Birth date: Apr 10, 1940 Death date: Jul 23, 2024
Major Myron Wasiuta (USMC-Retired) passed away on July 23, 2024, in Annapolis Maryland; after a lengthy illness with progressive supranuclear palsy, a disease attributed to his exposure to Agent Orange during his military service Read Obituary
Mr Wasiuta was my neighbor, 1st real soccer coach, mentor, pseudo uncle. His voice still resonates in my brain from time to time, and his drawing of soccer formations in the dirt have always stuck with me. I don’t know where my life would have taken me without the Wasiuta’s next to me. My Love To All
My father, Myron Wasiuta, passed away on July 23rd, 2024. It didn’t come as a surprise, and I must say, I’m glad he’s at peace, released from the bonds of the cruel disease which held him hostage these past few years. He fought stubbornly, but valiantly throughout, as only he could. I am very proud of my dad, proud of the man he was and the life he lived, proud of the fight he fought and proud to be called his son.
My dad was a complex man with many sides to him. He loved his family, always striving to provide us with everything we needed, large and small, within his means, to live happy and fulfilled lives. He valued education, hard work, and a commitment to one’s family, job and life’s responsibilities, traits he tried to pass on to us kids and those he loved and cared for. He was very giving and generous with his talents and resources, helping many people, foremost his family, but many others who were lucky enough to know him, as well as a wide variety of causes throughout his life. He loved his country, serving a career in the USMC, including a tour in Vietnam, and stayed active in retirement with Marine Corps and veterans organizations. He loved being active and was always in great shape…he might have lived to be a hundred if not for that dreadful disease. He loved music, an eclectic, unpredictable mix, across a diverse spectrum that seemed to change with the different seasons of his life. And he loved animals, most notably the cats in his life, who he fussed over tirelessly, with boundless energy, compassion and patience, creating lifelong bonds with them that only other cat lovers can understand.
There’s no denying he had a profound impact on my own life as I was growing up and well into my adult years. I admired and respected him and, in many ways, wanted to be like him. He inspired my curiosity in the world around me and how it worked. Like him, I chose to make a career in engineering my life’s work. His love of country and desire to serve rubbed off on me as well, contributing to my decision to join the Air Force. And I sought his advice many times over the years as I was raising my own family. He passed on to me many qualities and traits that made me who I am today and I will forever be grateful to him for that.
Dad, I will miss you and will think about you everyday. I will miss your regular visits to my family in Missouri at Thanksgiving. I will miss talking to you every week on the phone, on my way home from work usually, hearing about what was going on with you and mom, sharing with you little details about what was happening with my family, telling you about the things we were working on at work, the engineering challenges I was facing, and where my business travels were taking me next. I will miss hearing about your next household improvement or renovation project that you were planning or working on, the car repairs you were in the middle of and what your cats were up to. I will miss talking with you about politics and even about religion and God at times. And, as your disease progressed and slowly robbed you of the ability to communicate, I will miss writing you letters in an attempt to keep that dialogue going just a little longer.
You did indeed have a profound impact on my life and for that, I will be forever grateful. Your passing has left a hole in me that will never be filled, but you also left me with your rich legacy and a lifetime of memories that will keep you alive in my heart. It is my life’s hope that I will see you again in Heaven and I look forward to that day with great anticipation when I can again hear all the great things you’ve been up to since we were last able to talk.
Your loving son, Ken
I was so sorry to hear about Mr. Wasiuta's passing. He was such a kind man. Also a fellow cat lover. I enjoyed reading about Mr. Wasiuta's long and impressive life and career. Our heartfelt condolences to Eric and Cathy, Mrs. Wasiuta, and the rest of the family. I know you will miss him.
Andy & Jen Hales
