Richard F. Bojanowsk

Friday, Jan. 08, 2016

Richard F. Bojanowski died Dec. 21, 2015. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 6, 1928 to Frank J. Bojanowski (1902 - 1967) and Anne M. (Butt) Bojanowski (1904 - 1993). 

Richard graduated from Cathedral Latin High School in Cleveland, Ohio in 1946 and Ohio State University in June 1951. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in August 1951, and served for five years, with one year in Korea (1953 - 1954). 

He married Mary Ann Senger on June 11, 1955 in St. Ann Catholic Church in Hamilton, Ohio.

In 1956, he entered the University of Houston and graduated with a Juris Doctor, then passed the Texas Bar exam. Subsequently he became licensed in Indiana, Illinois and Utah. He was also a registered patent attorney and practiced intellectual property law. 

Prior to entering private practice in Salt Lake City, he worked for Petro-Tex Chemical Co. in Houston, Texas; Miles Laboratories in Elkhart, Ind.; A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co. in Decatur, Ill.; and Eimco Corp. in Salt Lake City. 

Richard was a licensed pilot, certified scuba diver and enjoyed fishing, particularly at Great Bear Lake in Canada. After retiring from the practice of law in 1992, he volunteered his services for the Senior Lawyer Volunteer Project, the Utah Public Guardianship Program, East Canyon Resort, Mt. Olympus Senior Center and many others. He received the Attorney Pro Bono award in 1999 from the Utah State Bar for his services. 

He is survived by Mary Ann and their four daughters: Donna Ann Bojanowski (Roger) Roth, Lisa Ann Bojanowski (Peter) Kuhn, Patricia Ann Bojanowski Bauer, Frances Ann Bojanowski (Michael) Miller; son Thomas Richard Bojanowski, and brother William, who lives in Houston, Texas. 

Patricia, Frances and Tom live in the Seattle, Wash. area, while Donna and Lisa reside in Salt Lake City. There are 14 grandchildren split evenly in gender; and one great-grandchild. 

Their fifth daughter, Sharon Ann Bojanowski Gonzales (1957 - 1992) and her husband, Ramon, predeceased him in an automobile accident in 1992. His brother Robert (1931 - 1992) and sister Dolores (1929 - 1999) also predeceased him. 

A celebration of Richard’s life was held Dec. 29 at Starks Funeral Parlor in SLC. Online condolences may be offered and a tribute slide show may be viewed at www.starksfuneral.com.