Let the family know you are thinking of them. Give to a forest in need in their memory. Thomas W. Pobzeznik, 90, of Stuart, Fla. His wife of 69 years, Barbara M. Smith Pobzeznik, was by his side. The son of the late Stephen Karol Pobzeznik and Lottie Bronhard Pobzeznik, he was a well-respected chiropractor who gently relieved the pain of several generations of patients. He had a storied practice in Fall River, Mass. He was one of several pioneers in the profession who worked tirelessly to gain licensure in the state while juggling growing practices and young families.
Working hard was something he did from an early age when he delivered kielbasa for his uncles who owned the iconic Bronhard's meat market in Fall River, played organ at the Polish National Catholic Church in his youth, and later played piano for The Charlie Perry Band while in high school.
He was a graduate of B. Durfee High School, Class of , and served on reunion committees until the final 60th class reunion in A Navy veteran, he served on the U. Cecil and was a yeoman on the U. Yosemite during the Korean War, and in his later life attended many reunions around the country with the crew of the Yosemite.
Having suffered from headaches that were relieved by chiropractic adjustments, he decided to study chiropractic upon discharge from the Navy in He and his "bride" had two children in Davenport while he juggled a full-time job and full time schooling, and managed to be among the top achievers in his class when he graduated on June 1, He continued to master his adjusting techniques throughout his career through the Gonstead Clinic workshops in Wisconsin.
He worked tirelessly for decades, having office hours late into the night and going on house calls for those who were in too much pain to leave their homes.
