Funeral Mass for Louis S. Beliczky, 85, of Wickliffe, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, at St. Ignatius of Antioch Church, 10205 Lorain Ave., Cleveland.
Mr. Beliczky died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, at the Eliza-Jennings Home.
Lou "Doc" Beliczky grew up on the West Side of Cleveland, and was a graduate of St. Ignatius High School. As an enlisted Marine, he became a demolition instructor and was selected to be the Marines' Hollywood film representative but chose to serve with the 1st Marines. "Blitz" fought as a combat Marine in battles including Kenushi Ridge at Okinawa and continued serve with the 1st Marines in China repatriating Japanese soldiers.
After his honorable discharge, he graduated with a B.S. from John Carroll, attended graduate school at Kent State and the University of Pittsburgh receiving a M.S. and a master's of public health, respectively.
In 1971, he was hired by the United Rubber Workers (URW) as the first, full-time industrial hygienist employed by an industrial union in the U.S. Mr. Beliczky continued with the URW as their director of industrial hygiene until his retirement in 1993.
He was widely recognized as a pioneer in his field and was the author of numerous workplace safety and health standards, was a consultant to and advised the US DOL, OSHA, CDC, NIOSH, NIEHS, and the World Health Organization and traveled extensively throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia. He was appointed Emeritus Fellow of the Collegium Ramazzini, an international academy of noted worldwide experts in the field of occupational and environmental health.
When not traveling the globe or promoting the cause of worker safety and health, he spent time with his family, played the violin and harmonica, squash and tennis, sang with the Cleveland Singers' Association, was an avid gardener and woodworker, and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was also very active with the Marine Corps League and was very proud of is Hungarian heritage, also being fluent in Hungarian and German.
He is survived by his children, Stephanie (Donald) Szabo of Mentor, L. Stephen (Paula) Beliczky of Richmond, Va., Mark (Cindy) Beliczky of Glenwood, Md., Claudia (James Connolly) Beliczky of Andover, Ann (Raymond) Petrick of Philadelphia, Pa., Roberta (Dennis) Thomas of Ponte Vedra, Fla., and Monica (Tom) Irwin of Lakewood; grandchildren, Allison, Braeden, Emily, Erin, Ian, John, Kyle, Laine, Leslie, Mairin, Meagan, Melissa, Nicholas, Nicole, Stephen and Will; and one great-grandchild, Cadence.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Bertie Lou (Griffith) Beliczky.
Published in News-Herald on Jan. 8, 2011
Mr. Beliczky died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, at the Eliza-Jennings Home.
Lou "Doc" Beliczky grew up on the West Side of Cleveland, and was a graduate of St. Ignatius High School. As an enlisted Marine, he became a demolition instructor and was selected to be the Marines' Hollywood film representative but chose to serve with the 1st Marines. "Blitz" fought as a combat Marine in battles including Kenushi Ridge at Okinawa and continued serve with the 1st Marines in China repatriating Japanese soldiers.
After his honorable discharge, he graduated with a B.S. from John Carroll, attended graduate school at Kent State and the University of Pittsburgh receiving a M.S. and a master's of public health, respectively.
In 1971, he was hired by the United Rubber Workers (URW) as the first, full-time industrial hygienist employed by an industrial union in the U.S. Mr. Beliczky continued with the URW as their director of industrial hygiene until his retirement in 1993.
He was widely recognized as a pioneer in his field and was the author of numerous workplace safety and health standards, was a consultant to and advised the US DOL, OSHA, CDC, NIOSH, NIEHS, and the World Health Organization and traveled extensively throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia. He was appointed Emeritus Fellow of the Collegium Ramazzini, an international academy of noted worldwide experts in the field of occupational and environmental health.
When not traveling the globe or promoting the cause of worker safety and health, he spent time with his family, played the violin and harmonica, squash and tennis, sang with the Cleveland Singers' Association, was an avid gardener and woodworker, and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was also very active with the Marine Corps League and was very proud of is Hungarian heritage, also being fluent in Hungarian and German.
He is survived by his children, Stephanie (Donald) Szabo of Mentor, L. Stephen (Paula) Beliczky of Richmond, Va., Mark (Cindy) Beliczky of Glenwood, Md., Claudia (James Connolly) Beliczky of Andover, Ann (Raymond) Petrick of Philadelphia, Pa., Roberta (Dennis) Thomas of Ponte Vedra, Fla., and Monica (Tom) Irwin of Lakewood; grandchildren, Allison, Braeden, Emily, Erin, Ian, John, Kyle, Laine, Leslie, Mairin, Meagan, Melissa, Nicholas, Nicole, Stephen and Will; and one great-grandchild, Cadence.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Bertie Lou (Griffith) Beliczky.
