- Date Of Birth: April 13, 1925
- Date Of Death: September 12, 2013
- State: Connecticut
Kazimierz Rzeczycki, 88, defender of truth Kazimierz Rzeczycki, 88 of Ridgefield, husband of Aniela (Pyryt) Rzeczycki, died peacefully in his home on Thursday Morning September 12, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. Kaz was born near Warsaw, Poland, son of Nikodem and Apolonia (Andrezejewski) on April 13, 1925. He was the youngest of 7 children and the last survivor in his immediate family of 3 brothers and 3 sisters. He & his family fought tirelessly to defend Poland during the Nazi Invasion of WWII, through the underground resistance, the Polish Home Army or Armia Krajowa (AK), and alongside Allied Troops in Italy. His efforts in rescuing and hiding Jews have been documented, and earned him the title of Righteous Gentile. In 2001, through the Red Cross, he was privileged to locate and re-connect with a surviving rescuee that he and his family hid for years. After fighting in Italy alongside allied forces in the artillery, Kaz moved to England, where through the Red Cross he was able to trace and locate his brother Joe who had fought in Normandy. Due to the Communist takeover of Poland after the war, both travelled to Argentina on a decommissioned war ship, and lived there for a decade before moving to New York, where Kaz met his wife Aniela and settled in Ridgefield. Kaz was an active member of St Mary’s Parish, the Men’s Ministry, The Polish-American Club, and The American Polish Home Army Veterans group.
