Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Gregory Alan Grygiel

May 13, 1963 - Feb. 25, 1999

 

South Bend Tribune 3/13/1999

Gregory Alan Grygiel, 35, of New Road in South Bend, Ind., passed away on Feb. 25, 1999, in Knoxville, Tenn. Greg was born on May 13, 1963, in South Bend. He was a senior at IUPUI, a substitute teacher in the Elkhart Community School Corporation, and had also worked at Potato Creek State Park. Greg was a member of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church. He attended the Wyoming Technical Institute, and was a certified scuba diver.

 

He is survived by his mother, Dorothy T'Kindt of South Bend; his father, George Grygiel of South Bend; a sister, Stephanie T'Kindt of South Bend; his grandfather, Stanley Grygiel of South Bend; an aunt, Diane Mondt of Michigan City, Ind.; and by a cousin, Ronald Wamser of Michigan City. He was preceded in death by his sister, Georgia Grygiel in 1984; and by his stepfather, Fred T'Kindt in 1995.

 

A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 16, at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Sumption Prairie Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday, March 15, in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive, South Bend. Cremation has taken place. Memorials may be made to the Christ Child Society, c/o Evelyn Knapp, 18362 Clairmont Drive, South Bend, IN 46637.