Obituary of Edward Szlyk

Edward P. Szlyk, DDS, age 79, of Lighthouse Point, FL died on November 16, 2017 after a courageous battle with leukemia. He was born in Worcester on October 27, 1938. He is the son of Edward S. and Martha (Piasta) Szlyk. Dr. Szlyk is survived by his wife of 26 years Janice (Lavoie) Szlyk, He leaves one daughter Margaret (Maggie) and her husband Randy Schelegel of Brooklyn, CT. He leaves two sons Timothy and his partner Robert DiSanto of Asbury Park, NJ and Michael and his partner Jackie Germaine of Dudley, MA. He also leaves three grandsons Jacob, Jonathan and Justin and great grandchildren Lucas, Hunter and Ayla. He was stepfather to Jessica Paire of Barrington, RI and is predeceased by his stepson John Paire of Charlton, MA. He also leaves a sister Dorothy and her husband Roland (Joe) Perron of Worcester, MA. We was a beloved uncle to many. Dr Szlyk graduated from North High School in Worcester class of 1957. He then attended Assumption College and was the first student to be accepted into Dental School after only three years of premed studies. He attended Georgetown University School of Dentistry in 1964.. He then entered the navy where he received training in general anesthesia at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He began his dental practice in Webster, MA in 1966 and then moved his practice to Village St. in Dudley. He retired in 1999 and moved to Florida with his wife in 2000. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Bartel Funeral Home, 33 Schofield Ave., Dudley MA with Pastor John White officiating. The family will be receiving guests at 10:30 with the service immediately following at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to The John Paire Student Support Fund, C/O Dudley-Charlton Regional School District, 68 Dudley-Oxford Rd, Dudley, MA 01571