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Gerald Skreckoski, 85, of Port Charlotte, FL passed away on August 21, 2016 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, Florida.
Previously, he was a much adored resident of Springwood Nursing Center in Sarasota. Gerald was born and raised in Syracuse, New York. He was a graduate of Lemoyne College and Cornell University. In 1965 he met and married his beloved wife Winnie.
Gerald was a chemical engineer employed by Allied Chemical and GAF. At Allied, Gerald created 14 US patents for various plastic formulations. Later moving on to machine engineer at IBM in Endicott, NY where he retired. Gerald was an airplane enthusiast. He acquired his pilot license in the 1960s and later became an avid model airplane builder. In retirement he was also an active tennis player and played nearly every day for many years.
He is survived by two children, son, Jerry Skreckoski and wife Laura; a daughter, Winnie Carey and husband Steve; four grandchildren Jordan Carey, Nolan Carey, Alexis Skreckoski and Roman Skreckoski; brother-in-law Michael Sewall and nieces Laura Fisher, Amy Moyer and Kim Walsh. He was preceded in death by his parents Roman and Agnes Skreckoski and his wife Winifred “Winnie” Skreckoski in February 2016.
A Memorial Mass celebrating Gerald’s life will be held at Monday 11:00 AM, October 3, 2016 at St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 21505 Augusta Ave, Port Charlotte, FL 33952. Interment will follow afterwards for both Gerald and Winifred in the church memorial garden.⁵

She came to New Netherland with her parents in 1647 and came of age in Rensselaerswyck where her father served as director of the colony.
Philip Pieterse Schuyler was an immigrant carpenter who, following the marriage, became one of the leading traders of Beverwyck/Albany. The marriage produced twelve children between 1652 and 1672. Eight of those offspring went on to establish the Schuyler family in Albany and beyond.
By the 1660s, these Schuylers were established in a new house on upper State Street. Before his death in 1683, Philip Pieterse had stretched the Schuyler family holdings by acquiring property around Albany and beyond.
A widow at age 55, by virtue of their joint will filed in 1683, Margarita Schuyler assumed control of her husband's extensive estate. From her Albany house and at the farm known as "the Flats," Margarita continued her husband's business and sat as the matriarch of early Albany's foremost family. Her children included Pieter Schuyler - first mayor of the city; Alida, the wife of Robert Livingston; and future mayor - Johannes Schuyler. Her other offspring established themselves in favored locations throughout the region.
Margarita Van Slichenhorst Schuyler lived until 1711. For much of that time, she was one of colonial Albany's most prominent residents. This active widow participated in business, landholding, and was an active member of theDutch Church. Surrounded by family and supported by a number of slaves, this able women's life was full and advantaged.
Her will, filed in 1707, identified her as a "sometime ... Albany merchant" and mentioned the real and personal estate she had acquired since the death of her husband. This seventy-nine-year-old widow had the presence of mind to circumvent English inheritance laws when she divided the Schuyler estate equally among her eight surviving children and their heirs.²

He served as a surgeon with the 10th New Hampshire Infantry, Volunteers.⁵