Gordon Adams KRATZ

1936 - 1999  (63 years)

• Name	Gordon Adams KRATZ
  Born	18 Sep 1936
  Gender	Male
  Cause of Death	Hypertension
  Buried	Nov 1999	Connecticut
  Died	18 Nov 1999	Washington, DC
  Person ID	I33159	Main
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Lawrence Blazius KRATZ,   b. 13 Jul 1891,   d. Apr 1964, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Ruth Elaine ADAMS,   b. 24 Jun 1896, Kentucky ,   d. Jan 1973, Houston, Harris, Texas  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F11301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - Nov 1999 - Connecticut Died - 18 Nov 1999 - Washington, DC  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Gordon was a self-made, self-taught man who began in the insurance business as a salesperson, and ended as a highly valued and respected consultant for a very large international consulting company, LIMRA out of Hartford, Connecticut, which consulted to insurance companies to help them to become more profitable by instituting more humane personnel policies and procedures, thus improving motivation of all employees. His job required that he travel most weeks of every month, and he was inWashington, DC providing consultation and seminars to a company there when he died unexpectedly. After a dinner at a local hotel with clients, he went for a walk, and died suddenly, dropping to the sidewalk, beyond resuscitation. He was widely loved and respected in Collinsville and within his professional communities for his generosity and wisdom. As a recovering alcoholic, he worked with others who needed the proper guidance for dealing with their own addictions, even bringing them into his home to live. He unofficially adopted the surviving widow and child of one of these men, guiding them out of poverty and lack of education into self-reliance and higher learning. His obituary in the Hartford (Connecticut) Courant reads: KRATZ, Gordon A. Gordon A. Kratz, 63, of Timber Lane, Collinsville, diedThursday, (November 18, 1999) in Washington, D.C. He was born September20, 1936 in Cincinnati, OH, s/o the late Laurence and Elaine (Adams) Kratz, and had lived in South Windsor, prior to moving to Collinsville,25 years ago. He attended the University of Cincinnati. Mr. Kratz was employed as a Health Insurance Consultant by LIMRA International. Funeral service will be Monday, November 29, 11:30 a.m. at the Vincent FuneralHome, 120 Albany Turnpike, Canton. Friends may call at the VincentFuneral Home, Canton, Monday, November 29, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Burial will be in South West Cemetery, Collinsville. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.