www.legacy.com/chicagotribune/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=94146051
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