Background
Sr., John Andrew Stachura was born on September 22, 1911 in Indiana Harbor, Indiana, United States. Son of Stanley Stachura and Anna Wadas.
Sr., John Andrew Stachura was born on September 22, 1911 in Indiana Harbor, Indiana, United States. Son of Stanley Stachura and Anna Wadas.
Student, Carnegie Institute Technology, 1930-1934; cert.coal mining, Pennsylvania State University, 1939; certified mining engineering, International Corresponding, 1939.
Unit foreman, mine foreman, safety director, assistant superintendent, Duquesne Light Company, 1937-1948; with, Pennsylvania Department Mines, 1948-1949; vice president, Enoco Collieries Inc., Vincennes, Indiana, 1949-1965; director health and safety, Amax Coal Company, 1969-1977; president, J & R Coal Company, 1977-1981; mining consultant, Valero Energy, 1981-1985; mining consultant, Shand Mining Company, since 1986.
President T.B. Seal Drive, Indiana Joint Common for Coal Mine Safety. Past president Holy Name Society, Vincennes Community Fund. District chairman Regina Home Drive.
Participant district and national First Aid Contests. Past counsellor Sacred Heart Church. Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, American Mining Institute, Illinois Mining Institute, Kentucky Mining Institute, Indiana Mining Institute, Indiana Mining and Elec.
Society(past president), Indiana Coal Mining Institute, National Mining Rescue Association, Vincennes Chamber of Commerce(past president and board directors).
Married Mary E. Lukaszczyk (deceased August 1968). Children: Judith Ann, Andrea Helen, John Andrew. Married Leota Myrne Gould, October 28, 1978.
