Obituary

SZUBA D.D.S., Dr. Anthony S., age 89, July 11, 2003. Husband of the late Mary Evelyn. Dear father of Mary Jo (Lawrence R.) Crane, Richard, Christine (David) Carroll, John (Irene), Thomas (Mary Christine) and the late Dr. Martin P. (Dr. Geralyn). Grandfather of Mary C. (David Levine) Oleszek, Jeffrey and Ryan Carrol, Kaitlyn, Matthew, Jared, Michael, Daniel and Timothy Szuba. Brother of Walter (Clara) and the late Stanley (Sophie). Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral prayers 10am Friday, July 25, 2003 at the Dearborn Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, 22546 Michigan Avenue and 10:30am mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Visitation Wednesday, July 23, 7-9pm and Thursday, July 24, 3-5 and 7-9pm. Rosary 7:30pm Thursday. Memorials to Arbor Hospice.

• Look Ma, No Cavities: (John Sherk, John Szuba, John Allred, Greg Penn, Doc Szuba) c.1963
• Thanks Warden: (Doc Szuba and John Savinsky) c.1962
• Doug Goes To The Doctor: (Doc Szuba, Doug Webster) c.1962
• First Place: 13-14 Most Comic Books Read: (Doc Szuba, Carl Boyd) c.1962
• Mr. Adams Does The Varsity Rag As Pete Touches Out John Powser: (John Powser, Pete Adams, Mr. Adams, Doc Szuba, Jackie Jones, Norman. Boyd) c.1961
• Is This The Last One?: (Doc Szuba, Lee Davis) c.1962
• Doc Szuba, Unknown, Bud Hurd c.2000

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• "Doc Szuba . . ."  Those two words still conjure up confidence, respect, a feeling of security.  You didn't think of him as a dentist - which he was - but as a kind of generalized doctor, standing in the background, making sure all was well.  Sort of like the omnipotent doctor of America's small-town West who seemed to be there with the ultimate solutions when small problems got big.  Doc Szuba was a resource, a pillar, a patron of Patton Pool and all that went with it.  Probably many people never realized how central a support he was.  But that's how he wanted it.  A quiet man with no loud statement to make about himself, able and willing to work behind the scenes, rewarded by positive results and nothing more.  I doubt that he knew how far those positive results went, because there were others who certainly did see what he did and who benefited from the role model he set as much as from his tangible giving.  The modesty and the good works speak very loudly at this distant date.  When all the hootin' and hollerin' are done, the things that have the most enduring value are those selfless acts that define us all.  We've lost "Doc Szuba" now, but the acts are his legacy and we are the heirs.  Thanks, Doc, for the kindnesses and the memories…   -- Sully

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