Vicki L Krupp

Vicki Lynn Davis Krupp, age 64, of Kansas City, MO passed away on April 2, 2011 at St. Luke’s South Hospital from complications caused by rheumatoid arthritis. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at St. Thomas More Church on Thursday, April 7 at 11:00 AM. Visitation will be at McGilley State Line Chapel on Wednesday, April 6 from 4:30 – 9:00 PM. Rosary will begin at 4:30 PM. Public remembrances will begin at 8:30 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to “Mayo Foundation, Rheumatology Research”, attn: Dr. Eric Matteson, MD, Mayo Building E-15-A, 200 1st St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905.

Vicki Krupp was born on Dec. 4, 1946 in Cape Girardeau, MO. She attended St. Vincent de Paul High School in Perryville, MO and received her Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Missouri – Columbia. Go Tigers! She played the saxophone in Marching Mizzou and was a member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority. She taught French and Spanish at Notre Dame de Sion High School and then founded her company Motivation Through Incentives in 1986. Her company was ranked in the “Top 25 Women-Owned Businesses” and she was invited to the White House for a women’s business conference. Vicki loved to snorkel, read, entertain and spoil her grandchildren. She shared her passion for travel with her husband of 44 years, Dennis Krupp. Her career took her to France, Spain, Germany, England, Ireland, Scotland, Switzerland, Monaco, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Tahiti, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Russia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, the Caribbean islands and many more. Her most loved destination was Cozumel. She was energetic, intelligent and, in a wonderful way, a truly commanding presence who will be missed by all. She was preceded in death by her mother, Helen Davis and mother-in-law, Alberta Krupp. She will forever be in the hearts of her husband Dennis Krupp; daughter Melissa DeLeon (John); father Howard Davis; sister, Rhonda Frentzel (Alan); 4 grandchildren Peyton, Brynna, Austin and Jordan, and many nieces, nephews, cousins, students and friends around the world.