† Album of the Deceased Fathers and Brothers † 166 In 2021, Father STANISLAUS KURLANDZKI (Koor-londs-kee) died at the age of 93. He was a religious for 73 years and a priest for 66. He was a Prefect of Students and Novice Master. In 1971, he was elected Vicar Provincial and held this office continuously until 1987. During this time, he was local Superior in Bielany and Provincial Prefect of Formation. He was instrumental in establishing the Province’s publishing house (now PROMIC Publishing House), and edited the provincial bulletin Immaculata, a monthly magazine of the Polish Province, for many years. He served as Provincial Superior for one term. During his tenure, many Polish Marians undertook missionary work in Rwanda, Kazakhstan, and various European countries: Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia, and Germany. After his term ended, he was the Provincial Promoter of the Marian Missions. He is buried in the Marian Fathers’ section of Wawrzyszew Cemetery in Warsaw. In 2024, Father ZENON KRYSZTOFIK (Krish-toh-feek), a member of the Polish Province, died at the house in Grzybowo (G’zhe-bo-vo). He was 94 years old, a religious for 70 years and a priest for 62. He was assigned to many Marian houses, serving as a Pastor, Rector, and catechist. He is buried in Licheń. The exact date of death of Subdeacon THEODORE KOWALSKI (Ko-val-ski), born in 1915, is unknown. He joined the Congregation at the age of 20, and upon making his religious profession, studied philosophy for two years at the Warsaw Seminary. From 1938 to 1939, he served as Secretary at the preparatory high school in Druya and then served as an educator in Warsaw-Bielany for one year. From 1940 to 1944, he studied theology at Warsaw-Praga and in July of 1944, was ordained a subdeacon. In the Warsaw Uprising, he served as the chief of communications and pastoral ministry. After the capitulation, he was sent to the prisoner of war camps. On May 1, 1945, he fled to the British sector and was appointed the commander of the camp in Mölln (Muln) near Lübeck (Loo-beck). On June 4, 1945, he wrote a letter to his superiors from this camp, asking what he should do next. From that point on, nothing more is known of his life.
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