THE NAME GAME - Thaddeus Valentine Samulski, Teddie to his siblings, was the second child of Itala Punaro and Thaddeus (Ted) Peter Samulski. Most assumed that Teddie’s middle name derived from the proximity of his birthday—February 15, 1946—to Valentine’s Day. In fact it comes from his Polish paternal grand-father, Valentine Samulski (born in Sczecin in 1866). But it’s Teddie’s first name that requires an explanation.  Continued  . . .

See Memories of Teddy by Edward Samulski on this site.

Samulski family circa 1954: Teddie, Itala, Mary, Ted, Richard (back);

Peter, Phillip, David, Eddie (front).