Eric Paul Joseph Kraus, age 60, of Oakwood, Ohio passed away on Friday, November 8, 2024, in Kettering, Ohio.

“A man's mind, stretched by new ideas, may never return to its original dimensions.”

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Eric was born in Dayton, Ohio to Rheinold and Agnes Kraus on August 17, 1964. He went to high school at Northmont in Clayton, Ohio and graduated in 1982. He earned a master’s degree in mathematics from Wright State University. He worked as a Professor at Sinclair Community College for over 30 years, starting out as a tutor in the Developmental Studies Department back in the 1980s. He absolutely loved his students as well as his co-workers.

Eric enjoyed hiking and being outdoors, being with his son, drinking coffee, and traveling to the beaches of Florida, especially Coco Beach. He cherished a great steak and a good cocktail as well as an appetizer, salad, and dessert, of course.

Eric is survived by his son Nicholas Kraus, age 21, of Oakwood, brother Mark Kraus (Jan Stucke, Kettering), sister Rene’ Kraus (Frank Summers, Big Sky, MT), sister Regina Kraus (David Ellis, Dewey, AZ) and many cousins. He is preceded in death by his parents, Rheinold Joseph Kraus and Agnes Helen Kraus (Spatz) from Dayton, Ohio.

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to Kettering Hospital for their kind and compassionate care of Eric.

Family and friends will gather at Baker-Hazel Snider Funeral Home (5555 Philadelphia Drive, Dayton, Ohio 45415) on Thursday, November 21st from 5:00 until 7:00 PM for visitation with a brief Celebration of Life service to follow. On Friday, November 22nd, immediate family and close friends will gather at Royal Oak Memorial Gardens (7217 National Road, Brookville, Ohio 45309) for the burial.

Eric was a strong supporter of Tunnels to Towers. Folds of Honor, (a division of Tunnels to Towers) is an organization that provides educational scholarships to the spouses and children of America’s fallen or disabled military along with America’s first responders. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made at https://foldsofhonor.org/

Online memories and condolences may be left for the family at www.bakerhazelsnider.com

“The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry.”

Bertrand Russell