Stephen C. Byelick, a lifelong resident of the Tarrytowns, died February 2, 2015 at the age of ninety.
Born in North Tarrytown of January 1, 1925, he was the son of Samuel and Antonia Hornik Byelick.
Steve was the man who seemed to know everyone in the Tarrytowns, where he served as a role model of the self-made man who worked to extend opportunity to all honorable people.
He was named president of the Tarrytown Savings and Loan Association in 1983. He guided its continuing solvency through the turmoil of the 1980's to provide an example of a people's bank which continues to serve its local functions.
He spent his entire life in the Tarrytowns, leaving only to serve three years in the U.S. Army.
After graduating from North Tarrytown High School, he completed degrees at Rutgers University, the American Institute of Banking, and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking.
He has served as president of the Historical Society of the Tarrytowns, the Westchester League of Savings Institutes, the Sleepy Hollow Chamber of Commerce, and the Tarrytowns Rotary Club (where he has been honored as a Paul Harris Fellow three times).
He was instrumental in saving the Tarrytown Music Hall. He had been the chairman of the Citizens Advisory Committee to the Village of Tarrytown Board, advising on government grants and transportation.
The United Way of the Tarrytowns, American Cancer Society, the Heart Association, Easter Seals, and other charities have all had the benefit of his active work in organizing and fundraising.
He was a former Warden and Vestryman at Christ Episcopal Church, was a member of the Board of Directors for Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and was president of the Board which governs Asbury Middle Income Housing in Tarrytown.
Steve was acclaimed 'Man of the Year' by the Sleepy Hollow Chamber of Commerce in 1979 and was also the first man to be honored by the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns as 'Man of the Year' as well.
While serving as president of the Chamber of Commerce, he brought the Freedom Train and the Dutch Sloops to Tarrytown during the village's Bicentennial.
He was formerly a Captain and then associate member of Pocantico Hook & Ladder Company #1 as one of the "Big Six." He will also be remembered for his love of a good glass of wine.
Steve will be missed by many including Janet, his wife of fifty-three years; his children, Barbara (Matthew) Wilson, Tom (Christina) Byelick, and Stephen (Cynthia) Byelick, Jr.; his grandchildren, Chelsea, Katelyn, Thomas, William, Cheryl, Tom, and Greg; as well as his seven great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his brothers, John, William, Paul, and Milan; and his sister, Anne Deely; as well as his first wife, Helen Sabo Byelick.
A visitation will be held at Coffey Funeral Home on Thursday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Christ Episcopal Church on Friday at 10:00 a.m., with interment to follow in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Published in The Journal News on February 4, 2015.
Born in North Tarrytown of January 1, 1925, he was the son of Samuel and Antonia Hornik Byelick.
Steve was the man who seemed to know everyone in the Tarrytowns, where he served as a role model of the self-made man who worked to extend opportunity to all honorable people.
He was named president of the Tarrytown Savings and Loan Association in 1983. He guided its continuing solvency through the turmoil of the 1980's to provide an example of a people's bank which continues to serve its local functions.
He spent his entire life in the Tarrytowns, leaving only to serve three years in the U.S. Army.
After graduating from North Tarrytown High School, he completed degrees at Rutgers University, the American Institute of Banking, and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking.
He has served as president of the Historical Society of the Tarrytowns, the Westchester League of Savings Institutes, the Sleepy Hollow Chamber of Commerce, and the Tarrytowns Rotary Club (where he has been honored as a Paul Harris Fellow three times).
He was instrumental in saving the Tarrytown Music Hall. He had been the chairman of the Citizens Advisory Committee to the Village of Tarrytown Board, advising on government grants and transportation.
The United Way of the Tarrytowns, American Cancer Society, the Heart Association, Easter Seals, and other charities have all had the benefit of his active work in organizing and fundraising.
He was a former Warden and Vestryman at Christ Episcopal Church, was a member of the Board of Directors for Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and was president of the Board which governs Asbury Middle Income Housing in Tarrytown.
Steve was acclaimed 'Man of the Year' by the Sleepy Hollow Chamber of Commerce in 1979 and was also the first man to be honored by the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns as 'Man of the Year' as well.
While serving as president of the Chamber of Commerce, he brought the Freedom Train and the Dutch Sloops to Tarrytown during the village's Bicentennial.
He was formerly a Captain and then associate member of Pocantico Hook & Ladder Company #1 as one of the "Big Six." He will also be remembered for his love of a good glass of wine.
Steve will be missed by many including Janet, his wife of fifty-three years; his children, Barbara (Matthew) Wilson, Tom (Christina) Byelick, and Stephen (Cynthia) Byelick, Jr.; his grandchildren, Chelsea, Katelyn, Thomas, William, Cheryl, Tom, and Greg; as well as his seven great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his brothers, John, William, Paul, and Milan; and his sister, Anne Deely; as well as his first wife, Helen Sabo Byelick.
A visitation will be held at Coffey Funeral Home on Thursday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Christ Episcopal Church on Friday at 10:00 a.m., with interment to follow in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Published in The Journal News on February 4, 2015.
