Theodore M. Sysol passed away at home in South Jamesport on Sept. 4, 2018 at the age of 94.
Theodore was born in Dunkirk, N.Y. to Antonia and Ludwig Sysol on April 28, 1924. He moved to Brooklyn was he was eight years old.
In 1943 he joined the Army and landed at Normandy on June 10, 1944, day four of the invasion.
After the war, Theodore earned a Juris Doctor degree from St. John’s University. After a 35 year career, which involved both international and domestic law, he retired as a senior partner with the New York city law firm of Haight, Gardner, Poor and Havens, now Holland and Knight. Theodore was a founding member and past president of AMPOLA.
A longtime resident of Garden City and South Jamesport, Theodore married Janina Choinski in 1948. She predeceased him in 2012. He is survived by his son Gregory and his wife Patricia; their son Paul; daughter Elizabeth and her daughter Ella; sons Gregory and Jonathan; daughter Cynthia, her husband Andrew and their daughters Katherine and Charlotte; daughter Sandra, her husband Jerry and their daughters Mary Anne and Amy, and her husband Chester.
The family will receive friends on Friday, Sept. 7, from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m., at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church in Cutchogue. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery.
This is a paid notice.
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