Background
Witkowski was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Blanche and Joseph Witkowski, who were Polish immigrants.
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Charles Witkowski
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Villanova University.
Career
He was elected Police Commissioner in 1949, as part of the independent Freedom Ticket that led to the election of John V. Kenny as mayor. He received his undergraduate degree at the Villanova University and was awarded a law degree from the John Marshall Law School (now Seton Hall University School of Law). A football player while at Villanova, Witkowski was named an All-American tackle.
Witkowski suffered heart failure and died on June 1, 1993, at Saint Vincent"s Catholic Medical Center in Manhattan.
He is the maternal grandfather of actors Jerry O"Connell and Charlie O"Connell.
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Democratic party