Chester Joseph Pyzik was born on December 29, 1922, in Chicago, Illinois, to Joseph Pyzik and Mary Wegrzyn. He grew up in Chicago (4224 W. 31st St.) and served in the United States Army during World War II.
After the war, Chester worked as a railroad supervisor in Chicago. He married Eleanor Wilhelmina Emily ("Suzie") Konemann on October 5, 1946, in Lyons, Illinois. They had 4 children: Barbara Ruth, Bonnie Dorothy, Daniel Chester and David Charles.
Chester died in Villa Park, Illinois, on March 9, 2005, and was buried at Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery. Suzie now lives in Wisconsin near her son Dan and his family.