Obituaries : * Stanley A. Chlebek; Retired Technical Director
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Stanley Alexander Chlebek, a retired technical director for NBC-TV in Burbank who was nominated for an Emmy Award, has died at his Sun Valley home. He was 69.
Chlebek died Friday of a cerebral hemorrhage, said his wife, Fannie L. (Susie) Chlebek.
Born in Detroit, Chlebek served as a petty officer in the U. S. Navy during World War II. After he was discharged, Chlebek studied electronics and radar in Michigan. In 1950, he began working for NBC-TV in New York, and the following year moved to California, where he worked for NBC-TV in Burbank. In 1966, Chlebek was nominated for an Emmy Award for individual achievements in electronic production, videotape, for “Lorne Greene’s American West,” which aired in 1965.
Chlebek, who retired from NBC-TV in 1987, was a member of the National Assn. of Broadcasting Employees & Technicians. He twice won prizes from the California Lottery: first $100,000 in July, 1986, then $30,000 in February.
Chlebek is survived by his wife of 41 years; son, Gregory John Chlebek of Canyon Country; daughters, Adrienne Chlebek of La Crescenta, Jennifer Chlebek of Van Nuys and Suzanne Wisner of Vancouver, Wash.; brother, Ted Chlebek of Simi Valley; sister, Joan Schmidt of East Hanover, N. J., and three grandchildren. His son, Stanley Randall Chlebek, died in 1986.
A memorial service was held Monday at the Old North Church at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills, handled the arrangements.
Donations can be made in Chlebek’s name to the American Heart Assn.
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