His father , Leo Robert Koceski , Sr. , died in 1938 when Koceski was 11 years old .
Koceski was born in 1929 , the youngest of nine children .
Koceski 's father , Koceski     , Sr. , died in 1938 Koceski Koceski was 11 years old .
Koceski was born in 1929 , the youngest of nine children .