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XXXIІI Конвенція СУА 269 Congratulations to the UNW LA on their XXXIII National Convention! Thank you for your tireless work for Ukraine and the Ukrainian community! Best wishes from the UACCNJ! Justyna Wijtyk Uschak March 30, 1927 - October 15, 2023 First UNWLA Branch President in the state of Texas Branch 14 (1972-1975) named for the Unknown Heroines of Ukraine And lifetime member of Branch 118 Houston, Texas Justyna was born in Kryvytsia, Ukraine (now in Po - land/Krewizia). She, like so many other innocent victims, was taken by the Nazis during World War II and forced into Slave Labor in 1942. Miraculously, she was located by her older brother, Dmytro, and he helped free her and another village girl from the camp. Dmytro took Justyna to work with him on a private dairy farm in Weilburg, Germany, where they worked for only room and board for 10 years before immigrating to the United States in 1952. Justyna married Ivan Uschak, who was from Ko - rchiv, Ukraine, and they had 5 children together. They worked hard, helped to found and build the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Houston and Justyna organized the formation of Branch 14. Ivan passed away in 1965, leaving Justyna to manage the chil - dren alone. And she did! She had an amazing will to live and loved to share the Ukrainian culture and traditions of her homeland with her children. Her favorite hobby was cross-stitching Ukrainian em - broidery patterns onto pillows, tablecloths, photo albums and dolls and she made numerous Ukrain - ian blouses and shirts and costumes for her fami - ly, friends and dance groups. She actively sold her embroideries at craft shows. She was also a fabu - lous cook and baked beautiful paskas and breads, which gave way to the start of the annual Ukraini - an Easter Bazaar in Houston! The exclamation point on her fabulous life arrived when Brenda Jacoby came into her life, and at the age of 95, she recorded a bit of her history in the making of a fifteen minute documentary film, entitled “Ukraine’s Daughter-Justyna Uschak” which can be accessed on YouTube. May her Memory be Eternal. Vichnaya Pamyat! With much love from her daughter, Martha Uschak Noukas (Branch 118 Houston, Texas)
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