Paul F Tyras

February 5, 1927 – February 27, 2014

Paul F. Tyras, a retired businessman, passed on Feb. 27th at the Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ. He was 87 and was surrounded by his loving family in his final moments.

He was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1927. He and his father survived four years during the Holocaust in the Theresienstadt and Auschwitz concentration camps. His survival is a story of immense determination, some good fortune and his father’s guidance. He and his father, Julius Tyras, were the lone survivors of this family.

After the war years, he worked in the film industry in Prague. Then he and his young wife escaped to Israel. The film industry in Israel did not offer the opportunities he sought, so he and his wife moved once again, this time to the United States.

In the United States he rose to become an insurance and pension specialist, Investment adviser and broker and created a successful firm: Tyras & Associates. Later on, with Reed Fraasa as a partner, the firm became Tyras, Fraasa & Associates. It brought him great pride that after his retirement the firm that he started was still going strong.

In his retirement, Paul was a passionate world traveler, avid follower of world news, current events and the stock markets and was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend.

Paul is survived by his wife of 65 years, Emmy Tyras of Hackensack, NJ. Survivors also include his loving family members Peter & Betsy Tyras and their children Julia and Sarah of Oradell, NJ and Scott and Lori (Tyras) Muller and their children Alec and Camryn of Ridgewood, NJ.

Dad, you lived your life on your own terms, you stayed true to the values that embodied who you were and you never compromised when it came to your family. Your life has been a blessing to all of us. May you now be blessed with peace.