Thelma Krause is an influencer and the wife of late NBA hall of fame legend Jerry Krause.
She has done well over for her family despite losing her husband a few years ago which still looks fresh for her.
Her career has also been good over the years being active in her respective duties.
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Thelma Krause Biography
She was born on January 20, 1944, in Scottsdale, Arizona in the United States of America.
Thelma Krause is currently 78 years old and celebrates her golden birthday in January 2022.
She is a wife, mother, and grandmother to her children who had with her husband who is late.
She currently lives in Highland Park as of today after moving from many places which included her birthplace.
Thelma attended Northeastern Illinois University where she went on to graduate in 1962.
She also attended Bronx Community College, where she studied psychology and graduated in 1964.
She has two children which were from her former marriage before she got married to Jerry Krause.
The name of her ex-husband is John Schiff and they both had two children named Stacy Schiff Cooper and David Scott Schiff.
She has given so much to her family over the years ensuring her children and husband were her priories.
Her first family lived happily before she got divorced and married Jerry who they were both together all the time.
Thelma Children
Thelma Krause has two children which were from her first marriage with John Schiff.
Her elder daughter Stacy was born in 1970 and she is married to Scott Cooper, she’s also a mother of two.
She attended Niles North High School and went on further to graduate from Kendall College in 1992.
She is a renowned pharmacy who worked at Shire Pharmaceuticals and Baxalta, she also worked in a senior home.
Stacy has two children named Colette and Joshua and they all live together in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA.
While her Thelma second child, his son David Scott Schiff was born in 1974.
He graduated from Roosevelt University in 2003 where he studied Computer Science.
David is happily married to his wife Michelle Joy Graff and they both have two daughters.
Their names are Mia and Riley and their last child was born in 2017 and live together with both parents to date.
Thelma is blessed to have such a big family and she is also a grandmother to four of them from her children.
Jerry Krause Wife
Thelma Krause is the happily married wife of late NBA hall of fame, legendary scout, and manager Jerry Krause.
They both had an amazing life together during their time of being married and active in their career.
She was formerly married before meeting Jerry who they both got together before deciding to get married.
Thelma was already divorced and with two children before getting married to his new husband.
Jerry was a lovely father to her children which he accepted like his own and they were very close during the time he was alive.
Things were good, but they didn’t give birth to any child together as they decided it wasn’t an option.
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They both became grandparents when Thelma’s children started giving birth to their kids.
The couple had an amazing life together as she was in the side of her husband who once confessed he wanted to win an NBA Championship in 1990.
His wife was there supporting him during the peak of his career and when things started going sideways.
Thelma Krause was there for Jerry Krause when his health started becoming an issue which forced him to retire from his job.
Jerry Death
Jerry Krause died on March 21, 2017, with her wife Thelma by his side after fighting with health issues.
During the time of his being sick, his wife was there with him all through as he also confirmed it back in 2016.
His struggle with health issues such as osteomyelitis was one amongst the numbers of illnesses he had to face when alive.
Everything was done to keep him alive during those times which wasn’t a good one for the whole family before he eventually gave up at age 77.
Thelma Krause accepted Jerry Krause Naismith’s Basketball Hall of Fame Jacket on his behalf following his death which was felt by the whole NBA scene.