Published in News-Herald on Jan. 8, 2011
Funeral Mass for Louis S. Beliczky, 85, of Wickliffe, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011, at St. Ignatius of Antioch Church, 10205 Lorain Ave., Cleveland.
Mr. Beliczky died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, at the Eliza-Jennings Home.
Lou "Doc" Beliczky grew up on the West Side of Cleveland, and was a graduate of St. Ignatius High School. As an enlisted Marine, he became a demolition instructor and was selected to be the Marines' Hollywood film representative but chose to serve with the 1st Marines. "Blitz" fought as a combat Marine in battles including Kenushi Ridge at Okinawa and continued serve with the 1st Marines in China repatriating Japanese soldiers.
After his honorable discharge, he graduated with a B.S. from John Carroll, attended graduate school at Kent State and the University of Pittsburgh receiving a M.S. and a master's of public health, respectively.
In 1971, he was hired by the United Rubber Workers (URW) as the first, full-time industrial hygienist employed by an industrial union in the U.S. Mr. Beliczky continued with the URW as their director of industrial hygiene until his retirement in 1993.
He was widely recognized as a pioneer in his field and was the author of numerous workplace safety and health standards, was a consultant to and advised the US DOL, OSHA, CDC, NIOSH, NIEHS, and the World Health Organization and traveled extensively throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia. He was appointed Emeritus Fellow of the Collegium Ramazzini, an international academy of noted worldwide experts in the field of occupational and environmental health.
When not traveling the globe or promoting the cause of worker safety and health, he spent time with his family, played the violin and harmonica, squash and tennis, sang with the Cleveland Singers' Association, was an avid gardener and woodworker, and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was also very active with the Marine Corps League and was very proud of is Hungarian heritage, also being fluent in Hungarian and German.
He is survived by his children, Stephanie (Donald) Szabo of Mentor, L. Stephen (Paula) Beliczky of Richmond, Va., Mark (Cindy) Beliczky of Glenwood, Md., Claudia (James Connolly) Beliczky of Andover, Ann (Raymond) Petrick of Philadelphia, Pa., Roberta (Dennis) Thomas of Ponte Vedra, Fla., and Monica (Tom) Irwin of Lakewood; grandchildren, Allison, Braeden, Emily, Erin, Ian, John, Kyle, Laine, Leslie, Mairin, Meagan, Melissa, Nicholas, Nicole, Stephen and Will; and one great-grandchild, Cadence.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Bertie Lou (Griffith) Beliczky.
Published in News-Herald on Jan. 8, 2011
Mr. Beliczky died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, at the Eliza-Jennings Home.
Lou "Doc" Beliczky grew up on the West Side of Cleveland, and was a graduate of St. Ignatius High School. As an enlisted Marine, he became a demolition instructor and was selected to be the Marines' Hollywood film representative but chose to serve with the 1st Marines. "Blitz" fought as a combat Marine in battles including Kenushi Ridge at Okinawa and continued serve with the 1st Marines in China repatriating Japanese soldiers.
After his honorable discharge, he graduated with a B.S. from John Carroll, attended graduate school at Kent State and the University of Pittsburgh receiving a M.S. and a master's of public health, respectively.
In 1971, he was hired by the United Rubber Workers (URW) as the first, full-time industrial hygienist employed by an industrial union in the U.S. Mr. Beliczky continued with the URW as their director of industrial hygiene until his retirement in 1993.
He was widely recognized as a pioneer in his field and was the author of numerous workplace safety and health standards, was a consultant to and advised the US DOL, OSHA, CDC, NIOSH, NIEHS, and the World Health Organization and traveled extensively throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia. He was appointed Emeritus Fellow of the Collegium Ramazzini, an international academy of noted worldwide experts in the field of occupational and environmental health.
When not traveling the globe or promoting the cause of worker safety and health, he spent time with his family, played the violin and harmonica, squash and tennis, sang with the Cleveland Singers' Association, was an avid gardener and woodworker, and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was also very active with the Marine Corps League and was very proud of is Hungarian heritage, also being fluent in Hungarian and German.
He is survived by his children, Stephanie (Donald) Szabo of Mentor, L. Stephen (Paula) Beliczky of Richmond, Va., Mark (Cindy) Beliczky of Glenwood, Md., Claudia (James Connolly) Beliczky of Andover, Ann (Raymond) Petrick of Philadelphia, Pa., Roberta (Dennis) Thomas of Ponte Vedra, Fla., and Monica (Tom) Irwin of Lakewood; grandchildren, Allison, Braeden, Emily, Erin, Ian, John, Kyle, Laine, Leslie, Mairin, Meagan, Melissa, Nicholas, Nicole, Stephen and Will; and one great-grandchild, Cadence.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Bertie Lou (Griffith) Beliczky.
Published in News-Herald on Jan. 8, 2011
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