April 29, 1920~February 8, 2001
A tribute to my Uncle...
He set the example for many...
A great husband, father, grandfather,
great grandfather, friend...
A Great Man...
Those left behind...
Loving wife Susie, brother Sam, sister
Jennie
Daughter Peggy and husband Doug Jennings,
son Mike and wife Donna Krystek...
Granchildren April and husband Gary Giffen,
Paige and husband John Burton,
Mike Jr. and wife Shawna Krystek, Marni
and husband Mark Cunningham...
Great grandchildren Cole, Jessica, Megan,
and Molly...
And many loving relatives.
Stanley was born Apr. 29, 1920. His favorite
hobbies were his music. Playing the trumpet and violin since a very young
man, he organized a 5 piece band in the late 1930's. He sang beautifully,
sounding so much like Bing Crosby that he and his band were in great demand
by many of the nightclubs. His favorite song, one that came out while Stanley
was courting Susan, his bride to be, was "Lilacs In The Rain" Just
before America entered WW11, Stanley at age 20 joined the U.S. Air Force.
Being a Flight Engineer, he served at many U.S. bases as an Instructor.
Susan, a long time childhood friend and fiance'
followed him to Cour de Elene, Id. where they were married in Aug. 1942.
When the war was over, they settled in San Diego, CA. where they raised
a handsome son, Michael, and a beautiful daughter Peggy. Both quite talented
in their own lines of work.
We thought of you with love today,
but that is nothing new.
We thought about you yesterday,
and the day before that too.
We think of you with every silence,
we often speak your name.
All we have now are memories
and your pictures in a frame.
Your memories are our keepsakes
with which we'll never part.
God has you in his keeping,
we have you in our heart.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
but you did not go alone.
A part of us went with you
the day he called you home.