Stanley Stolec

Stanley Stolec, of Farmington, died Monday at Arden Courts. Born in Detroit, Stanley grew up in Sokolina, Poland. He was a true renaissance man, he served in the US Army as a medical tech. and worked for Dr. Luther Strayer to develop metal braces and plating for injuries, after the war he continued to work with Dr. Strayer in Bridgeport, while also working at Remington Arms, and attending Bridgeport University at night. After graduation, Stanley accepted a position at Sikorsky as an engineer in Rotor Blade Development, finally retiring in 1986. Retirement didn’t slow his intellectual curiosity and he began to self-teach himself in many subjects, especially history, Winston Churchill, and the Greek philosophers. He was active with the White Eagle Society, the Polish Falcons, and the VFW. Stanley loved music and dance as well, he was a ball room dancer, teaching at Arthur Murray, and would go to 2-3 dances a weekend, he especially loved South American dances like the Samba and Tango. Above all he was someone who was always ready to help, he built houses, barns, farm equipment for family in Poland, and made cooking tools. Stanley was truly one of a kind and will be deeply and truly missed. Survived by his loving sister, Joanna Karpowicz and his beloved nieces, Christine K. Lynch, Debbi K. Kickham and her husband William Kickham and Dr. Kristin Gregg and her husband, Dr. Shea Gregg and their children, Christopher, Connor and Alessandra, and a niece in Florida, Helen Cuccuro and her husband, Ralph. Stanley also had a loving, extended family in Poland of nieces and nephews that were very important in his life. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation, www.alzfdn.org. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 29, with a visitation from 9-9:30 a.m.at Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Ave. West Hartford, followed at 10:00 a.m. with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Thomas the Apostle, 872 Farmington Ave. West Hartford. Burial will follow in CT Vets Cemetery, Bow Lane, Middletown. Online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.molloyfuneralhome.com

Stanley Stolec

August 24, 2015