He was a member of First Baptist Church, Allentown, PA. Survivors: wife Cynthia; son Sydley B. Jr. of Bethlehem; daughter Faymarie A. Robertson, wife of Hepburn Higgins of Fl; step daughter Susan C.

First Baptist Church in South Whitehall Township; Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena in Allentown; Asbury United Methodist Church in South Whitehall; and St. Paul's Anglican Church in Allentown.