Michael N. Szulak

Michael Nicholas Szulak, 71, of Fuquay-Varina, NC, passed away on February 21, 2024 in Raleigh, NC.  He was born on December 18, 1952 to Ukrainian immigrants Michael and Emilia Szulak in Philadelphia, PA.  He is predeceased by his sister Mary Snow.  Michael was a proud serving member of United States Marine Corp. from 1972 to 1975 earning the rank of Sergeant during his service.  He was an employee of IBM for well over 20 years until his retirement in 2009.  He was a parishioner of Saint Sophia Ukrainian Catholic Church of Garner, NC.  He raised his family in Philadelphia, PA and later in Fuquay-Varina, NC.  In his spare time Michael enjoyed spending time with family, serving his church, providing lawn & landscaping care for his home and watching University of North Carolina basketball and Philadelphia Eagles football.  He leaves his wife of 45 years Sophie Szulak of Fuquay-Varina, NC, his mother Emilia Szulak of Fuquay-Varina, NC, his children Tanya & Steven Creech of Rocky Point, NC, Michael & Ashley Szulak of Raleigh, NC and Paul and Erika Szulak of Longmeadow, MA, and his grandchildren Teddy and Harper Szulak of Longmeadow, MA.  In lieu of flowers donations are requested to be made to the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia to support war victims and the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4TBAFG6BBVG84 or to the Duke Cancer Institute https://www.dukecancerinstitute.org/give-duke-cancer-institute.

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