Gus Balon

Uncle Gus, I will always cherish the time I got to spend with you and Aunt Kay. We are so glad we got to see you this past summer. Dennis and I will always remember how much fun we had playing euchre. We will miss you. Thanks for all the great times. Dennis, Dana, Austin and Paige Middendorf

Goodby Gus! You will be missed by many, but I will miss you a bunch. When I first went into Foodservice Sales, Gus Balons was my first customer - you bought 20 cases of margarine, my FIRST SALE!! Boy was I proud of that!

We spent quite a few days golfing and hunting (remember the Buffalo Hunt-you had to teach us how to skin and butcher it - if you hadn't, we would probably still be there). The highlight of the whole trip was sitting around the campfire putting back a few cold ones...

To Grandpa
Many thanks to you the MAN I owe most to. Without you, my life would not be in the direction that it is in today. From business, to family you taught me that love and consistency is the key to life. With extremely high morals, respect for self and family there really is no other importance in life. The simple way you lived your life taught me that friends and family are far more important then "things" that you buy. There really is no other substitute for a good game of...

We always enjoyed when you came to visit Dubuque. We had some fun memories. We have to say we always wanted Gus as a partner in Euchre. He always made it interesting. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Love, Jim, Lisa, Abby and Dylan Dougherty

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You....Gus for you were the best. Your restaurant, what can I say, you were and will always remain in my heart for your great customer service, the best food in Tucson, especially for breakfast.

May your family always remember you, and keep all the memories of you tatooed in there heart, for there were so many.

May God give your family strength to move on for you were an inspiration too many.

Rest in Peace and God Bless You on your journey......

When my husband and I started our business, we would have our "planning meetings" at Balon's restaurant - planning and writing over Saturday morning breakfasts. Even if we didn't have any business to worry about, we would have a "meeting" at Gus Balon's just for the excuse to go there. We never knew Gus but the business he started -- good food, fair prices, and friendly environment --all speak for him. If they have restaurants in heaven, we'll be at the one Gus is running.

Thanks for the memories.I have alot of them but a few are when we went golfing,we cleared the pond of all the lost balls,we must of found hundreds of balls in the days we went,also all the walnuts we found our cart was so back heavy I thought we would tip over, I bet the other golfers thought we were nuts[ha,ha,].But we did hit a few ball,but had more fun looking for them.You were always very kind to us when we came and stayed with you and Kay.When you came into Dana's wedding with that...

Thanks for the memories.I have alot of them but a few are when we went golfing,we cleared the pond of all the lost balls,we must of found hundreds of balls in the days we went,also all the walnuts we found our cart was so back heavy I thought we would tip over, I bet the other golfers thought we were nuts[ha,ha,].But we did hit a few ball,but had more fun looking for them.You were always very kind to us when we came and stayed with you and Kay.When you came into Dana's wedding with that...