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This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Dr. Thomas Kriz 83 years old , born on February 10, 1935 and passed away on January 18, 2019. We will remember him forever.

January 18
January 18
Hi Jane, I recently found a letter from Tom while he was in the navy serving about the USS Muliphen. That was also the first navy ship I served on. We may have been on board at the same time (summer of 1954). I was a lowly enlisted man at the time and would not have mingled with the officers. So I would not have seen Tom. Later I did eventually become a Captain.
Another coincidence: I understand that at the time I was back at Marquette getting my law degree ('59-'62) Tom was at Marquette across campus getting his PHD. I only learned this later. 
After Jane/Tom wedding I never saw Tom again until our 50th St. Vincent anniversary. If you would like, I could send you a copy of Tom's letter. (4461 N. Prospect Ave., Shorewood, WI 53211)
November 3, 2021
November 3, 2021
i miss you all very much and was so sad when i found this online. My prayers are with you all. 
Other annie.
February 10, 2021
February 10, 2021
Hi Jane, I don't know if you remember this event, but It seems like only yesterday that I got Tom to go a mixer at the Marquette Student Union. I asked you to dance and deliberately ended the dance next to Tom. I reintroduced you to Tom (I knew you had known Tom in High School). From that day forward the two of you became inseparable..
I keep Tom in my prayers every day.
January 18, 2021
January 18, 2021
Tom, you will always be missed. You and Jane are in my prayers everyday.
I always enjoyed being your classmate in kindergarten, grade school at St. Vincent, High School, and finally as a roommate at Marquette. May God bless your family, Harry

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January 18
January 18
Hi Jane, I recently found a letter from Tom while he was in the navy serving about the USS Muliphen. That was also the first navy ship I served on. We may have been on board at the same time (summer of 1954). I was a lowly enlisted man at the time and would not have mingled with the officers. So I would not have seen Tom. Later I did eventually become a Captain.
Another coincidence: I understand that at the time I was back at Marquette getting my law degree ('59-'62) Tom was at Marquette across campus getting his PHD. I only learned this later. 
After Jane/Tom wedding I never saw Tom again until our 50th St. Vincent anniversary. If you would like, I could send you a copy of Tom's letter. (4461 N. Prospect Ave., Shorewood, WI 53211)
November 3, 2021
November 3, 2021
i miss you all very much and was so sad when i found this online. My prayers are with you all. 
Other annie.
February 10, 2021
February 10, 2021
Hi Jane, I don't know if you remember this event, but It seems like only yesterday that I got Tom to go a mixer at the Marquette Student Union. I asked you to dance and deliberately ended the dance next to Tom. I reintroduced you to Tom (I knew you had known Tom in High School). From that day forward the two of you became inseparable..
I keep Tom in my prayers every day.
His Life

​Dr. Thomas A. Kriz

January 23, 2019

Dr. Thomas Alois Kriz of Cedar Park, Texas, passed away on Friday, January 18, 2019. He was 83 years old. Thomas was born on February 10, 1935 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the son of Francis and Marie (Thiex) Kriz. He was the second of four children and grew up in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He was valedictorian of his high school class at Oshkosh High School and was awarded the honor of the top physics student from his physics teacher, Mac Hymer, who would later become his father-in-law. On June 8, 1957, he was united in marriage to Jane A. Hymer at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He received his bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Marquette University School of Engineering and was commissioned into the U.S. Navy upon graduation. He served on the destroyer ship U.S.S. Hailey in the Mediterranean from 1958 to 1960. Thomas received his master’s degree and later Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Marquette University in 1968.He worked for IBM for 33 years, starting out as a System Architect in IBM’s military and space systems division, which included work on the Apollo space missions. He retired from IBM in 2001 as Chief Engineer for IBM’s server group and power personal systems. Over the course of his career, he worked at IBM’s locations in Owego, New York; Danbury, Connecticut; Boca Raton, Florida; and Austin, Texas.He obtained 7 patents and published more than 50 scientific technical papers on electrical engineering, computer science, physics, cosmology, and astrophysics topics. He most recently published his paper, “An Action-Reaction Interpretation of the Interaction between Cosmic Expansion and Gravitation” in the International Journal of Astronomy.

Thomas is survived by his loving wife, Jane (Hymer) Kriz, and by ten children:Marie (Terry) Ketchersid; Mark (Susan) Kriz; David (Vickie) Kriz; John (Phyllis) Kriz; Paul (Leslie) Kriz; Carl (Brenda) Kriz; Anne (Eddie) Pavkovic; Edward Cricket; Jeff (Melisa) Kriz; and Karen Kriz. He is also survived by 26 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; his sister, Barbara McGuire; his brother, Michael Kriz; and brother-in-law, Wes (Marge) Hymer. Thomas is preceded in death by two sons, Joseph and Stephen Kriz; a grandson, Thomas Kriz; his parents; and a brother, Harold Kriz.

Funeral mass services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 28, 2019 at Saint Margaret Mary Roman Catholic Church in Cedar Park, Texas with burial following at 2:00 p.m. at Our Lady of the Rosary Cemetery in Georgetown, Texas.

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The early years

January 27, 2019

Tom & I both attended kindergarten, St. Vincent, Oshkosh  High School and Marquette University together.  At MU we were roommates.  On one occasion I dragged Tom to a dance at the student union.  While there i spotted Jane, whom I remembered from high school.  I asked her to dance.  At the end of the dance I took her over to meet Tom.  I knew that he would remember her from our high school days.  After briefly chatting I deliberately excused myself so that Tom & Jane could continue their chat.  From then on they were virtually inseparable.  The rest was history.  I sure had fond memories of them.  May God bless his soul. Harry Gehrke

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