Photo courtesy of R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home - Hampton
Dec 6, 1959 - Aug 17, 2025
I only just heard of Stan's passing. I worked with Stan and always appreciated his expertise and fantastic sense of humor. My sincere condolences to his family.
Steven Simmons
September 19, 2025 | NEWPORT NEWS, VA
I only just heard of Stan's passing. I worked with Stan and greatly appreciated his expertise and fantastic sense of humor. He always made the day better. I offer my sincere condolences to his family.
Steven Simmons
September 19, 2025 | NEWPORT NEWS, VA | Coworker
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Trish and the Palys family. We are so sorry for your loss.
Sherri & Matt Shivers
August 26, 2025 | West Palm Beach, FL | Friend
Treasured Tribute Wreath
Michelle & Stevie England
August 25, 2025
Elegant Embrace Standing Spray
Mom, Trish & England Family
August 25, 2025
My memories of Stan, or "Stannie" as we called him, include 1962 when his Dad played baseball with the Honolulu Islanders. He and his younger brother, Stevie, loved to play on the beach at Alamouana. He and his brother had the entire stadium chanting "Hit me a home run Daddy," each time he got up to bat. And he did hit a number of homeruns over the years. I remember when Stannie was born in Panama and his parents returned to Nashville. The Nashville Tennessean Newspaper interviewed them...
Lynda Wambles
August 23, 2025 | Murfreesboro, TN | Family
What a great guy, I worked with Stan when her started out at DEI, he was an amazing engineer and an awesome friend to everyone he met.
John Lowe
August 22, 2025 | Cape Charles, VA | Friend
My heartfelt sympathy to the Palys family. The loss of such a young talented, smart man, father, son, brother, uncle & friend with such a zest for life who shared his unique personality with many. His left an indelible mark of memories. May his spirit have a special place forever in our hearts.
Kathleen MacGregor
August 22, 2025 | Bucks County, PA
Ally sending our sincere condolences and prayers for your family. Stan was a dorm mate of ours back at Virginia Tech. “Stan the Man” was truly a special person. So many great memories to relive.
Intramural softball, “Beer Gammon” Backgammon tournaments in the dorm, Femoyer Functions on the weekends, and weekend trips to Top of the Stairs and other venues in downtown Blacksburg.
Stan was also the first person to step up and help us with the dreaded “ForTran” homework. We loved his...
Paul and Cindi Stephens
August 22, 2025 | Bristow, VA | Friend
Stanley Nicholas Palys, 65, died Sunday, August 17, 2025. Born in Panama City, Panama, he was the son of Stanley Nicholas Palys and Mary Sue England. He was raised in Pennsylvania, but spent his early childhood years in Japan, where his father traveled to play Major League Baseball. He went on to study at Virginia Tech where he received his degree in aerospace engineering. He ultimately settled in Hampton, VA and was a longtime engineer at North Wind in Newport News, VA. In his words, however, his most important job was being a father.
A consummate athlete, he took pride in being a lifelong runner and completed numerous marathons and ultramarathons. He was, most recently, the league manager for several CLUBWAKA sports where he excelled in pickleball, cornhole, volleyball, and bowling—he was all-in on anything he set his mind to. He was also an avid reader, geocacher, and found immense joy in traveling. His favorite destination—which he called the happiest place on earth—was Aruba, where he spent several weeks each year.
He will be remembered for his dependability, willingness to help others, kindness (even to strangers), quick wit, sarcastic humor, and keen knowledge of all-things math and numbers.
Stan is survived by his daughter, Allison Palys; his mother, Mary Sue England; and his siblings, Kenneth Palys and wife, Denise, Michael Palys and wife, Margaret, Stephen England and wife, Elisabeth, and Patricia Palys. He also leaves behind numerous nieces and nephews.
A formal service for Stan will be held at R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home on August 28, 2025 at 4:00pm. An informal celebration of his life will be held at Sly Clyde Ciderworks following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the family through their GoFundMe linked below. Alternatively, he would have loved for everyone to continue to uplift the community through organized sports, specifically the Hampton Roads CLUBWAKA league.
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