Dare A. Drazul

Birth date: Apr 21, 1911 Death date: Dec 16, 2002

Dare A. DrazulDare Ã‚"CharlieÃ‚" Drazul was born April 21, 1911, in Valsanmarina, Austria. Passed away December 16, 2002, in OÃ‚'Fallon, Illinois. A worldwide traveler as a Merchant Mariner and a long time resident of New York Cit Read Obituary

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1187w ago

Charlie Drazul
As we write this, we know that Charlie is loving the idea of being on the Internet...
It almost seems that we can not remember a time when we did not know Charlie, his beautiful wife,
Myra and their wonderful daughter,
Myra.Charlie possessed an appetite
for life.He will always love his family and he loved life.As a professional chef, he was a culinary talent who lovingly prepared food for those lucky enough to partake of a skillfully delicious meal that he created.Charlie loved gardening and created such beauty through his plants and flowers.He had a great smile, a hearty laugh, loved baseball, was always willing to help and was someone who always cared.Wherever he went,he was a part of New York and New York was a part of him.Charlie was one of the hardest working people that we know. These are just a few of our wonderful memories of Charlie.
Dare Charlie Drazul was and continues to be a neighbor, friend and valued part of our lives.We are blessed to know him.
Love,
Margaret("Madge"),William &
Nancy Hart##imported-begin##Margaret (##imported-end##

Anonymous

1191w ago

I did not have the honor of meeting Mr. Drazul, but I feel that I knew him because Ed would share stories about him all the time. I'm so sorry for your loss and I want you to know that you're all in my thoughts and prayers.##imported-begin##Cheryl Jones##imported-end##

Anonymous

1191w ago

Dad's last Christmas season with us (2002)was bittersweet Ã‚â€¦ it followed a Thanksgiving that hardly turned out as planned (Though at least most of us spent it together!) Dad had just returned from the hospital after a few weeks convalescing from pneumonia and congestive heart failure. A return bout with pneumonia then landed him back in the hospital after Thanksgiving, and then another return trip for dehydration and a collapsed esophagus. He finally came home to us on 4 December under the benefits of Hospice Care Ã‚â€¦
Dad was 91-- a young 91 -- not suffering Ã‚â€¦ but terribly frustrated with his weakened condition. His not being able to use the oven to cook and his inability to eat because of his esophagus seemed like a cruel punishment worthy of Dante's Inferno for a chef (which he was!)
Ed always says he has many questions to ask his Maker when he finally faces God -- and here's yet another one Ã‚â€¦
Yes, this Christmas was bittersweet ...
Because we were able to share with one another more time than we could have managed during a more "normal" Christmas Ã‚â€¦
We'd gotten to run through all of my Mom's old photos and realized we hardly knew any of the people in the pictures -- it made us laugh and cry all at the same time, and helped reawaken stories we hadn't told in years -- and some we didn't know we even had within us.
Ed kept roses in the house for Dad -- the house smelled beautiful the entire time Dad was home. Dad has always loved roses, and tended several rose beds in our yard. Until December, we could still cut roses from his garden and bring them to him Ã‚â€¦ Dad had always kept roses for my mother Ã‚â€¦ we found pictures of his rose gardens in Tacoma -- each one more beautiful than the other Ã‚â€¦ during our visit to Portland last June, the only place Dad wanted to visit (besides the home of our son Stash and his Christina) was the city's famous Rose Garden.
During his stay at home, Dad became obsessed with cooking halibut. He dreamt about this halibut -- how he would find it in the New York or Chicago fish market Ã‚â€¦ he spent his waking hours discussing how he would cook it, what spices he would use, how he would arrange it Ã‚â€¦ he would hobble with his walker or into the wheel chair to head for the kitchen in search of this halibut -- the halibut became his raison d'ÃƒÂªtre -- should it be any different for a chef?
I had imagined that such a Christmastime would be morbid --- instead, it proved joyous if bittersweet ... the most difficult part (still incomprehensible to me) is that this was our last Christmas together. We believed the doctors had guessed wrong, as they had before, about Dad's ability to survive. The wonderful people at Hospice reminded us miracles occur -- we believed Dad and God would pull off yet another miracle!
Adding to this bittersweet time was the loss of our beloved dog Lucky, Dad's closest companion. Lucky, our epileptic Beagle, started to seizure into a fatal coma on the evening we took Dad back to the hospital for the last timeÃ‚â€¦ we never told Dad about Lucky, but quietly buried his ashes with Dad Ã‚â€¦ The irony is that Dad always told Lucky, "we old guys, we're gonna go together!"##imported-begin##Myra Drazul Koszykowski##imported-end##

Anonymous

1191w ago

Sadly, the miracle we awaited did not happen â€¦ My wonderful Dad passed away on 16 Dec 02 -- He died peacefully at home with us Ã‚â€¦ we (all, but Ed's Mom who tended bewildered dogs and quiet house in our absence) headed for his funeral and burial in Tacoma, where Dad and Mom are finally together again Ã‚â€¦
When Dad first took ill, our son Stash in Oregon came out to be with us -- so wonderful to have him here, especially when my Dad was still at his best. We all shared much time together and many talks. Majka, who goes to the Art Institute of Chicago, was also able to head down to St. Louis for several weekends to be with her grandfather and stay overnight at the hospital. Our oldest, Karla and her Mike, who live in Lebanon, and their Gia were an incredible help to us all, and kept Dad's spirits up. Dad's eyes always glowed as he looked on his only great-grandchild who, even at almost eight and in the second grade, still sang and danced for him.
Dearest Friends,
Your outpouring of sympathy was unexpected Ã‚â€¦ yet so helpful, so welcome. So few of you knew my father, "Charlie" Drazul, yet you took the time and trouble to comfort us -- an act we found touching and deeply appreciated. Those of you who did know my Dad knew him to be wonderful man -- as my daughter said at his funeral, "Everyone should have such a grandfather and father" -- we were indeed blessed to have had him with us for so many years!Ã‚â€¦ Thank you all for your expressions of caring -- please continue to keep him, my Mom -- also "the most wonderful Mother and Grandmother" (and us) in your prayers Ã‚â€¦
Gratefully,
Myra and Ed Koszykowski
Despite all, we consider our Christmas joyous Ã‚â€¦ in our Catholic belief, a miracle has occurred, and that is the miracle of Dad's birth into eternal life -- a bit of a switch on the Christmas story, but it has made Christmas all the more meaningful for us ---
Here was a man who truly enjoyed his earthly life -- and is probably keeping quite busy improving the palates of the heavenly hosts. During WWII, he was a much sought after mess sergeant -- as Ed is fond of saying, "Charlie had generals eating out of his hand!" His least favorite client was General Patton, and am sure Dad is finally getting to give the great man a piece of his mind!##imported-begin##Myra Drazul Koszykowski##imported-end##

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1191w ago

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