Gabriela Zych

Gabriela Zych
Born(1941-05-31)May 31, 1941
DiedApril 10, 2010(2010-04-10) (aged 68)
Cause of deathSmolensk air disaster
Occupationsocial activist
SpouseLeszek Zych
ChildrenPrzemysław Zych, Izabela Musielak
AwardsOrder of Polonia Restituta, Polish Cross of Merit

Gabriela Lucyna Zych (31 May 1941, Kalisz – 10 April 2010, Smolensk) was a Polish social activist who (together with husband Leszek Zych) established the Katyn Families Association (Polish: Federacja Rodzin Katyńskich) and became its leader. She was behind the creation of the city's monument in memory of victims of the 1940 Katyn massacre. Zych was a victim of the Smolensk air disaster in April 2010.