Rochester, NY – Robert J. Shuryn, 21, of 139 East Avenue passed away on Monday, December 18, 2023, from complications of Type 1 Diabetes. He was born July 15, 2002, in Buffalo, the son of Andrew J. Shuryn and Lyndsey D. Allen.
Robert was raised in Wellsville, and was a 2020 graduate of Wellsville Secondary School, and attended Onondaga Community College for two years.
Robert was employed at a variety of organizations including the YMCA in Wellsville as a childcare provider, substitute teacher and teacher’s aide for Wellsville Central School, the packaging department of Northern Lights in Wellsville, and was a head cashier at Giant Food Mart in Wellsville. After moving to Rochester in 2022, he worked in food service as a host at Amore’ and Nosh, and a barista at Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks.
While in High School he was a member of the Wellsville Lions Volleyball T eam, the choir , WAVE , and played “Bert” in Mary Poppins. He was a camp counselor at Camp Aspire in Avon, a camp he attended in his youth, and was sponsored by the Wellsville Lions Club . He very much enjoyed drawing and painting , music, spending time with family and friends , and was active with the LGBTQ + community.
He is survived by his mother and step- father, L yndsey and Christopher Dahill of Wellsville , his father and step-mother, Andrew and T rijya Singh Shuryn, of Rochester , sister, Cheyenne Dahill of O rono, ME, brother, Riley Dahill at home, maternal grandpare nts, Dwight and Gail Allen of Wellsville , paternal grandparents, Joe and Debbie Shuryn of Palm yra, paternal grandparents, Michael and Cynthia Dahill of Frankfort, KY, an aunt, Courtney (Chad) Wright , an uncle, Michael (Christine) Dahill Jr., and two cousins, Bryson and Gabrial Wright .
Friends are invited to ( as Robert would say ) “ come as are ” to visit with the family on Thurs day, December 28, 2023 , from 2-4 pm and 6-7 pm, followed by time to share from 7 -8 pm at the J. W. Embser Sons Funeral Home , 34 W. State Street in Wellsville, NY . In lieu of flowers, p lease consider memorial donation s to : The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, or Camp Aspire , 809 Five Points Road , Rush, NY 14543. To leave online condolences, please visit www.embserfuneralhome.com.