Eugene Ostroski better known as Gene Orland died July 30 at the age of 82. Orland hosted the morning show on WHAY/WRCH 910 AM and later hosted a Polka show on the same station. He also worked for Channel 30. For the past 6 years or so he's been co-hosting Patti-Ann's Polka Happiness Show on WXCT 990 AM along with helping out with Ed Henry's Polka Show on WMRD 1150 AM. A special write-up about him appears in today's Hartford Coruant on Page H-2 in the Extraordinary Life collumn.
http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/hc-exlife0820.artaug20,0,5980174.story
And Here's is the obituary that appeared in the Hartford Courant
http://www.legacy.com/HartfordCourant/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=18714979
http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/hc-exlife0820.artaug20,0,5980174.story
And Here's is the obituary that appeared in the Hartford Courant
http://www.legacy.com/HartfordCourant/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=18714979