Cyril "Bucky" Solomon

Cyril "Bucky" Solomon, 89, of Olyphant, Pa., passed away June 9, 2022, at Regional Hospital of Scranton after an illness.

He was born May 18, 1933, to the late Mary Solack and Andrew Solomon. Until his health started to decline, Bucky cared for multiple horses, which for those who knew him, knew that was his passion in life. He was a commercial truck driver for several trucking firms, as well as owning and operating Bucky's Bar in Olyphant. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and, once he got sick, he lived out his remaining years at Gino J. Merli Veterans Center.

He was preceded in death by his wives, the late Irene Rusin Acker, Mary Grasso and Carol Pompey. Bucky was predeceased by his brothers, Frank and Edward Solomon; and five sisters, Sister Anne Marie Solomon, Catherine O'Shea, Helen Haruch, Mary Michelovitch and Josephine Fadyn Scheponik.

Surviving are his daughter, Debbie and her husband, Joe Balint, of Olyphant, Pa.; three grandchildren, Joseph Balint, of Abingdon, Md.; Stephanie Balint, Esq., of Miami Beach, Fla.; and Amy and her husband, Michael Paciotti, of Limerick, Pa.; and four great-grandchildren, Jack and William Balint, and Christoper and Isabella Paciotti; and several nieces and nephews.

Military services will be held June 24 at 11 a.m. in St. John's Cemetery chapel, Throop. All are welcome to attend services. Arrangements entrusted to John F. Glinsky Funeral Home Inc.