Roman Rogalski

WHEREAS, Roman Rogalski was born in Poland where he witnessed the 1
nazi occupation of Warsaw; and 2
WHEREAS, As a young boy, Roman became a refugee, living in a 3
myriad of temporary refugee camps in Western Europe, then finding 4
longer-term refugee status in Venezuela, and finally arriving in the 5
United States; and 6
WHEREAS, Roman made Seattle his home in 1964 where he married his 7
wife, Diana, who was a University of Washington professor of 8
pediatric endocrinology and a highly respected practicing 9
pediatrician for over 40 years; and 10
WHEREAS, Roman is a United States Army veteran and retired Safeco 11
employee and a dedicated member of the Polish Home Association; and12
WHEREAS, The Polish community of greater Seattle and King County 13
acknowledges that Roman has, for decades, contributed his time, 14
energy, and money to many organizations that have made Seattle a 15
special place to live; and 16
WHEREAS, To further benefit the neighborhood and community, Roman 17
restored and fully refurbished a dilapidated home over the course of 18
four years, which he donated to the Polish Community in by far the 19
single largest donation received in the 107 year history of the 20
Polish Home Association; and 21
SENATE RESOLUTION
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By Senators Pedersen, Bateman, Chapman, Cleveland, Cortes, Frame, Hasegawa,
Kauffman, Krishnadasan, Lovelett, Lovick, Nobles, Orwall, Saldaña, Salomon,
Shewmake, Short, Slatter, Wagoner, and Stanford
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WHEREAS, This donation provides another space to serve as a 1
welcoming gathering place in the heart of Seattle for every 2
community, every group, and every individual; and 3
WHEREAS, Roman and his wife are just two examples of refugees who 4
came to the United States with nothing but over time gave back so 5
much more to their adopted country; 6
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of 7
Washington commend and honor Roman Rogalski for his service and 8
dedication to his community. 9
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