I know people pass away everyday but this really caught my attention. For one- I work at the same place this gentlemen retired from (I did not know him), and I have a soft spot for Vet's, especially Vietnam vet's! My dad served in Vietnam with the 25th ID! He retired with a nice pension and good benefits and didn't even get to enjoy one year! Sometimes life just doesn't seem to be fair!
Sigmund J. Brzostowski
December 4, 2004 Sigmund J. "Siggy" Brzostowski, 57, of LaFayette, died Saturday at University Hospital. He was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church, LaFayette.
Siggy retired from New Process Gear in 2004 as a forklift operator following 33 years of ser-vice. He was a member of the UAW #624, Syracuse, NY.
He was a U.S. Army veteran serving two tours of duty in Vietnam; he was a green beret serving with the special forces. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was predeceased by a sister Rebecca Brzostowski who died in 1965. Surviving are his wife of 23 years, the former Yolanda "Yola" Kaminski; three sons, Sigmund "Siggy" of Camillus, Casey of Syracuse, and Jesse Brzostowski of LaFayette; a daughter, Rebecca Brzostowski of LaFayette; a brother, Andrew Brzostowski of California; three sisters, Mary O'Leary of Las Vegas, Sylvia Anderson of Hastings, and Paulette Granger of Queensbury, NY; a half sister, Sigrid Cicchetti of Baldwinsville; and two grandsons, Alex and Evan. Services will be 10:15 a.m. Friday at the Ballweg & Lunsford Funeral Home, Inc., LaFayette and 11 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church, LaFayette. Burial will be in Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, 2584 Field Lane. Contributions may be made to LaFayette Volunteer Fire Department, Route 11, LaFayette, New York 13084. Please light a candle in memory of Siggy at
www.ballweg-lunsford.com Published in the Syracuse Post Standard on 12/7/2004.
