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Bozena Hoppe Grocholski
October 10, 1943 ~ March 14, 2020 (age 76) 76 Years Old
A Funeral Mass will be held for our beloved mother today, Monday, March 23 at 11 am EST / 3 pm GMT/ 4 pm CET in Miami, FL, at the Church of the Epiphany. Under current circumstances, we are not permitted to invite more than a very limited amount of people. Only the closest family will be present. The service will be live-streamed on facebook.com for those wishing to join. For more details on that please reach out to me or my sister, Krysia Hamaty. Obituaries can be viewed, and notes may be left on nytimes.com and stanfillfh.com. A link to the service is here: https://facebook.com/events/s/funeral-mass-for-bozena-grocho/557829301493048/?ti=ia
Bozena Hoppe Grocholski was born in Warsaw, Poland, on October 10, 1943. Bozena graduated from the School of Architecture at the Warsaw Polytechnic University in 1965. In 1966 she secured a position at the Atelier d’Architecture Lana et Le Goas Sebillotte in Paris, France, as a Junior Designer for low income housing projects, allowing her to leave Communist Poland and begin a successful career as an architect that spanned over forty years. In 1968 Bozena moved to New York City, where she met her husband, Tad Nicholas Grocholski, who predeceased her in 2012. Together with her husband Bozena lived continuously in New York, with occasional, and final habitation in Miami, FL. Bozena worked for several prestigious American architecture firms, including Emery Roth & Sons, Warner, Burns, Toan & Lunde and Tsao & McKown, among others. Over the years Bozena was a key designer on numerous construction and renovation projects in New York, notably the MTA Headquarters, Sanofi-Synthélabo Pharmaceutical NY Headquarters, the United American Hebrew Congregation, Mount Sinai Hospital, the Hungarian Consulate and UN Mission, Time Inc. Reference Library, the Bank of the Philippine Islands, Kingsborough Community College Library and Closter. In addition, Bozena worked on many projects in the United States and internationally, including designs of hotels and private residences. Bozena died in her home early in the morning on March 14 from complications caused by Alzheimer’s disease. Bozena is survived by her two loving daughters, Izabela and Kristina, and granddaughter Samantha, as well as numerous beloved cousins, nieces, nephews, friends and caregivers. Bozena’s endurance, fortitude, tireless dedication to her family and her work, her talents, intelligence, wisdom, modesty, friendship, and incomparable kindness and beauty are profoundly missed and will be cherished always.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:00 am Monday, March 23, 2020 at Epiphany Catholic Church, 8235 S.W. 57 Avenue, Miami, FL 33143
Services
Service
Monday March 23, 2020 11:00 AM to TBD Epiphany Catholic Church 8235 S.W. 57 Avenue Miami, FL