December 5, 1927 – July 24, 2024
Alice Eve Zachacz (Wroblicky) of Pacific Palisades was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 5, 1927. She was the youngest of four daughters in a first generation of Polish immigrant family from southside Chicago.
Alice graduated from Fenger High School in 1945. She was the first in her family to attend a Junior College, Woodrow Wilson, where she was a Festival Princess.
Alice married Emil Wroblicky, her husband of 64 years, on January 28, 1950, before moving to South Bend where Emil earned his master’s degree from the University of Notre Dame.
In the fall of 1951 they moved to California for Emil to teach and coach at St. Monica High School before becoming a professor and football coach at California State University Los Angeles.
During this time she gave birth to three sons, Dan, Phil and Steve, hence beginning her years as a full time mother, Cub Scout Den Mother, regular “cheerleader” for son’s sporting events and activities, along with later being a business woman.
As her sons moved on to college she was an active member of American Legion Post 283 with Emil. She was also a supporter of her husband, Emil as “Citizen of the Year” of Pacific Palisades in 2006.
Alice was an active member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church since 1958. She was committed to a relationship with Christ, Bible study attender and helped at the donut table on Sundays.
Alice is survived by sons Daniel (Janet), Philip (Jan), and Steven (Ruta), nine grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 30, at 11 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church in Pacific Palisades. In lieu of flowers please honor Alice with donations to Society of St Vincent de Paul, Los Angeles: svdpla.org/donate.
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