Robert S. Walczak, 57, 338 E.37th St., died Saturday, April 15, 2000, at Saint Vincent Health center following a brief illness.

A resident of Erie all of his life, he was born Dec. 21,1942, a son of the late Stanley "Chuck" Walczak and Mary Duda Walczak.

He was retired after 30 years as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. He graduated from Academy High School in 1960. He was a member of St. Luke Catholic Church, the South Erie Turners, and the Sunflower Club. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Judy Madura Walczak; tbree daughters, Michele Walczak of Arlington, Va., Cheryl Eckard and her husband, ,Jeff, of Duluth, Ga., and Lisa Sweny and her husband, Tim, of Fairview; six grandchildren, Corey, Justin and Brendan Eckard and Rebecca, Meghan and Shaun Sweny, a sister, Charlotte Lupp and her husband Carl, of Erie; two nieces and a nephew..

Friends may call at the Russell C. Schmidt & Son Funeral Home, 2926 Pine Ave., today from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and are invited to a prayer service there Tuesday at 9:;30 a.m. followed by a Mass at St. Luke Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Burial will be at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.