Bernard Myscofski
Passed: October 27, 2021
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Bernard Myscofski
Passed: October 27, 2021
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Bernard F. Myscofski 1941 – 2021
Bernard (Ben) F. Myscofski passed away on October 27th, 2021 at the age of 80 years old. He was the second of three children born to Peter and Stella Myscofski. He, his older brother Robert (deceased), and younger sister Dorothy (Dee) were born in Chicago Illinois. He is survived by his sister Dee, wife Judy Myscofski (nee Bailey), two sons Thomas and Joseph (Erica), grandsons Roman and Brock, and granddaughter Gabriella.
Ben grew up in Chicago and joined the U.S Air Force at the age of 18. He trained as a jet mechanic and later as a firearms instructor. He met his wife Judy in Selma, Alabama and served in the Republic of the Philippines at Clark AFB during Vietnam. During his tour there, he developed a clown act performing at various children’s events. One performance was in Manila at the Presidential Palace for the Philippine President and First Lady’s son.
While at Luke AFB and in his capacity as a small arms instructor, he assisted in training the Maricopa County Sherriff’s SWAT team in the 1970s. He also worked on the Luke AFB and Phoenix Jaycees fireworks displays. He was a hunter’s safety instructor for the NRA. He served over 18 years in the Air Force.
After military service, Ben stayed in Buckeye, Arizona and was involved locally in the Buckeye Museum, the Buckeye Valley News, the Phoenix Jaycees, Helzapoppin’ PRCA Rodeo, and the Arizona Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
It would be impossible to list all of Ben’s activities and interests, but he loved local Phoenix history, military history and the rodeo. Ben was an avid reader and loved a good joke.
4 responses to Bernard Myscofski
Erica Myscofski says:
November 12, 2021
Joseph, Erica, Brock, Roman, and Gabriella Myscofski
henry j simmont says:
November 18, 2021
he was a good friend
Dawn and Janet Myscofski says:
December 30, 2021
He was our uncle Ben – glad we got to live nearby these last few years and get to know him again.
Mary V. says:
May 27, 2022
Ben was one of my family’s dearest friends. We love snd miss him keenly. There are many highlights to our friendship, but the very best highlight was on one night when he became born again at our house after one if our many dinners discussions! Another highlight was his read scriptures in the Bible for the first time ever in his 80 years! What a privilege and honor those things are to us. But honestly, just the day today visits, little trips out, sitting until late at night talking him till I’d finally have to go to bed and leave Fred to finish the visit! How I miss him. He was the only one who would laugh at all my jokes other than one of my sisters. Well, I reckon he kind of liked us because he would come over so often even though it’s too cold for him at our house. You see, Ben didn’t have an air conditioner so he’d have to wear a sweater, sweatshirt or a few layers and a light jacket to come over and visit with us!
Ben was a wealth of information! He had a talent for ruffling feathers concerning civil rights in the town which he was at one time curator of the Buckeye Museum. We would love listening to his stories (real & mostly true) and also listening to the things that he cared about. He mostly spoke to us of his family and cherished every communication from them that he got. We all, been included, are not perfect people. Happily, near the end of his years here he received perfect love into his heart. I can’t wait to hear all the new stories of his encounters in heaven in beholding the Father, and the rest of the family of God! I can’t wait to hear his first moments after passing away in this life, to then open his eyes and immediately be in the presence of Almighty God and Jesus Christ on the throne! All because he chose to believe, he chose faith at 80 years old.
We also been blessed to meet his surviving family, and love them as well.
Everyone has a story, and God loves to change our stories and give us mercy we didn’t deserve in this life, but absolute beautiful everlasting mercies in eternal life.