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Thomas P Paprocki (Konstanty2, Marian1) was born 2 June 1901 in Bay Shore, New York. He married Blanche LeCompte Holl in Collingswood, New Jersey. She was born August 1898 in Collingswood. She died 16 May 1972.
Thomas died 4 January 1973 in Atlantic City NJ (SSN 067-07-0972 ssdi ). His obituary and cartoon courtesy of Bill Hecht:
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THOMAS P PAPROCKI
Atlantic City, N.J., Jan 5 - Thomas P. Paprocki, who drew a daily sports cartoon and wrote an accompanying sports column for the Associated Press for almost 35 years until he retired six years ago, died yesterday on the way to Atlantic City Hospital. He was 71 years old.
Mr. Paprocki, who signed his cartoons "Pap," was reguarded by many of the nations's leading sports cartoonist. He had a reputation for quickness in executing his illustrations, which were published in the sports pages of hundreds of the nation's newspapers.
Before joining the Associated Press, Mr. Paprocki attended art school at night while drawing for an advertising agency in New York during the day.
He leaves a son, Thomas H., of Absecon; a brother, the Rev. Leonard Paprocki of Rochester; a sister, Mrs. Helen Rankin of Brooklyn, and two grandchildren.
'New York Times' Sat 6 Jan 1973
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