Justin "Jd" Kroupa

Mr. Justin "JD" Kroupa, age 32, died Monday, September 14, 2009. He was born in Denver, CO on February 24, 1977 to Daniel & Shirley (Wheeler) Kroupa. JD had been employed as a Chemical Inventory Research Chemist at Pfizer and previously as a Marine Biologist in Virginia Beach, VA. He was a physically active person and enjoyed jogging, biking, swimming, white water rafting & mountain climbing. SURVIVORS Mother, Shirley (Thomas) Karafa of Muskegon; father, Daniel (Bobbie) Kroupa of Parker, CO; grandmother, Rose Wheeler; special aunt, Evelyn Herbert, both of Muskegon; many aunts, uncles & cousins in Muskegon, KS special childhood friends, Andrew Yost of CO, Jon Wallace of Rockford, MI. He was preceded in death by his sister, Tonya; grand-father, Eugene Wheeler; uncle, Douglas Herbert. MEMORIAL SERVICE Saturday, October 10, 2009, 1 PM at First Evangelical Lutheran Church with Rev. William Uetricht officiating. VISITATION One hour prior to the service at First Evangelical Lutheran Church. MEMORIAL: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Clock Life Story - Muskegon