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Puchała Coat Of Arms
Puchała or Puchala is a Polish surname. It may refer to: * Józef Achilles Puchała Józef Achilles Puchała (18 March 1911, Kosina – 19 July 1943, Borowikowszczyzna) was a Polish Franciscan friar from the Iwieniec (Ivyanets) monastery, tortured and killed by the Nazis during World War II and beatified by Pope John Paul II ... (1911–1943), Polish Franciscan friar * Linda Puchala, American government official See also * {{DEFAULTSORT:Puchala Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Surname
Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwriters Polish may refer to: * Polishing, the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing or chemical action ** French polishing, polishing wood to a high gloss finish * Nail polish * Shoe polish * Polish (screenwriting), improving a script in smaller ways than in a rewrite See also * * * Polonaise (other) A polonaise ()) is a stately dance of Polish origin or a piece of music for this dance. Polonaise may also refer to: * Polonaises (Chopin), compositions by Frédéric Chopin ** Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 (french: Polonaise héroïque, lin ... {{Disambiguation, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Józef Achilles Puchała
Józef Achilles Puchała (18 March 1911, Kosina – 19 July 1943, Borowikowszczyzna) was a Polish Franciscan friar from the Iwieniec (Ivyanets) monastery, tortured and killed by the Nazis during World War II and beatified by Pope John Paul II on 13 June 1999. He was born on 18 March 1911 to Franciszka and Zofii née Olbrycht and was baptized the same day. He entered seminary in Lviv in 1924, took his vows on 22 May 1932, and was ordained on 5 July 1932. At the age of 16 he was admitted to the order of Franciscans. Between 1932 and 1937 he studied philosophy and theology in Kraków. He was ordained in 1936. After completing his studies he joined the Franciscan friary in Grodno. In 1939 he became a second vicar in Iwieniec (Ivyanets). At the start of World War II he was moved to a nearby village as a provost of parish of St. Mary Magdalene. After the anti-Nazi uprising in Iwieniec, in June 1943 the local population was arrested by the Germans. Although Puchała had the opport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Puchala
Linda Puchala is an American government official who has served as a member of the National Mediation Board (NMB) since 2009. Puchala is the former president of the Association of Flight Attendants. Career Puchala started as a flight attendant in 1969 with North Central Airlines; in a 1985 article she noted that was a time when women had to resign when they married or reached age 32. North Central Airlines merged with Republic Airlines and Puchala served as the master executive council chairperson. In 1979 she was elected as president of the Association of Flight Attendants and, once she convinced her family to move to Washington, DC, she served in that role until 1986. Puchala viewed herself as a candidate for the position because of her ability to serve as a mediator. As noted in the 1982 book ''From sky girl to flight attendant: women and the making of a union'', she faced multiple challenges including airline deregulation and rising costs. In 1984 the Association of Flight Att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |