James Charles Czanko

Dear Family, Wanted to extend our sympathy to your families. My husband and I were at Calvin while Dad was the freshman basketball coach. Pete played for him that year and your Dad worked them very hard. We happened to be visiting at Waterford the day of your mom's funeral and recognized your Dad as still being in the cafe. We stopped and spent about 15 minutes talking Calvin freshman basketball. Dad knew who my husband was after all the time that passed and Pete was impressed with...

I had the pleasure of being taught at Calvin University in 1966 by Coach Czanko. I grew to respect him over the years and became friends with him. He was a great leader; my deepest sympathy to his family.

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Sorry about your loss louie and lisa ...what full lives your parents had. Your in our prayers. Ben and lisa houseman

My heartfelt condolences to Lisa, Lou and family. I'm so sorry for your loss. I pray peace for your broken hearts.

Our sympathy to the family. Jim was a bigger than Life man, Jim´s Way .... Many memories and stories. At many athletics events at many schools over the years , you reflect and think , not on Jim´s watch Ken and Marge McBride

Mr Czanko will always be remembered as an outgoing, disciplined and honorable man. There are so many great memories in our family of him. How he would love it when the stuffed cabbages came his way, how he interacted with out of state relatives when they came to Michigan to share in our children´s sporting events. Even today, when we attend a sporting event, we note that if Mr. Czanko were in charge it would have started on time or else! We were blessed to have known him and have his...

Jim Czanko was a giant of a man and a class act. It was great to work with him during my time in the GRP Sports Dept. Condolences to his family.