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Arthur H. Maciszewski, 93, died on June 14 at Miners' Colfax Medical Center, Raton, New Mexico. He was born in Moscow, Russia, on February 28, 1907. His parents, Polish nationals from Warsaw, had been relocated to Russia by Russian authorities who then controlled a portion of Polish territory. Arthur's family returned to their homeland after the end of World War I and he grew up and was educated there. He married Teresa Maria on September 19, 1933 in Warsaw, Poland, and they arrived in the United States of America in July of 1939. Both he and Teresa became naturalized citizens several years later. After living in the East Coast and in the Chicago area, Arthur and his family moved to Raton in 1957, and he resided there until his death. In the early 1940s, Arthur, an electrical engineer, founded the electronics research, development, and manufacturing company which became A.R.F. Products, Inc. The business was located in the Chicago area until the early 1950s, when he gradually moved it to Raton. A research and development facility was later established in Boulder, Colorado. During World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and throughout the entire Cold War, A.R.F. Products was devoted primarily to the research, development, and production of sophisticated electronics equipment for all branches of the United States military. At various times during his ownership, the company was involved also in the research, development, and production of products for the consumer market, including high fidelity radio equipment, television sets, electronic garage door openers, and home security systems. Arthur and the company also were responsible for bringing television service to the Raton community. For more than 30 years, the company was one of the major employers in Colfax County. Throughout his professional life, Arthur held positions of trust and responsibility on the national, state, and local government levels. These included service on national committees, advising several Presidents of the United States, state committees, advising several New Mexico Governors, and local committees and positions serving the Raton community. He was also very active in the private sector on the national, state, and local levels, including business organizations, schools and universities, and charitable and service organizations. Arthur's survivors include his wife, Teresa Maria of Raton; his son, Felix Arthur and his wife, Virginia Paty of Kailua, HI; and his daughter, Amelia Teresa of Austin, TX; his grandchildren, Colleen Maria Fischer and her husband, Kai Uwe Fischer of Ashburn, VA, Teresa Evelyn of Kailua, HI and Michael Arthur of Cleveland, OH; and his great-grandchildren, Sierra Lani Fischer and Tyler Michael Fischer of Ashburn, VA. Recitation of the Most Holy Rosary will be held on Tuesday, June 20, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Patrick's - St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Raton, followed by Solemn Mass of Resurrection at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Funeral arrangements for Arthur H. Maciszewski are under the direction of the Alderette-Pomeroy Funeral Home.
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