Date Of Birth: 1954; Date Deceased: July 23, 2021; Age at Death: 66; Cause of Death: Cancer
Classmate City: Cincinnatti, OH
A devoted family man, decorated Air Force veteran and commercial airline pilot, lover of bourbon and comedy, and amateur financial investor who often bested Wall Street - died on July 23, 2021 after a 15-month battle with cancer. He was 66, lived in Anderson Township for 33 years, and is survived by his wife, Darcy Polaneczky (nee Morrison) and sons Joe (Jacqui), Patrick, and Dan (Cathy) Polaneczky. Born in 1954, Al was raised in suburban Philadelphia, PA, the oldest of nine children to devoutly Catholic parents. Upon his 1972 graduation from Bishop McDevitt High School, in Wyncote, PA, Al entered Lehigh University on a full U.S. Air Force ROTC scholarship, from which he graduated in 1976 with a degree in civil engineering. He was then commissioned as an officer and pilot in the Air Force, beginning a long, decorated military career of service, which he often credited with molding and shaping his heart, mind, and character.
https://www.tpwhite.com/memorials/aloysius-al-j-polaneczky/4674556/
Brian Asarnow (1975)
Al was a lt. colonel - a real hero to me and apparently others. We were roomates at Mcconn then moved off campus to "the bin" on fourth street where Jungles met his first wife Teresa.
Steve Lichtman (1976)
Short clip of Al on his motorcycle in the McConn parking lot from 1975
https://youtu.be/lSUsy5gTs00