Jaroslaw Kuzma

Born to Ukrainian immigrants Yvan Kuzma and Paraskevia Kaban in Troyes, France in 1940, he served in the French army during the Algerian War before moving to the US in 1966 to join his brother Vladimir Kuzma and sister Alice Shterban .

He was an auto body specialist, having learned the trade when he was 14, and proudly trained as a Mercedes Benz technician. Many in town knew him from his years at James Freccia Auto Body, and from his daily strolls down Greenwich Ave, where he visited his friends on a daily basis. First for coffee at Au Delices, then a French cafe (wink wink) at Bistro V and a crepe Suzette at Meli Melo. You may have seen him on Bastille Day at the town hall, where one of his proudest memories was raising the French flag.

He was an avid nature photographer who saw the beauty everywhere - in the first light of morning, in leaves catching the sun, and in the colors of Bruce Park every fall. He loved his life in Greenwich and his family is so grateful to the community who brought him so much joy.

He is mourned by his brothers Vladimir Kuzma (sister-in-law Daria) of Vineland NJ and Jaropolk Kuzma (sister-in-law Lily) of Laines-Aux-Bois France and countless nieces and nephews in the US, France and Australia. He is predeceased by his siblings Ostap Kuzma, Taras Kuzma, Yvan Kuzma, Alice Shterban and former spouse Helene DeRocchi.

The cancer may have overtaken his body but never his spirit! May his memory be eternal,vichnaya pamyat!

Memorial service will be celebrated on Saturday, June 27th at Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home, 31 Arch Street, Greenwich, CT. Visitation time between 11am - 1pm with a short service beginning at 12:30pm.