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Mr. and Mrs. Kraychy dance at the 2008 wedding of their granddaughter Adrienne (Sauder) Rivera ’02.
Mary and Stephen Kraychy dance at the 2008 wedding of their granddaughter Adrienne (Sauder ’02) Rivera.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Stephen Kraychy, a TAC parent, grandparent, and generous benefactor. Mr. Kraychy passed away peacefully, with the aid of the Sacraments, on Sunday, October 17. His wife, Mary, and their son Jim were lovingly at his side.  

The Kraychys first discovered Thomas Aquinas College not long after its founding in 1971. They joined the President’s Council in 1974 — the same year that their daughter, Kathy Sauder (’78) entered the Freshman Class — and they have remained faithful members ever since. Kathy and her husband, Carl, have blessed the Kraychys with 12 grandchildren, seven of whom are TAC alumni or current students: Adrienne (Rivera ’02), Margaret (Grimm ‘03), Bridget (Zepeda ’08), Anne (Potts ’09), John (’14), Therese (’21), and Patrick (’25).

Mr. Kraychy’s funeral Mass will be offered at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 23,  at St. John Cantius Church in Chicago. Please pray for this dear friend of the College, as well as for the consolation of his beloved Mary and their beautiful family.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace.
Amen.