Andrew Adam Tarnowski was born on Janurary 16, 1929, in Warsaw, Poland to Adam and Jadwiga (Gunath) Tarnowski. He spent his early childhood in Sofia, Bulgaria, where his father was Polish ambassador. The family were among those expelled from Bulgaria early in the Second World War; thus began a long journey that ultimately sent Andrew, his sister and his mother to South Africa while his father joined the Polish government in exile in London. After the war, Andrew attended the Douai School in England, and then University College Dublin, from which he graduated with a degree in physics. He later took a Master's Degree in the history of science at University College, London. One of his roommates in Dublin was Henry Strasburger, who introduced Andrew to his actress sister Teresa. Andrew and Teresa were married on July 11, 1953 and lived in London during the first years of their marriage. A job offer at Eastman Kodak led Andrew and his wife Teresa to come to the United States in 1955, and they eventually settled in New Canaan when Andrew took a job at CBS Laboratories in Stamford. The couple had three children, Andrea, Olga and Peter. A skilled engineer who held multiple patents, including one for the electron beam recorder, Andrew was a co-founder of Image Graphics Incorporated (now eBeam Film LLC) in Shelton in 1975; he was head of research and development at IGI until his retirement. . Andrew was a man of sterling character, incisive intelligence, and few words. He prized reason and logic above all, and often returned to the idea of "all things in moderation." He was a gifted linguist and mandolin player, a superb dancer, and a graceful athlete who spent many happy hours on the tennis and paddle tennis courts of The Lake Club in New Canaan. He was generous, fair and patient -- a devoted father with a steady heart and mind. Andrew is survived by his wife Teresa, his three children, his niece Ania Kasp and his six grandchildren. Donations in Andrew's memory can be made to The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America: http://www.piasa.org