Stephen C. Byelick, a lifelong resident of the Tarrytowns, died February 2, 2015 at the age of ninety.
Born in North Tarrytown of January 1, 1925, he was the son of Samuel and Antonia Hornik Byelick.
Steve was the man who seemed to know everyone in the Tarrytowns, where he served as a role model of the self-made man who worked to extend opportunity to all honorable people.
He was named president of the Tarrytown Savings and Loan Association in 1983. He guided its continuing solvency through the turmoil of the 1980's to provide an example of a people's bank which continues to serve its local functions.
He spent his entire life in the Tarrytowns, leaving only to serve three years in the U.S. Army.
After graduating from North Tarrytown High School, he completed degrees at Rutgers University, the American Institute of Banking, and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking.
He has served as president of the Historical Society of the Tarrytowns, the Westchester League of Savings Institutes, the Sleepy Hollow Chamber of Commerce, and the Tarrytowns Rotary Club (where he has been honored as a Paul Harris Fellow three times).
He was instrumental in saving the Tarrytown Music Hall. He had been the chairman of the Citizens Advisory Committee to the Village of Tarrytown Board, advising on government grants and transportation.
The United Way of the Tarrytowns, American Cancer Society, the Heart Association, Easter Seals, and other charities have all had the benefit of his active work in organizing and fundraising.
He was a former Warden and Vestryman at Christ Episcopal Church, was a member of the Board of Directors for Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and was president of the Board which governs Asbury Middle Income Housing in Tarrytown.
Steve was acclaimed 'Man of the Year' by the Sleepy Hollow Chamber of Commerce in 1979 and was also the first man to be honored by the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns as 'Man of the Year' as well.
While serving as president of the Chamber of Commerce, he brought the Freedom Train and the Dutch Sloops to Tarrytown during the village's Bicentennial.
He was formerly a Captain and then associate member of Pocantico Hook & Ladder Company #1 as one of the "Big Six." He will also be remembered for his love of a good glass of wine.
Steve will be missed by many including Janet, his wife of fifty-three years; his children, Barbara (Matthew) Wilson, Tom (Christina) Byelick, and Stephen (Cynthia) Byelick, Jr.; his grandchildren, Chelsea, Katelyn, Thomas, William, Cheryl, Tom, and Greg; as well as his seven great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his brothers, John, William, Paul, and Milan; and his sister, Anne Deely; as well as his first wife, Helen Sabo Byelick.
A visitation will be held at Coffey Funeral Home on Thursday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Christ Episcopal Church on Friday at 10:00 a.m., with interment to follow in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Published in The Journal News on February 4, 2015.
Born in North Tarrytown of January 1, 1925, he was the son of Samuel and Antonia Hornik Byelick.
Steve was the man who seemed to know everyone in the Tarrytowns, where he served as a role model of the self-made man who worked to extend opportunity to all honorable people.
He was named president of the Tarrytown Savings and Loan Association in 1983. He guided its continuing solvency through the turmoil of the 1980's to provide an example of a people's bank which continues to serve its local functions.
He spent his entire life in the Tarrytowns, leaving only to serve three years in the U.S. Army.
After graduating from North Tarrytown High School, he completed degrees at Rutgers University, the American Institute of Banking, and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking.
He has served as president of the Historical Society of the Tarrytowns, the Westchester League of Savings Institutes, the Sleepy Hollow Chamber of Commerce, and the Tarrytowns Rotary Club (where he has been honored as a Paul Harris Fellow three times).
He was instrumental in saving the Tarrytown Music Hall. He had been the chairman of the Citizens Advisory Committee to the Village of Tarrytown Board, advising on government grants and transportation.
The United Way of the Tarrytowns, American Cancer Society, the Heart Association, Easter Seals, and other charities have all had the benefit of his active work in organizing and fundraising.
He was a former Warden and Vestryman at Christ Episcopal Church, was a member of the Board of Directors for Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and was president of the Board which governs Asbury Middle Income Housing in Tarrytown.
Steve was acclaimed 'Man of the Year' by the Sleepy Hollow Chamber of Commerce in 1979 and was also the first man to be honored by the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns as 'Man of the Year' as well.
While serving as president of the Chamber of Commerce, he brought the Freedom Train and the Dutch Sloops to Tarrytown during the village's Bicentennial.
He was formerly a Captain and then associate member of Pocantico Hook & Ladder Company #1 as one of the "Big Six." He will also be remembered for his love of a good glass of wine.
Steve will be missed by many including Janet, his wife of fifty-three years; his children, Barbara (Matthew) Wilson, Tom (Christina) Byelick, and Stephen (Cynthia) Byelick, Jr.; his grandchildren, Chelsea, Katelyn, Thomas, William, Cheryl, Tom, and Greg; as well as his seven great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his brothers, John, William, Paul, and Milan; and his sister, Anne Deely; as well as his first wife, Helen Sabo Byelick.
A visitation will be held at Coffey Funeral Home on Thursday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Christ Episcopal Church on Friday at 10:00 a.m., with interment to follow in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Published in The Journal News on February 4, 2015.
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