Thomas Joseph Majchrzak (1889-1981), the son of Anthony Majchrzak and Pietronella Sarvok, attended Grand Rapids grade schools and (Boys) Catholic Central High School. Thomas worked for his father as a builder until Anthony died in the mid 1920s, and continued in the trade until 1930, when he was hired by the Grand Rapids Welfare Department. For the city he took charge of the Social Center, a program that provided shelter and meals to single, unemployed men. In exchange for the aid, these men were expected to work three four-hour shifts per week on tasks assigned by the city. Under Majchrzak’s charge the men collected gifts at Christmas time for distribution to children, cut firewood, helped can food, delivered groceries, repaired clothing and other items.

City officials also used these men to post campaign bills and collect money for political campaigns. The Social Center and other programs were under the control of City Manager George W. Welsh, already a controversial local figure. Criticism of Welsh and his management of these programs, coupled with a lack of funds, caused the program to end during 1933.

Majchrzak returned to the building trades. Just before the United States entered into World War II, he was hired by the Army to make repairs at Fort Custer, near Battle Creek, Michigan. Later he did the same type of work in Galveston, Texas. After briefly returning to Grand Rapids in 1941, the family moved to Detroit, where Majchrzak worked as a builder, later for Detroit Diesel, and still later heading the Redford Township Building Department.

Majchrzak married Elizabeth Ziolkowski (1894-1991) on August 19, 1915. They had four children: Maria Elizabeth Munger, Thomas Joseph Majchrzak, Eugene S. Majchrzak, and Rose Virginia Alger.