Charles "Charlie" J Lyon , VRHS Class of 1997
Lyon, Charles J. RENSSELAER Charles J. "Charlie" Lyon, age 35, passed away with his loving family by his side, after a long and courageous battle with brain cancer. Charlie was born June 16, 1976 and was the son of the late Archie and Carol (Brink) Lyon and lived in Durham, N.Y., until moving to Rensselaer in 1997. Charlie was a graduate from the former Rensselaer Jr./Sr. High School on Broadway and was employed by Janitronics, where he worked out of the OCFS building on Washington Street, Rensselaer, until his illness progressed. In his spare time, Charlie loved sports and was a huge New York Giants and Yankees fan. He was also a big fan of NASCAR and Dale Jr. Charlie enjoyed working on small motors, riding his four-wheeler and fishing with his best friends Stephanie Slater and Denise Bates. In addition to his parents, Charlie is predeceased by his grandparents Charles Brink and Eva Lyon and also his father-in-law and best friend Boyce Sauer. Charlie is survived by his beloved wife, best friend and high school sweetheart Jennifer A. Sauer-Lyon and his beautiful daughter Brezney E. Lyon, who had her daddy wrapped around her finger and his four dogs and five cats. Charlie is also survived by his loving grandmother Katherine Brink of Durham, N.Y.; brothers Daniel (Katrina) Lyon of East Merideth, N.Y. and James Lyon of Catskill, N.Y.; stepmother Ruth Lyon and his four stepsisters Jenn, Heather, Lisa and Sarah and their families; mother-in-law Sharon Poole Sauer of Rensselaer and his grandmother-in-law Agnes Poole of Rensselaer. Charlie was uncle of Nicole and Andrew Lyon, Thomas and Cameron Lyon and Caleb and Madison Burnett. Also survived by several aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. The family would like to thank the wonderful staff of New York Oncology Hematology of Albany Medical Center including Dr. Susan Weaver and Nurse Betty for their love and care during his 10 year battle. A big thank you to Dr. Semenoff, Dr. Savage and recently Dr. Adamo. The family would also like to thank the caring and loving staff of the Community Hospice of Rensselaer County, including nurses Jamie, Sandy M., Trish, social worker Dominica and Chaplin Tony. A special thank you to the police and fire departments for all their care, concern and compassion shown to us during this time.