Ronald Joseph Kwacz, 65, of Peoria, formerly of New Jersey, passed away at 7:01 p.m. on Saturday, August 4, 2012, at home.
After he lost his battle with leukemia, he returned to the Lord. He was comforted by family members and friends.
His Funeral Liturgy will be at 6 p.m. on Friday, August 10, 2012, at Clary Funeral Home, 3004 West Lake Avenue in Peoria, with Fr. Terry Cassidy officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded.
Ron was born in Jersey City, NJ on January 3, 1947, the son of Joseph F. and Veronica D. (Kaminski) Kwacz. Shortly after his birth, his parents moved to Lyndhurst, NJ. They preceded him in death.
He married Eleanor J. Fitzherbert in 1972, and they resided in northern New Jersey, where he was employed as an actuary in the New York area. She survives.
Ron is also survived by his son, Jason M. (Shuangli Liu “Linda”) Kwacz, grandson, Alex Z. Kwacz and granddaughter, Sophia Kwacz all of Peoria, but now assigned to Xi’an China; son, Joseph N. (Racheal Khong) Kwacz of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; sister, Jo Ann (Eric) Wittig, nieces, Donna Carpenter and family and Geri Wittig and nephew, Michael Wittig and family, all of California.
He attended Padua Prep School in Watkins Glen, NY, where he developed many lifelong friends, and he graduated from Seton Hall University.
Ron will be remembered for his humor, his compassion for others, his giving spirit and his devotion to his loving family.
The family requests donations to your area blood bank in memory of Ron.
| Geri Wittig |
Ripples of influence are far reaching and lasting |
August 11, 2012 |
I traveled to Peoria last month, to spend some time with my Uncle Ron, who was very sick at that point. I spent the afternoon visiting with him and shared a catalog of an artist, Bruce Munro, whose exhibition I had just seen at Longwood Gardens just outside Philadelphia. Uncle Ron had taken me on my early cultural excursions to NYC when I was kid to see Fantasia, the Museum of Natural History, the Guggenheim - I told him he's one of the reasons I became an artist - he joked that my Dad probably never forgave him for that - hehe :), but behind the joke he knows what those creative seeds really meant to me - thanks Uncle Ron! You live on in all the good you've done for those whose path you have crossed. ♥
love,
geri
| Joseph Marciniaki '60 |
Mr. |
August 9, 2012 |
A brother Paduan has returned to the Father. He will be remembered in prayer.
| Lou & Rose Ann Czubachowski |
Dear Kwacz Family |
August 8, 2012 |
Please accept our sincerest condolences and prayers at the passing of a good & humble man. It was my priviledge to have met Ron at Padua in 1960 and continued a long distance friendship over the next 5 decades. Ron was always sincere, helpful, extreme proud of his family and had a quick & quirky sense of humor. May Ron's memory live on through his sons and granchildren.
