Iwan (John, Ivan) Paskowsky born Nov. 20th approx. 1918, Fled from eastern Europe to Venezuela after WWII with his wife Sophia Paskowsky, (nee Volovnik). They had two children while living in Venezuela. First a son, Bohdan (name change William Allen Hagen). Then a daughter Maria Whatley, (nee Paskowsky). In the mid 1960s they moved to America. First staying in the Midwest. Eventually settling down in Jacksonville, Florida. Here Iwan Paskowsky, my great grandfather, or Tatu as I knew him, lived the rest of his life. He's buried at Ponte Vedra Valley Cemetery beside his wife Sophia.
Coming out of the Great Depression, the world faced another challenge in the 1940's: World War II. Although the war began in the 1930's, it expanded and gained in ferocity (and atrocities) in the 194...