James Bernard Byer
James Bernard Byer, 88, of Greensburg, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021, with his family members at his side.
He was born September 25, 1932, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late John Clarence Byer and Leila Mae Howard Byer.
Jim was a graduate of Wilkinsburg High School and earned his Associates degree in Industrial Management from Pennsylvania State University.
He was a proud veteran having served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during the Korean War. Prior to retirement, he worked as a real estate broker and owned West Penn Realty Company in Belle Vernon. Jim had also been employed for 41 years with Peoples Natural Gas/Consolidated Natural Gas in Engineering, Construction and Fleet Management.
He was an active member of the Pennsylvania and American Gas Associations, National Association of Fleet Managers, Member of Masonic Lodge, and Westmoreland Photography Society, St. Vincent College Photography Club and Lenshooters Photography Club of Peters Township. Jim was life long lover of photography.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, John H. Byer of Carlisle; and sister Helen Byer of Pittsburgh.
Surviving are his loving wife, Virginia Marie Rogers Byer of Delmont; children Diane Byer Morris (Joel) of Boca Raton, Fla., Pamela Byer of Greensburg and James Byer (Anne Marie) of McMurray; grandchildren Michael Byer, Alison and Max Morris, Brittany and Brandon Byer.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 9, in St. Benedict the Abbot Church, 120 Abington Drive, McMurray, PA 15317. Private interment will follow in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Bridgeville, with military honors.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Jim’s name can be made to Veterans of Foreign Wars and Honor Flights.
Kepple-Graft Funeral Home of Greensburg is entrusted with the arrangements.
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