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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Polish Roman Catholic Union, politicians</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Gordon</b> — of Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-lived.html">Cook County</a>, Ill. Born in Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-born.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1893/12-17.html">December 17, 1893</a>. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/IL.html">1936</a>; Chicago City Treasurer, 1939-42; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Illinois</a> 8th District, 1943-59. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish.html">Polish</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish-nat-alliance.html">Polish National Alliance</a>; <b>Polish Roman Catholic Union</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>. Died in Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-died.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1959/01-22.html">January 22, 1959</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/65.html">65 years, 36 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-buried.html#cms02202">St. Adalbert's Cemetery</a>, Niles, Ill. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married to Celia Balcer.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000316">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=404674">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Walter T. Kamyk (1913-1979)</b> — of Pittsburgh, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/AL-lived.html">Allegheny County</a>, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/AL-born.html">Allegheny County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1913/01-18.html">January 18, 1913</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/accounting.html">auditor</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/sthse.html">Pennsylvania state house of representatives</a> from Allegheny County 3rd District, 1949-63. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish.html">Polish</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish-nat-alliance.html">Polish National Alliance</a>; <b>Polish Roman Catholic Union</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/amvets.html">Amvets</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1979/10-26.html">October 26, 1979</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/66.html">66 years, 281 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/AL-buried.html# ">St. Stanislaus Cemetery</a>, Etna, Pa. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Anthony Kamyk and Anna Kamyk; married to Wanda Plucinski.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/138506184">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Peter Paul Kezon (1906-1977)</b> — also known as <b>Peter P. Kezon</b> — of Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-lived.html">Cook County</a>, Ill. Born in Scarbro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/FA-born.html">Fayette County</a>, W.Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1906/02-19.html">February 19, 1906</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/IL.html">1956</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/IL.html">1960</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/IL.html">1964</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish.html">Polish</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish-nat-alliance.html">Polish National Alliance</a>; <b>Polish Roman Catholic Union</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish-legion-am-vets.html">Polish Legion of American Veterans</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1977/05-24.html">May 24, 1977</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/71.html">71 years, 94 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-buried.html#cms02198">Resurrection Cemetery</a>, Justice, Ill. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Joseph Kezon and Mary (Jarosz) Kezon; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1957/04-21.html">April 21, 1957</a>, to Ann M. Glista.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/177163588">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>John Carl Kluczynski (1896-1975)</b> — also known as <b>John C. Kluczynski</b> — of Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-lived.html">Cook County</a>, Ill. Born in Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-born.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/02-15.html">February 15, 1896</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/restaurant.html">restaurant owner</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/restaurant.html">caterer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/sthse.html">Illinois state house of representatives</a> 4th District, 1933-48; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/stsen.html">Illinois state senate</a> 4th District, 1949; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Illinois</a> 5th District, 1951-75; died in office 1975. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish.html">Polish</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/vfw.html">Veterans of Foreign Wars</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish-nat-alliance.html">Polish National Alliance</a>; <b>Polish Roman Catholic Union</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1975/01-26.html">January 26, 1975</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/78.html">78 years, 345 days</a>). Entombed in mausoleum at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-buried.html#cms02198">Resurrection Cemetery</a>, Justice, Ill. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Thomas Kluczynski and Mary (Sulaski) Kluczynski; married to Stephanie Polowy.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000273">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406430">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Stanley M. Noszka (b. 1920)</b> — of Pennsylvania. Born in Pittsburgh, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/AL-born.html">Allegheny County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/09-19.html">September 19, 1920</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/stsen.html">Pennsylvania state senate</a> 38th District, 1967-78. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish.html">Polish</a> ancestry. Member, <b>Polish Roman Catholic Union</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/foresters.html">Foresters</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Joseph Peter Rostenkowski (1892-1970)</b> — also known as <b>Joe P. Rostenkowski</b> — of Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-lived.html">Cook County</a>, Ill. Born in Chicago, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-born.html">Cook County</a>, Ill., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1892/09-15.html">September 15, 1892</a>. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/IL.html">1936</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/IL.html">1940</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/IL.html">1944</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/committees.html">Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/IL.html">1948</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish.html">Polish</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>; <b>Polish Roman Catholic Union</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish-nat-alliance.html">Polish National Alliance</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-legion.html">American Legion</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/40-8.html">Forty and Eight</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1970/02-08.html">February 8, 1970</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/77.html">77 years, 146 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-buried.html#cms02202">St. Adalbert's Cemetery</a>, Niles, Ill. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Piotr 'Peter' Rostenkowski and Katarzyna 'Catherine' (Giersz) Rostenkowski; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1918/02-08.html">February 8, 1918</a>, to Priscilla Praxeda Dombrowski; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rossdale-rotan.html#174.66.13">Daniel David Rostenkowski</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/47184761">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalgraveyard/8253034131/"><img src="https://politicalgraveyard.com/thumb/239/11.69.jpg" width=70 height=94 border=0 alt="Arthur L. Zimny"></a></td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Arthur L. Zimny (1900-1973)</b> — of Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-lived.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MI-born.html">Milwaukee County</a>, Wis., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1900/08-05.html">August 5, 1900</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/advertising.html">Advertising business</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/ofc/stsen.html">Wisconsin state senate</a> 3rd District, 1935-42. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish.html">Polish</a> ancestry. Member, <b>Polish Roman Catholic Union</b>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/polish-nat-alliance.html">Polish National Alliance</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-columbus.html">Knights of Columbus</a>. Died in June, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1973/index.html">1973</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/72.html">72 years, 0 days</a>). 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