Photo Gallery showing photos of Waclaw Jan Kroczek meetings with supercentenarians
Waclaw Jan Kroczek with Aleksandra Dranka (October 3, 1903 – April 29, 2014) of Poland
Nov. 7, 2013; Aleksandra Dranka, 110; her daughter Krystyna Dziedzic, 83; her grandson Piotr Dziedzic, 56 & Waclaw Jan Kroczek in Harklowa, Poland.
Waclaw Jan Kroczek with Emma Morano (November 29, 1899 – April 15, 2017) of Italy
Apr. 19, 2014; Emma Morano, 114 & Waclaw Jan Kroczek in Vernania, Italy.
Dec. 6, 2014; Emma Morano, 115 & Georg Fuerholzer, Waclaw Jan Kroczek in Verbania, Italy.
Waclaw Jan Kroczek with Jadwiga Szubartowicz (October 16, 1905 – July 20, 2017) of Poland
June 2016; Jadwiga Szubartowicz, 110 & Waclaw Jan Kroczek in Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland.
Waclaw Jan Kroczek with Tekla Juniewicz (June 10, 1906 – August 19, 2022) of Poland
March 13, 2016; Tekla Juniewicz, 109 & Waclaw Jan Kroczek in Gliwice, Silesia Voivodeship, Poland.
June 10, 2018; Tekla Juniewicz, 112 & Waclaw Jan Kroczek in Gliwice, Silesia Voivodeship, Poland.
Waclaw Jan Kroczek with Mathilde Mange (August 10, 1906 – October 28, 2019) of Germany
March 2017; Mathilde Mange, 110 & Wacław Jan Kroczek in Sprockhövel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Mrs. Mange would later become the first person in Germany to live beyond the age of 113.
November 2017; Mathilde Mange, 111 & Wacław Jan Kroczek in Sprockhövel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Waclaw Jan Kroczek with Czesława Łasiewicz (January 14, 1907 – May 29, 2018) of Poland
January 2018; Czesława Łasiewicz, 111 & Wacław Jan Kroczek in Mońki, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland. Mrs. Łasiewicz was the second-oldest living person in Poland at the time of her 111th birthday in January 2018. With her closest family, she has built a unique intergenerational and unconditional love, setting the example of how one’s senior years should look like – spent in warmth, care and love.
Czesława Łasiewicz is the second supercentenarian in the history of Podlaskie Voivodeship and remains the longevity recordholder of this region, the coldest in the country.
Waclaw Jan Kroczek with Irena Śmiałowska (March 27, 1908 – March 30, 2019) of Poland
October 2018; Irena Śmiałowska, 110 & Waclaw Jan Kroczek in Legionowo, Masovia Voivodeship, Poland. Mrs. Śmiałowska was the third oldest living person in Poland at the time the photo was taken. She worked for many years as a librarian, and was an aunt of the famous actor Daniel Olbrychski.
Waclaw Jan Kroczek with Antonina Partyka (September 22, 1908 – November 17, 2020) of Poland
July 2019 ; Antonina Partyka, 110 & Wacław Jan Kroczek in Bojadła, Lubuskie Voivodeship, Poland. Mrs. Partyka was the second supercentenarian in the history of Lubuskie Voivodeship and she would live on to become the second person in Poland who turned 112 years of age, behind Tekla Juniewicz of Gliwice.
Waclaw Jan Kroczek with Stanisław Kowalski (April 14, 1910 – April 5, 2022) of Poland
April 2021; Stanisław Kowalski, 111 & Wacław Jan Kroczek in Świdnica, Lower Silesia Voivodeship, Poland. Stanisław Kowalski set the European record in 100 meters run in centenarian category in 2014. Then, he lived on to become the first male supercentenarian in Poland, and the oldest living man in Europe.
Waclaw Jan Kroczek with Emilia Borchert (December 6, 1910 – December 6, 2020) of Poland
December 2018; Emilia Borchert, 108 & Waclaw Jan Kroczek in Warszawa, Masovia Voivodeship, Poland
Waclaw Jan Kroczek with Wanda Szajowska (February 12, 1911 – August 26, 2022) of Poland
February 2019; Wanda Szajowska, 108 & Waclaw Jan Kroczek in Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The two later met in February 2022 on Mrs. Szajowska’s 111th birthday which were the first such in the modern history of Lesser Poland. Having played the piano on her 111th birthday, Mrs. Szajowska became the oldest pianist to give a piano concert to the crowd of people gathered under her window. It was due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Waclaw Jan Kroczek with Agnieszka Strzałka (August 1, 1912 – August 25, 2022) of Poland
August 13, 2022; Agnieszka Strzałka, 110 & Waclaw Jan Kroczek in Kolonia Sól, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. Agnieszka Strzałka was the third supercentenarian in the history of Lublin Voivodeship after Jadwiga Szubartowicz (1905-2015) and Marianna Błaziak (1909-2019). She kept mental lucidity and she kept her interest in all that was happening in the world, having been listening to the radio until the end.
Waclaw Jan Kroczek with Jadwiga Żak-Stewart (July 15, 1912 – present) of Poland
January 30, 2023; Jadwiga Żak-Stewart, 110 & Wacław Jan Kroczek in Łódź, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland. Mrs. Żak-Stewart was the second-oldest living person in Poland at the time of the visit as well as the third supercentenarian in the history of Łódź Voivodeship.
July 15, 2023; Jadwiga Żak-Stewart, 111 & Waclaw Jan Kroczek in Łódź, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland during Mrs. Żak-Stewart’s 111th birthday celebration, the first such birthday in the history of Łódź Voivodeship.
Waclaw Jan Kroczek with Irena Siła-Nowicka (January 30, 1913 – June 25, 2023) of Poland
March 12, 2023; Irena Siła-Nowicka, 110 & Waclaw Jan Kroczek in Warsaw, Masovia Voivodeship, Poland. Mrs. Siła-Nowicka is wife of the late Władysław Siła-Nowicki, a notable figure in Poland’s 20th century history, lawyer, politician, 1939 September campaign veteran and 1944 Warsaw Uprising veteran, dissident and activist of the anti-communist underground, defender of Solidarność activists, participant of the Round Table agreement. Irena and her husband are very brave people, having safed a young Jewish girl during the occupation, and withstood the nine years’ separation when her husband was a prisoner of the new communist regime for his pro-independence activity. Despite this, Irena raised two daughters, and in her 111th year of life she retains excellent mental health, reading books and being updated with all events from the world.
Waclaw Jan Kroczek with Anna Gawłowska (June 6, 1913 – present) of Poland
June 6, 2023; Anna Gawłowska, 110 & Waclaw Jan Kroczek in Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Silesia Voivodeship, Poland.
Having celebrated 110th birthday, Anna Gawłowska became the second supercentenarian in the history of Silesia Voivodeship, behind Tekla Juniewicz of Gliwice (1906-2022). At the time of her birthday, she was the fourth-oldest living person in Poland.
Here ends Waclaw Jan Kroczek Photo Gallery.