The Life of Mieczysław Raczkiewicz

Mieczysław Raczkiewicz (my 1rst cousin 1x removed –my mother’s cousin) was born December 13, 1947 in Rogozno, Poland. He is the youngest of two sons born to Boleslaw Raczkiewicz (my grandfather’s youngest brother) and Jozefa Janina Bender. ***** I will let his son Tomasz introduce him by sharing what he wrote to me in October of 2020: “My grandfather Bolesław is really your grandfather's brother. He lived in Savoie (Sabaudia) and died in a hospital in Tomaszów Lubelski at the age of 97. He is buried in the cemetery in Tomaszów Lubelski. He was a locksmith by trade, but worked most of his life as a farmer. He had two sons - the elder Eugeniusz, an engineer, and my father Mieczysław, who was a doctor of infectious diseases. My mother, Stanisława, spent most of her life working with people with intellectual disabilities and created several learning, care and work centers for them.” “I am 47 years old, I live in Poznań and by profession I am an opera singer and actor. I work at the Grand Theater in Poznań and other theaters. I have two brothers - Marcin who died 4 years ago and Jacek, who is an IT specialist and lives in Stockholm. Jacek lived and worked in Boston for several years. I also have a sister, Magdalena, who lives near Warsaw and is a psychologist.”