Stanley M. Pius "Butch" Jr.
Stanley M. “Butch” Pius, Jr.
Father of Susan, Michael, Daniel, James and David
Stanley M. “Butch” Pius, Jr., age 72, of Erie,County, PA,
passed away suddenly of a heart attack on Monday, July 20, 2009, at the University of Windsor, Ontario, where he was a speaker at an Alcoholics Anonymous conference.
Born in Erie on December 23, 1936,
he was a son of the late Stanley M. Pius, Sr. and Emilia (Sulecki) Pius.
Before retiring in 2000, he was a litho operator at Ashby Printing, AKD Printing, and Dispatch Printing. Butch was past president and served on the Board of Directors of the ALCANON Club, and was known for his years of travel as a lead speaker at many AA conferences. He was a member of AA for 35 years, and was an avid Cleveland Indians fan and shopper. He especially enjoyed trips to Las Vegas.
In addition to his parents,
he was preceded in death by a son, Michael Pius.
Survivors include a daughter, Susan Kuhn, husband Kenny, of Millcreek;
three sons, Daniel Pius, wife Lori, of Harborcreek,
James Pius, wife Shelly, of Millcreek,
and David Pius, wife Jennifer, of Harborcreek;
eight grandchildren, Amy, Julie, Terah, Cory, Camryn, Jared, Dana and Danielle, and three great-grandchildren, Isa, Phoebe and Violet;
a sister, Margaret Orlowski, of Erie;
a brother, Thomas Pius, wife Georgette, of Harborcreek;
his aunt and godmother, Marian Wolfe;
a special niece, Emily Zahner
and many other nieces, nephews and cousins.
Friends may call Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Brugger Home for Funerals, 1595 West 38th Street at Greengarden Boulevard, and may attend services there Friday at a 12 p.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Saint Patrick Church at 1:00 p.m. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Pius Family. Condolences at
www.bruggerfuneralhomes.com.
Erie Times-News from 7/22 to 7/23/2009,
Saint Patrick Church,"
God grant me the SERENITY to
accept the things I cannot change;
COURAGE to change the things I can;
and WISDOM to know the difference.
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"God, Give us the grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed, Courage
to change the things which should be changed,
And the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other."
(From "The Serentiy Prayer" by Elisabeth Sifton)
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