Remembering Jack D. Kormos
- Oct. 20, 2021

Jack D. Kormos ’02, age 43, died unexpectedly on December 21, 2020, at his home in Honolulu, Hawaii. Jack was born on August 25, 1977, in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He was a 1995 graduate of Rice Lake High School and a 2002 graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Jack was an archivist employed by the City/County of Honolulu. Jack is survived by his mother, Mary Patrick of Spooner, Wisconsin; sister Ann Kormos of Winters, California; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. Jack was preceded in death by his grandparents; his father, Andrew Kormos; and his stepfather, John Patrick.
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