Terry E. Duez - Penn Township


Terry E. Duez, 58, of Penn Township, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006, at UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh. He was born Oct. 8, 1947, in Greensburg, a son of the late George and Goldie (Wolfe) Duez. Mr. Duez worked on the test floor and was an expediter for the Elliott Co., in Jeannette. He also worked in the warehouse at Supervalue and was a U.S. Air Force veteran, having served in Vietnam from 1968-69. He also coached pony league baseball, varsity girls basketball at Franklin Regional and Derry, and girls basketball and softball at Penn-Trafford. Terry was an avid Pittsburgh sports fan. He loved playing fantasy football and his favorite pasttime was raising parlor pigeons, for which he would travel the country for competitions. And he also enjoyed flying pigeons. He is survived by his wife, Frances M. (Mangus) Duez, of Penn Township; four children, David Duez and his wife, Norma, of Houston, Texas, Katie Tylka and her husband, Tim, of Greensburg, Terry Duez Jr. and his wife, Sue, of Manor, and Aimee Duez and her boyfriend, Bill, of Pittsburgh; four grandchildren, Mary Kate, Claire, Aiden and Emerson; two brothers, Ronald Duez, of Canton, Ohio, and Dennis Duez, of Jeannette; his ex-wife, Karen Winfield, of Jeannette; also aunts, an uncle, four nieces and a nephew. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the WILLIAM SNYDER FUNERAL HOME, 521 Main St., Irwin. A funeral service with military honors will be held Wednesday at the funeral home.