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Potocký, Andrej
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Dates of existence
1893-1996
History
Andrej Potocký was born in 1893 in the village of Sedliacka Dubová in Orava (Slovakia). Due to hardship, he left his country in July 1910 and joined his brother in Westley, British Columbia (Canada). Potocký found life in Canada far from easy, but the harsh rugged life of Orava had prepared him well for the Canadian wilderness. For 8 years, he worked for the Canadian Pacific Railroad and suffered many injuries to his legs. The search for other work led him across various regions in Canada. In April 1918, he finally settled in Fort William (now Thunder Bay), Ontario (Canada) where he worked as a checker for the Canada Steam Steamship Lines until his retirement in 1958.
Mr. Potocký was a member of the First Catholic Slovak Union, Branch 638, a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Steamship Clerks, Lodge 21 and a parishioner of St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church for 78 years. Most significantly, he was a member of Branch 10 of the Canadian Slovak League (CSL) and served as the League’s Supreme National Secretary from 1935 to 1954
Through his lifetime, Mr. Potocký researched, documented and published many articles on the history of the Slovak people at home and abroad. In 1975, he was acclaimed as Honorary President of the Canadian Slovak League (CSL) and, in 1993, was recognized by Matica slovenská of Slovakia for his lifelong on behalf of the Slovak people.
Andrej Potocký married Anna Matulák on February 4th, 1919. They had been married for 63 years when she passed away in October 1982. Mr. Potocký died in 1996 at the age of 103. He was survived by 2 sons, Steve and Anthony, and 4 daughters, Anne, Cecilia, Agnes and Elizabeth. He had fifteen grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Potocký was a member of the First Catholic Slovak Union, Branch 638, a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Steamship Clerks, Lodge 21 and a parishioner of St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church for 78 years. Most significantly, he was a member of Branch 10 of the Canadian Slovak League (CSL) and served as the League’s Supreme National Secretary from 1935 to 1954
Through his lifetime, Mr. Potocký researched, documented and published many articles on the history of the Slovak people at home and abroad. In 1975, he was acclaimed as Honorary President of the Canadian Slovak League (CSL) and, in 1993, was recognized by Matica slovenská of Slovakia for his lifelong on behalf of the Slovak people.
Andrej Potocký married Anna Matulák on February 4th, 1919. They had been married for 63 years when she passed away in October 1982. Mr. Potocký died in 1996 at the age of 103. He was survived by 2 sons, Steve and Anthony, and 4 daughters, Anne, Cecilia, Agnes and Elizabeth. He had fifteen grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.