Andrew Beck

September 11, 1926 – July 20, 2011

Andrew J. Beck, age 84, of Fairfield and Wellfleet, MA, the beloved husband of the late Eva Jedrzejewicz Beck, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Andrew was a resident of Fairfield for the past seven years having formerly resided in Cheshire since the 1980’s.

He was born in Warsaw, Poland on September 11, 1926 to the late Jozef and Maria (Slominska) Beck. His father was the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1932 until the outbreak of WWII.

In 1939, during the German invasion of Poland in WWII, Andrew and his mother escaped to Romania, traveling through Europe and finally to New York in 1940. Andrew graduated from The Loomis Chaffee School and proudly served in the Polish Army from 1944 to 1946. Andrew graduated from Rutgers University in 1950 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was the Vice President of the International Division of Textron, Inc., Providence, R.I. In 1983 he established his own company, Eastport Trading, which he ran until 2004. Andrew continued to be active in many Polish organizations including the Advisory Board of Polish Studies at Central Connecticut State College and past President of the Pilsudski Institute in NYC.

Andrew is survived by his devoted daughters, Margaret Beck of Fairfield and Barbara Beck and her husband, John Bliven of Las Vegas. He will also be missed by his loving grandchildren, Andrew Walsh of Fairfield, Katie Horn of Las Vegas, Victoria Bliven of St. Louis, Sandra Bliven of Las Vegas and Suzanne Shu of Los Angeles.

Friends are invited to attend the funeral on Monday, July 25, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. directly at Saint Pius X Church, 834 Brookside Drive in Fairfield. Burial will be private.

Donations may be made in his memory to the Polish Studies Program at Central Connecticut State University. Donations should be made out to the CCSU Foundation, PO Box 612, New Britain, CT 06050, Polish Studies Program, Attention Professor Boleslaw Biskupski.