August 10, 2011 — My brother Tom

Dear William (and Daniel, Catherine, Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),

Today, let’s talk about my brother Tom.

Here is his resume, as I found it on LinkedIn:

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Tom Kostro
Freelance Art Director

Experience

ART DIRECTOR / DESIGNER FREELANCE
December 2008 – Present (2 years 9 months)
Creative Problem Solver.
Concepts that are on strategy. Executions that stand out from the competitive clutter.

ART DIRECTOR / DESIGNER Sphere Consulting, Washington DC
2010 – 2011 (1 year)

Art Director (Freelance) First Looks
2010 – 2010 (less than a year)

Freelance Art Director m.barry and co.
November 2010 – November 2010 (1 month)
Developing on-lione and print advertising campaigns and related direct response for financial institutions.

Art DIRECTOR / DESIGNER AdvenioStrategies,LLC , Washington, DC
November 2010 – November 2010 (1 month)

ACD / Art Director (Freelance) MRM Worldwide
May 2010 – June 2010 (2 months)

Art director / Designer Kearsarge Global Advisors
2009 – 2010 (1 year)

VP ACD Art Director Young & Rubicam
August 1981 – August 2008 (27 years 1 month)
Develop and produce print, TV, interactive and on-line campaigns for Y&R clients in the U.S. as well as international markets. Supervise creative work for Xerox done in Europe, Asia and South America.

Art Director Calet Hirsch
April 1978 – August 1981 (3 years 5 months)

Assistant art director– to Bob
Cohen Pasqualina Timberman
1974 – 1978 (4 years)

Education

Pratt Institute BFA, Film, Advertising
1969 – 1973

Best Director Award- 1973 PRATT FILM FESTIVAL

High School of Art & Design Illustration, Advertising
1965 – 1969

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August 18, 1951: "Tomciu paluszek (Tom the finger)" on the day of his Christening, with his parents

August 18, 1951: Tom with his Godparents, Stenia Onoszko and Stefan Hawlena

Circa 1952: Tom & Pawel

Tom's First Holly Communion (May 1960): Mom & Dad; Elzunia, Hanka, Pawel, Tom & Olenka

A scholarly bunch: Mom; Tom & Pawel; Olenka, Elzunia & Hanka

Tom

Boy Scout Camp - Summer 1965: Pawel & Tom

News article about our 500-Mile Bicycle Trip / Druzyna "Sloneczne Skaly", Hufiec "Warmia" / Maciek, Lucjan, Tom, Adam & Paul

1966: Lucjan Laniewski, ?, Adam Dagys, Pawel, Maciek Jastrzebski & Tom

Tom, Dad & Pawel @ ZHP Camp (circa July 1967)

1970: ? & Olenka, Tom & Lydia Fetera, John Gagliano & Krysia, Irka (the blond, blue eye shadow, golden bombshell!) & Pawel

6/3/72: Elzunia, Tom, Pawel, Krysia, Van Jolissaint, Mom & Dad

Circa 1973, Tom at Pratt

Christmas Eve 1974: Marek & Tom

Winter 1975: Hania, Tom, Marek & Harvey

Christmas 1975: fireplace in the living room (painting by Tom)

December 2, 1975 (evening): Tom & Pawel consulting about Krysia's status -- awaiting Rysiu

February 29, 1976: Rysio with his Godparents, Tom & Hania

July 3, 1976: Tom & Pawel

July 3, 1976: Olenka, Marek & Tom

August 31, 1980: Malgosia's Christening; Bottom row: Elzunia, Pawel, Chrity Tozzo, Marek, Reysio & Justin Tozzo; Other row: Stan Porowski, Chris Tozzo, Malgosia, Dad, Mom, Hanka Williams, Maisia Porowski, ?, Olenka, Bianca Ornaf, Rafal Ornaf, Mom, Hania, Lee, Charlie Tozzo, Tom & Krysia

Fall 1980: Dad, Rysio, Malgosia, Krysia, Mom, Marek, Ciocia Teresa (visiting from Poland), Elzunia, Olenka, Pawel & Tom ( Tom's pinting on the wall)

September 10, 1983: Tom's & Patty's Wedding -- Jill, Patty, Tom & Pawel

May 1984: Rysio's First Holy Communion -- Krysia, Pawel, Hanka, Patty, Tom, Malgosia, Marek, Olenka, Mom K, Rysio, Hania, Mom N, Lee & Dad K

12/26/2001

4/26/2002 - Al Hirsch funeral: At the Potter's Hollow Rural Cemetery, Potter's Hollow, N.Y. / Pallbearers include: Peter Plostins; James Leatherman; Tom; Rysio & Marek