Paul Pyron Jr.

Pyron, Paul, Jr. Age 70 Of Bloomingdale Twp., MI On Monday, March 27, 2023, Paul Pyron II (PJ) ended his battle with cancer. Paul was the oldest son of Paul and Fannie Pyron. Joining his dear sister, Irma Jean Moore; son, Paul and daughter, Tiffany in heaven, Paul leaves behind his beloved wife, Maryalice Pyron; daughters, Tanisha and Tamela Pyron; sons, Paul III (Tre’) and Phillip Pyron; grandsons, Jemmell Paul Jerome Pyron (Baldini) and Daryl Xavier Thomas (Lil D); his brothers, Keith and Charles (Chuckie) Pyron; sisters, Mary Walker, Paulette McSpadden, Darlene Yarber, Janice Pyron and many cherished nieces and nephews. Born and raised as one of Maple Parks’ own, Paul lived on 116th and Laflin where he shared many great times with his best friends ‘Hank’ (Henry) and ‘Rome’ (Jerome) and best cousins LC and Robert Lee. Everything he did; whether it was a chess move or a math problem, a candid photo at a family reunion or dancing with his children during a ‘disco break’, Chicago ‘steppin’ or playing the dozens (a roast session), Bid Whist or Spades, building a porch from scratch or landscaping a garden, captivating a room with a joke or a story and being the life of the party or mentoring the young men and boys in his family; all would say Paul Jr. did it better than most. PJ was more than talented, he was virtuosic and genius at almost anything he put his mind and energy to. He was SPECIAL!! And he KNEW IT!! Growing up on the south side of Chicago during the civil rights era PJ had to fight and learned that even though he was skinny, he could and would throw down if he needed to, being on the vanguard of school integration PJ was bused to a predominantly white school for the academically gifted. While facing racism and discrimination he still excelled in his academic and social circles. During his senior year, his family moved to Gobles, MI, another environment where he was one of few integrating the school system for the first time ever. Cremation has taken place. Arrangements entrusted to the Bloomingdale Chapel, D.L. Miller Funeral Home, www.dlmillerfuneralhome.com.

Paul Pyron Jr.

September 22, 1952 - March 27, 2023