Boże, któryś nam dzień dzisiejszy przez narodzenie błogosławionego Jana uroczystym uczynił, daj ludowi twojemu łaskę duchownych radości; a serca wszystkich wiernych kieruj na drogę zbawienia wiecznego. Przez Chrystusa Pana naszego. Amen.
The Buffalo News reports: Humble grocer quietly gave away millions: Waldemar Kaminski’s death unlocks his story by Owen Hearey.
Waldemar Kaminski, who quietly ran a food stand in Broadway Market for more than 50 years, has been revealed to be a self-made millionaire and philanthropist who anonymously gave millions to Buffalo charities and neighbors in need.
He died at home Wednesday night from complications of a long illness. He was 88.
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Kaminski gave so much to so many that it’s difficult to quantify just how much he’s given.
He donated millions to Roswell Park – including $1 million for an endowed chair in pediatrics and $1 million to build a two-acre park on the institute’s campus.
He gave handsomely to other groups as well, including the Father Baker Home, the Salvation Army, Hilbert College and Camp Good Days and Special Times. He even helped neighboring families with mortgage payments, college tuition and lines of credit at his stand.
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Those who knew Kaminski said he felt most fulfilled when he was giving back to society. “He didn’t need the material things for happiness. He enjoyed just being with people and doing what he could for them,” Marsha Kaminski said.
And a quote from Mr. Kaminski: “Sometimes I feel so guilty that there’s so much, and it’s just me.”
Eternal rest grant unto him o Lord and may the perpetual light shine upon him.
Błg. Doroto, która przekładałaś życie umartwione nad rozkosze i wygody, a od młodości wzgardziłaś światem, jego chwałą i zaszczytami, wyproś mi u Boga tę łaskę, aby serce moje nie przywiązywało się nigdy do znikomych dóbr tego żywota, lecz myślało jedynie o dobrach wiecznych. Amen.