Woodbury, Connecticut - Michael Sendzimir, 83, died Sunday, August 31, 2008, at Waterbury Hospital. Dr. Sendzimir leaves behind his loving wife of 60 years; Jane Harkness Sendzimir of Toronto, Canada, his four children, Arri Sendzimir of Waterbury, Tad Sendzimir of Morris, Lissa Sendzimir Staples of Tucson, AZ, and Alexander Sendzimir of Woodbury; six grandchildren; and one great grandchild Dr. Sendzimir was born in Shanghai, China, in 1924. He received his early schooling in Poland and Switzerland. He graduated in 1943 from the Manlius School, (New York) He served three years in the US Army during WWII, rising to the rank of Second Lieutenant. In 1951, he graduated from Columbia School of Engineering in New York with a BS degree in Industrial Engineering. In 1986, he received his Honorary PhD in Science, and in 1993 in Law. Michael Sendzimir started working with his father, Dr. Tadeusz Sendzimir, in 1948 and was President of T. Sendzimir, Inc. for over four decades. Upon the death of his father in September 1989, he assumed the additional duties of Chairman and CEO. He was the foremost authority in the world on multi-roll rolling mills for flat products, and was one of the principals in the conception, development, adaptation, and commercialization of the Sendzimir cold strip mill. In June 1992, President Lech Walesa of Poland bestowed on Michael Sendzimir the Gold Order of Merit of the Polish Republic. Dr. Sendzimir has volunteered his time on the boards of the Salvation Army, the Waterbury Hospital, the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra, the Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences in New York, and the Biotechnology Foundation in Philadelphia. For many years he served as a benefactor, trustee, Chairman of the Board, and Honorary Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Kosciuszko Foundation. The Waterbury Foundation has benefited from Sendzimir funds from which, in addition to local awards, money is donated to bring young Polish students to visit the United States. The Michael and Jane Sendzimir fund is reserved for women artists and musicians.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the public is asked to contribute to the Sendzimir fund at Waterbury Hospital.

Location: Munson-Lovetere Woodbury

Funeral: Church of the Nativity

Services: A funeral Mass will be held Saturday, September 6, at 11: 00 a.m. at the Church of the Nativity, 48 East St., Bethlehem, CT.

Visitation: Calling hours will be held Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Woodbury Funeral Home of Munson-Lovetere, 2 School St.