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Lorraine Kraus Obituary
Memphis, TN
Dr. Lorraine Marquardt Kraus, born in Chicago, IL September 6, 1922, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2016 at Allen Morgan Health Center. She was a graduate of Mount Mary College in Wisconsin and received her PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Tennessee. She was an internationally known researcher in the field of sickle cell disease along with her husband, the late Dr. Alfred Kraus, Sr. Together they discovered a new hemoglobin which they named Hemoglobin-S. She served on several boards of the National Institute of Health. She was a respected teacher and mentor for both medical students and graduate students in the field of biochemistry. Together with her late husband, she helped establish medical training in Indonesia and forged an affiliation between the University of Tennessee and Hirosaki University in Japan. She was a talented artist and later in life earned a Master's degree in Fine Arts from the Memphis College of Art.
She is survived by two sons, Dr. George Thomas Kraus (Emily) of Aurora, CO and Dr. Alfred Kraus, Jr. (Myra) of Memphis, TN; a sister, Mary Lou Swicklik of Rochester, NY; a grandson, Doug Kraus (Gretchen) of Cincinnati, OH; a granddaughter, Kirsten Kraus of Memphis, TN and a step-grandson, Chad Wray (Linda) of Hernando, MS.
Visitation will be 9-10 a.m. Friday, July 15 with the funeral to follow immediately at The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
Any memorial donations may be made to the UT Diggs-Kraus Sickle Cell Center or the Kidney Foundation of West Tennessee.
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Laurence Bradham Jr
July 18, 2016
My thoughts and prayers to the Kraus family. I have very fond memories of Lorraine and Fred while growing up and hated to hear the news of Dr. Kraus's passing. From the Bradham family we are truly sorry for your loss.
Charles and Miriam Handorf
July 14, 2016
First as a teacher, later as a collaborator, and even later as a neighbor...Lorraine was always an amazing and delightful person. Condolences to Fred and Tom and their families....
Donald Thomason
July 14, 2016
Our deepest sympathy to the family. Lorraine was a pioneer on so many fronts; what a great inspiration for me as a newly arrived faculty member!
Dick Peppler
July 13, 2016
My sympathy to the family. Dr Kraus was a strong supporter of UTHSC and the Graduate School in general. I enjoyed my association with her and her husband while at UTHSC.
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