My father was the eldest son of John V. Zukowski and his
wife Janina. Dad also had two younger
brothers, Boleslaw (Bill) and John.
Dad's mom and dad emigrated from
My father was born in 1915 and grew big (6 ft 2 in) and
strong. The Zukowski brothers ruled
their
Dad graduated High School and went on to study Drafting.
The early 1930's were not the best of times to find work as
a Draftsman or most any job. Dad was
fortunate to find an opening as an apprentice under a journeyman in the steel
tool industry at R. Hoe & Company in
During the second world war 1940 - 1945 my dad was exempt from the military service because of his special skills needed for the war effort at his company.
By the end of the war my brother Lawrence was born and our
family needed a larger home. We moved in
and shared a large house at
Mom's brother and sister were suffering from Rheumatoid
Arthritis and the dampness of the East coast was adding to their
suffering. Grandma Majecki and Blanche
made a train trip way out west to the
After grandma and Blanche returned, the whole family was
excited to move to West, except dad. He
was very concerned about finding a job in
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