Kubinski was a son of Thadeus Kubinski, who died of a shark attack behind his St. Pete Beach home Aug. 30. His son Richard often boasted that he resembled his 69-year-old father more than any of ...

Kubinski and his wife, Anna, 67, married in 1950, one of their sons said. They were both born in Poland, but it was unclear when they emigrated to the United States.

Kubinski was the first person killed by a shark in Pinellas County since 1981. “Fish and sharks are a part of life down here, but I’ve never heard of a shark attack in 25 years working here ...