Stig A. Kry, 84, passed away August 24, 2013, peacefully at his Manhattan home, surrounded by family.
Born January 18, 1929, in Aplared, Sweden, Mr. Kry emigrated to the United States after receiving an engineering degree from NKI Skolan, Stockholm.
He joined KSA, a management consulting company, in 1958, and was there for more than 40 years, including serving as chairman of the board. He served on various corporate boards including Dominion Textiles, NPD, Oshkosh B’Gosh, and Paul Harris Retail. He also served on the board of the School of Human Sciences at Auburn University.
Mr. Kry was a man of integrity and kindness. Fluent in three languages, he was a true intellectual, and he possessed a keen sense of humor. He loved the outdoors, tennis, world travel and reading.
Mr. Kry will be greatly missed by his wife, Rebecca, and his children, Lisa Levenson and Lars Kry, his stepchildren, Anne Rochell Konigsmark and Carlton Rochell, nine grandchildren, and his sisters, Brita Josefsson and Siv Martinsson.
A memorial service will be held on September 7 at 4:30pm at Church of Sweden, 5 East 48th St., New York. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Church of Sweden.
Click here to view Stig’s obituary in the NY Times.
Note from Dave Cole (September 12th, 2013)
I attended the service in NYC last Saturday. It was elegant, simple and family oriented, which was in keeping with Stig. All 4 of the children between Becky and Stig spoke eloquently regarding the tremendous positive influence he had on their lives.
At the reception afterwards I had the opportunity to speak individually w/ Becky and all of the children to express condolences and let them know what a positive influence he had been on so many in his professional career.
Stig was truly a unique individual. His intellect, vision, and force of will were key in laying the foundation for KSA to transition to new markets and services in light of the major structural changes in the industries we originally served. He was only the 3rd CEO of KSA in the firms first 53 years, having followed Kurt and Karl.
I feel blessed to have had the privilege to know and work with him.
Best to all,
Dave