Andrew James Sobczak was an American educator, editor and writer, who worked and lived in California.
Background
Andrew James Sobczak was born on May 24, 1962, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, to Rosemary Sobczak and Raymond Sobczak. He spent his young life growing up in Greendale, Wisconsin, a small family oriented neighbourhood with his three siblings and parents.
Education
Sobczak attended the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Major in Economics and a Minor in Math. He then made the big leap and left Wisconsin for sunny southern California. He attended the University of California at Los Angeles, obtaining a Master's degree in Economics with all work completed towards a doctorate except the dissertation. It was recalled he earned one "B" before graduation, in badminton.
Sobczak started his career as a typesetter and proofreader at Sage Publications in 1984. Four years later, he started his teaching career as a lecturer in economics at California State University, Northridge, where he served till 1992.
Sobczak was then a professional editor at Salem Press from 1991 to 1997 and had his own freelance editing business from 1995. He worked and lived in Covina, California, United States.
Sobczak was a member of the National Fantasy Fan Federation and American Mensa Writer’s Special Interest Group.
Personality
Sobczak was a kind, sensitive and gentle soul who "took the road less travelled". He refused to own a cell phone or kindle device, much preferring the feel of book in hand. He could recite from memory the most obscure facts: lines from movies not many people remember or verbatim quotes from a Mark Twain book.
Physical Characteristics:
In the last 10 years of his life, A.J. Sobczak struggled with great physical pain and demons resulting from migraine headaches and back pain. This pain affected his everyday life causing years of struggle, trying to find relief. Towards the end of his life, this proved futile.
Interests
Competitive bicycling
Connections
Sobczak married Treva Jean Tucker on December 10, 1988. However, the marriage ended on May 5, 1994, and three years later he married Lisa Lorayne Levin on October 26, 1997. The couple had no children.