Draft:Daniel Kubasak

Daniel Thomas Kubasak (December 20, 1922 - July 21, 1990) was an American banker and World War II veteran.

Early Life
Kubasak was born on December 20, 1922, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the seventh child of Vendel Kubasak and Louise Pacsak, both Slovakian immigrants.

Career
Daniel Kubasak started working for First Federal Savings & Loan Association in December, 1940 as their second full-time employee.  In 1943 he was drafted into the United States Army to fight in World War II. He was discharged in July, 1946. He fought in the Korean War from November, 1950 to July, 1952. Kubasak served as secretary of the company from 1960 to 1973. He became president and chief executive officer of the company in 1973, succeeding James E. Orris. In 1975 the company was renamed to Great American Federal Savings & Loan Association. In 1988 he was elected chairman of the board, succeeding Joseph E. Bugel, who had been chairman since 1976, and a member of the board since 1939. In his 50 years of working at the company Kubasak managed to work in every department.

Personal Life
In 1949 at Kubasak married Marie Schoup. They had three daughters: Diane, June, and Joyce.

Death
On Saturday, July 21, 1990, Daniel Kubasak died of heart failure in Presbyterian University Hospital, at the age of 67. He was succeeded as president and CEO of Great American by John G. Micenko, who had been executive vice president of the company since 1976. He was survived by his wife, his three daughters; his brothers Louis and Emil; and three of his four sisters, Louise, Olga, and Mildred. At the time of his death, Great American Federal Savings and Loan Association manged over $440 million in assets, about $800 million adjusted for inflation.