Albany, NY

Karius, Dennis William COLONIE Dennis William Karius, 69, passed peacefully, at his home, on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, following a brief illness. Dennis was born on May 24, 1951, to the late Robert, and Margaret (Will) Karius. He graduated from Catholic Central High School and earned a mechanical engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After college he worked for General Electric in Schenectady, Atlas Copco in Voorheesville, in California, and a two-month assignment in Germany. In 1984, Dennis opened a business in Guilderland, Computer Services, Inc. He worked for 27 years at SUNY Albany as an instructional support technician for the Educational Opportunity Program, retiring in 2013. In 2014, Dennis was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer. Although changes in his patterns of thought and communication were obvious, remarkably, he continued his quest toward social justice and participated in an assortment of forums, just a few listed here: president and treasurer of the N.Y. Capital Area UNA-USA Local Chapter, The Interfaith Alliance of NYS, Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace, Capital District Coalition Against Islamophobia, Poor People's Campaign, Save the Pine Bush, The Circle's Edge, Inc. Dennis also hosted two Public Access Shows (Citizens for Public Transportation and Solarize the Capital Region), he maintained email listservs for citizens for public transportation, solar panels, and anti-war issues, and was passionate regarding fair and safe voting procedures.