My grandparents emigrated from the area of greater Poznan, Poland.
My parents were both American born (in Baltimore), making me a second generation Polish-American. The begotten family consisted of 8 children: 5 boys and 3 girls, with me being the second youngest child (born on June 2, 1945).
Since 1965 I have been employed in the Port of Baltimore consecutively as a longshoreman, union official, and representative for a management/union trust fund for longshoremen.

Current Polonia Credentials:
1) Chairman: The National Katyn Memorial Foundation, Baltimore.
2) Vice-President: Polish National Alliance, Council 21, Baltimore.
3) Secretary: Polish American Congress, Maryland Division.
4) Judge Advocate: Polish Legion of American Veterans, District of
Washington, DC/Maryland/Virginia.
5) Washington, DC Bureau Chief: Polish American Journal, Buffalo, NY.
6) The Knight's Cross, Order of Merit, Republic of Poland: Awarded by
the hand of Ambassador Przemyslaw Grudzinski, at the Embassy of the
Republic of Poland in Washington, DC (2001), by order of President
Aleksander Kwasniewski.
7) Member: Of many Polish-American fraternal and cultural organizations
in the U.S.

Richard Poremski is receiving the Knight's Cross (Krzyz Kawalerski) from Ambassador Przemyslaw Grudzinski. Poremski was recognized for his service to Poland and Polonia, particularly for his role in the raising of the National Katyn Memorial in Baltimore (click the photograph to magnify it)

Richard Poremski with Przemyslaw Grudzinski

Richard Poremski with Irena Jarocka, Famous Polish Singer (2004)

Richard Poremski with Jozef Glemp, Polish Primate (2003)

Richard Poremski with Lech Walesa (2005)

Richard Poremski with Barbara Borzuchowski