Mokrzycki, former AP polling director, dies at 52

WEST NEWBURY, Mass. (AP) - Mike Mokrzycki, a former journalist and election polling specialist at The Associated Press who later started his own survey research business, has died. He was 52.

Mokrzycki (pronounced mohr-ZIK'-ee) died Friday of an apparent heart attack at home in West Newbury, said Jill Gambon, his wife of 21 years.

Mokrzycki worked for the AP for 24 years, starting as a reporter in Augusta, Maine, in 1985. He later became the founding director of the AP's polling unit.

Following his work for AP, Mokrzycki started a survey research business, whose clients included NBC News, The Washington Post and Pew Research Center.

In addition to his wife, Mokrzycki is survived by two teenage sons.

A wake will be held Tuesday in Chelmsford. A funeral Mass will be held the next morning.

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