Casimir R. Bzomowski

New York, NY-Casimir Richard Bzomowski, 77, long-time resident of New York City passed away after a lengthy illness on July 29, 2023 in Seattle, WA near where both his grown sons, Mark and Joseph, live. Cas was born on July 4th, 1946 at the conclusion of WWII in Wildflecken, Germany, a U.N. Displaced Persons Camp. The camp consisted of nearly 20,000 refugees, most of whom were Polish. During the war, his parents Valeria Krzyzanowska Bzomowska of Kyiv, Ukraine and Stefan Bzomowski of Krzywowola, Poland met while under work custody of the Nazi regime. They married in August 1945. After nearly four years of living at the camp, in May 1949, he and his parents finally left a decimated Europe for Boston, MA aboard the USS General R. L. Howze, and relocated under sponsorship to a Polish enclave in the Arbor Hill section of Albany, NY. He and his younger American-born brothers spent their formative years in Albany, and later Newtonville, NY. After graduating from Shaker High School in Latham, NY, Cas served in the US Air Force from 1967-71. While stationed at Takhli RTAFB, Thailand for his longest tour, he served as the Thai interpreter for his squadron, and as an Air Operations Specialist. He was honorably discharged with the rank of Staff Sergeant. Imbued with a thirst for knowledge and a curiosity for life, he studied history, politics and politicians, religion, law and government. He read and frequently quoted Supreme Court decisions. It was easy to imagine him holding forth on any historical subject, however obscure, in any lecture hall of any university. To know him was to hear him share knowledge. Though the early years brought many challenges, he had the one advantage of having parents and grandparents who valued education, learning, and the promise of a new start in a new country. As a single parent, after the birth of his two sons, Mark in 1988 and Joseph in 1992, respectively, with resolve, he passed along that advantage to them. Daily and from a very young age, he took them to New York City’s museums, libraries, grandest cathedrals and parks, entered them in chess tournaments and gave them what any parent hopes for: the chance for success and well-being. After his sons grew a little older, he found additional purpose and responsibility by rising through the ranks to become an MTA Bridges and Tunnels Lieutenant with the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority. Two weeks before his imminent death and with the knowledge that his sons were indeed thriving, he said, “I’m happy with how my life turned out.” He is survived by son, Mark Bzomowski and partner Gabriella Montoya of Seattle, WA; son, Joseph Bzomowski and wife Kait of Black Diamond, WA; brother Edward Bzomowski and wife, Susan, of Kent, OH; brother Steve Bzomowski and wife, Ellen, Plainfield, MA ; niece, Valerie; nephews, Thaddeus, Stephen, and Elias; beloved aunt Irene Gadomski, Albany, NY; cousins Lily Ernst, Colonie, NY and Basia Joyce, Niskayuna, NY. Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Casimir’s family Wednesday, August 9, 2023 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at McVeigh Funeral Home, 208 North Allen Street, Albany, NY 12206. Please enter the funeral home from the rear parking lot entrance only. Funeral services Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 12:30 pm at McVeigh Funeral Home, Albany, NY. The Rite of Committal will be held at St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands, NY immediately following the Service. To leave a message for the family please visit www.McveighFuneralHome.com

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Casimir R. Bzomowski

July 4, 1946 - July 29, 2023