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Portrait of Michael Stanley Bialasik Jr.
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Michael S Bialasik Jr

Michael Stanley Bialasik Jr.

August 2, 1944 – October 29, 2022
Lived 78 years
Our Lady Help of Christians · Cheektowaga, New York
Quote: "Never do things the lazy man's way"
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Life story

Passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness on Oct. 29, 2022 in Summerfield FL. Mike was predeceased by his loving wife Cynthia (Usiak) who passed away in Nov. 1992. Mike was lucky to find love a second time and is survived by his wife of 25 years, Carol (DePalma). Dearest father of Michael (Jennifer) Bialasik and Roberta (Russ) Kumro. Loving Grandfather to Steven and Austin. Also survived by Carol's children, Lisa (Donald) McQueen, Jeffery DePalma, Julie (Tom) Gaddis. Loving brother of Josephine (Roy) Mauerman, Jim (Sue) Bialasik and Thomas Kincheloe. Mike attended Seneca Vocational H.S. He was a Navy veteran serving on the USS Destroyer Davis (DD 937) 1963-65 . Mike was an electrician and a lifetime member of I.B.E.W. Local 41. He retired from the V.A. Medical Center Buffalo in 2010 after 25 years. Mike was a loving husband, a good father, a cherished brother and avid Buffalo Bills fan. He loved playing pickleball and would readily lend a hand to a neighbor in need. He cherished animals, often saving turtles trying to cross the road in FL. Mike will be greatly missed and will always be in our thoughts.

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1944
Born August 2
1945
Michael was 1 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1959
Michael was 15 when Barbie made her debut
1967
Michael was 23 when the first Super Bowl was played
1974
Michael was 30 when Richard Nixon resigned the presidency
1983
Michael was 39 when the final episode of M*A*S*H aired
1997
Michael was 53 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2001
Michael was 57 when Apple introduced the iPod
2017
Michael was 73 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2021
Michael was 77 when the James Webb Space Telescope was launched
2022
Passed away October 29, age 78
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