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Grace Krewson Obituary
Krewson, Grace
VERONA - Grace Krewson, age 81, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 26th, 2022, at her home in Verona.
Grace was born on April 5th, 1940, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Sophia and Reverend Paul Born, the eighth of their nine children. From childhood she loved reading, music, and helping and encouraging others; Grace sang in a vocal trio, was a cheerleader at Washington High, and worked as a custard-stand carhop, among many other pursuits, long before she went to Madison to attend her beloved University of Wisconsin. There Grace met, and on June 25, 1960, married Robert Krewson of Madison, who was with her through all her days until his death in 2012.
Grace's college studies were interrupted by marriage, but her service to the University was not; she held many jobs there over five decades, from technical typist at the Army Math Research Building to office manager for the botany and zoology programs at Birge Hall. However, it was as student advisor to the English department that she found her calling. Above all else, Grace loved being a mom, and her position allowed her to serve as mom for generations of students by helping them not merely choose classes, but to find the courage to treat language and literature as not merely a means to a degree but as a true discipline. When she retired to finish reading Twain and Murakami, she spoke every day of how she missed her time at Helen C. White Hall.
Grace is survived by her sons, John and Michael of Madison, and her daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Erik Hoyer, of Green Bay, all of whom were with her in her final moments.
Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022 at Ryan Funeral Home, 220 Enterprise Drive in Verona. In lieu of flowers, her family is accepting donations towards a memorial bench on the campus Grace loved. Or… you know, Mom was a dedicated thrifter and kindness advocate, and it would make her very happy if you got a loved one, or even yourself, something lovely but not too expensive, perhaps some music or a nice sweater or a good used book.
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Sherry Reames
February 5, 2022
Dear John, Michael, and Jennifer,
Your mother was a wonderful English Department colleague, as well as one of the best undergraduate advisors ever. I got to see her in action over many years, since our offices were adjacent and our work responsibilities sometimes overlapped, and I was always impressed by her energy, her good cheer, her meticulousness about details, and her commitment to both the students and the integrity of the curriculum for English majors. Having taken many of the courses herself, she could and did encourage students to conquer their fear of the "hard ones." She also urged them to believe in themselves and develop the full range of their abilities by entering writing contests, applying for scholarships and fellowships, taking Honors courses, writing senior theses, and so on. She even found good ways of reassuring concerned parents that majoring in English rather than engineering (say) could be a wise decision, laying the essential foundation for a wide variety of later careers.
Although most of my interactions with your mother were focused on the students and the curriculum, I got to see many glimpses of her personal life as well. She obviously adored her husband, Bob, and loved to share funny anecdotes and snippets of news about her children. She was proud of all three of you and obviously loved you very much. Although you will always miss her, I hope you have plenty of warm memories to cheer you up even on cold winter days like today. Blessings to you and the rest of your family.
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