KACZOR, Wayne Alan

Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, Arizona Published Sunday, February 7, 2010 Wayne Alan Kaczor, 41, passed away Jan. 12, 2010 in Lake Havasu City. He was born on Jan. 2,1969, in Mt. Clemens, Mich., to David Kaczor and Joyce (Paul) Kaczor. Wayne located to Lake Havasu City with his family in 1983 and graduated from Lake Havasu High School in 1987. He worked in numerous professions in Lake Havasu City while apprenticing under his father’s tutorship in the art of stained glass, becoming a master craftsman in the trade in a short period of years. This is the profession of his life that he enjoyed most. His works included commissions in religious sanctuaries, commercial and historic buildings, and hundreds of residential works during the past 15 years. Wayne is survived by his daughter, Kaley Lippmann of Yorba Linda, Calif.; his former wife, Charline (Lippmann) Jurgensen, of Moreno Valley, Calif.; parents, David Kaczor and life partner, Darlene Meade of Lake Havasu City, and Joyce Kaczor of Sedona; brother, Stephen Kaczor and wife Michelle of Panama; brother, John Kaczor of Portland, Ore.; sister, Tarianne (Kaczor) Mitchell and husband Jeffrey of Morgan Hill, Calif.; one nephew and five nieces. A memorial Mass will be held at Our Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic Church at 1 p.m. Feb. 13. Pastor Rev. Chauncey Winkler will offer words of comfort and inspiration, followed by a gathering of family and friends at the church hall, after his service. Condolences and thoughts can be made to his family at ioyce@joycekaczor.com. Arrangements were placed under the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home and Crematory.