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Edward Balyo

Former elementary school
principal served in Navy

Edward Balyo, a former
Flat Rock Community
Schools elementary princi-
pal, died Tuesday, July 30,
2002, in North Fort Myers,
Fla. He was 77.

Born Dec. 16, 1924, Mr.
Balyo grew up near Detroit.

He served in the Navy from’

1942 to’ 1945 during World
War II.

After graduating from
Michigan State University in
East Lansing with a teach-
ing degree, Mr. Balyo was an
educator for 34 years.

In 1969, he began his
tenure in Flat Rock as prin-
cipal of the former Ever-
green Elementary School.
The school has since been
renamed Bobcean Elemen-
tary School.

Madonna Przybylo, book-
keeper for the school district,
said Mr. Balyo was “a very
tall, very nice gentleman.

“Some of the kids were
scared at first of him because
he was so tall, but everyone
liked him,” she said.

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Besides his wife, Mr.
Balyo also is survived by a
daughter, Cynthia, of Elgin,
IlL.; two sons, Stephen of
Mackinaw City and Rick of
Chelsea; three grandchil-
dren; and two great-grand-
children. J

Mr. Balyo was cremated. A
memorial service was held
at Good Shepherd United
Methodist Church in North
Fort Myers, Fla.