Obituary of Bronislaw T. Chrobok

Bronislaw Tomas Chrobok, of Madison, New Jersey, passed away on Monday, June 30, 2025. 

Beloved husband, father and grandfather, he is survived by Maria Luisa, his wife of 56 years;  his sons, Boris (and wife Cheryl), Hermann (and wife Deborah), and Pawel (and wife Ariana); his daughter Alexandra (and husband Jorge); 11 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. 

Bronislaw Chrobok was born in Katowice, Poland on 27 August 1933, the son of Brig. Gen. Pawel Chrobok, a Polish Army officer, and Maria Sarnowska.  After the defeat of Poland by Germany, he fled with his family in 1939 to Britain, where Poland established its government in exile.  He was educated in England at Stonyhurst College and the University of London College of Pharmacy.

After several years in the pharmaceutical profession, he became an investment banker, first with Dominion Securities and later with Harrison and Partners. He had emigrated to Canada in 1954. In the 1970s, he settled in the United States and worked on Wall Street as a founding partner of Eurobrokers. He was active in several organizations, including as a director of the Tolstoy Foundation and the Polish Assistance Foundation.  He was also a knight of the Sovereign Order of Malta and a communicant of the Church of Christ the King parish in New Vernon, New Jersey. 

The funeral and burial services for Bronislaw will be held privately.  A Memorial Mass in Bronislaw Chrobok's memory will be celebrated at a later date to be announced at the Church of Christ the King in New Vernon.