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Albert "Al" George Fialka
Born: 5/2/1922
Died: 11/15/2015
Age: 93
Community: Flint, MI
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FIALKA, Albert "Al" George of Flint, age 93 died Sunday, November 15, 2014 in Farmington Hills surrounded by family love.
A "Celebration of Al's Life" Service will be held at 11am Wednesday, November 25 at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Flint.
VISITATION: Tuesday 2-8pm and Wednesday 10-11am at the funeral home prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Flint Institute of Arts, Alzheimer's Association, or TASH (www.tash.org - an advocacy organization for people with disabilities).
Albert was born in Flint on May 2, 1922. He married his sweetheart Dolores Lefanowicz on September 11, 1948 (deceased 2014). Mr. Fialka served in the U.S. Army Infantry for 4 years as a captain during World War II, stationed in Europe. He fought in the D-day campaign, was wounded in Cherbourg, and received the Purple Heart. In 1950, he received his Bachelor's Degree in finance from the University of Michigan and began work at Buick Motor in the Financial Department. In 1980 he retired as Senior Staff Administrator.
Mr. Fialka celebrated the ordinary moments in life through his newspaper column, "Observations on Life" published in several newspapers in Michigan for 15 years.
Al and Dee, married for over 66 years, graced their world with their beautiful dancing, warm, welcoming spirit and love of the cultural arts. They attended over 25 ElderHostels. One of Mr. Fialka's best place to be was at the family cottage, driving his boat, being with family, teaching water skiing to friends.
He was a loving and devoted father and grandfather who knew the importance of listening, paying attention, and enjoying life. His favorite saying was "Live and Let Live." Albert accomplished many things in his life; perhaps one of his strongest legacies will be his ability to make people smile. He loved saying to people, "You look good!"
Surviving are his 4 children, Janice Fialka (Rich Feldman), Gerry Fialka (Suzy Williams), Nancy Chilcutt (Mike), and John Fialka (Donna Thomas).
7 grandchildren: Micah, Emma, Kyle, Leah, Alison, Andrew and Steven.
1 sister: Virginia Eaton
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dolores and their son, James and 9 siblings.
Your reflections about Albert can be shared with the family at swartzfuneralhomeinc.com
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Swartz Funeral Home & Cremation Center
1225 West Hill Road
Flint, MI 48507Get a Map to this location...
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