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GEORGE R. SZYMANSKI grew up in Jersey City NJ. During World War II he served with the United States Merchant Marine as a radio operator. After the war ended he continued working at sea while attending Villanova University. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree. In 1953 he began teaching biology at Camden High School. George Szymanski remained at Camden High until his retirement at the end of the 1988 school year, a 35 year term of service. During this time he also worked with the school band for a short spell in the early 1950s, and for many years was in charge of the school's audio-visual equipment. George Szymanski also shot movies of the school's football team. George Szymanski has lived for many years in Philadelphia. He operates amateur radio station WV3E; is a member of the Polish American Historical Association and the South Jersey branch of the Dennis Roland Chapter, American Merchant Marine Veterans. George R. Szymanski Sr. passed away on February 7, 2007 |