Jan (John) Drozda, age 69, of Fresh Meadows, NY passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY, after a long battle with cancer. Jan was born April 27, 1949 in Sucha Psina, Poland. He was one of eight children born to Kazimierz and Regina Drozda. He attended technical high schools in Poland and became a construction engineer. On October 13, 1975, he married Jozefa in Sucha Psina, Poland. Together they had three children. In 1986, Jan emigrated communist Poland, leaving his family behind, to eventually settle in the New York City area, where he worked hard to reunite his family. Jan worked as a Sample Maker in the Research and Development Department of Edison Price Lighting (EPL), Inc. since 1997. He also often moonlighted as a waiter. He enjoyed being busy and continued to work at EPL, despite his deteriorating health, until mid-May. In his free time, Jan enjoyed staying active by gardening, fishing, swimming, and DIY’ing. Jan was always on a lookout for something that needed fixing and was generous with his time and handyman and car-repair expertise in helping those around him. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 42 years, Jozefa; his children, Tomasz, Jacek, and Agata; and their spouses Maria, Lorena, and Christian. He will also be fondly remembered by his six grandchildren Isabella, Henry, Leo, Leila, Sophia, and Adeline, whom he loved very much and who always brought a big smile to his face. He was preceded in death by his older brother Stanislaw and parents Kazimierz and Regina. Family, friends, and others whose lives Jan touched are invited to a visitation for Jan to be held on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 from 6-9pm at the Frederick Funeral Home at 192-15 Northern Blvd in Flushing, NY. The Funeral Mass, presided by Rev. Msgr. Thomas Machalski, will be held on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at 10am at the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church at 215-35 38th Ave in Bayside, NY. Burial will follow at the Mt. St. Mary Cemetery at 172-00 Booth Memorial Ave in Fresh Meadows, NY.
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