Danylo Orest Kulczycky

Danylo Orest Kulczycky (“DK”), 40, of Fayetteville, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2025, surrounded by family, after a decade-long battle with brain cancer—a fight marked by fierce strength, endless courage, and an unbreakable will to live. Born and raised in Cazenovia, he was a natural explorer from the start—building forts, climbing trees, and diving headfirst into every challenge life threw his way.

Danylo attended Bucknell University, where he earned a degree in Environmental Studies and played four years of Division I lacrosse. He brought that same drive and tenacity to his career at Parratt-Wolff, where he rose to become President.

Danylo— DK to many—was never one to sit still. He was a risk-taker, a backpacker, a scuba diver, a skier, and an ice fisherman—the kind of person who made you believe you could do and try anything. He was fiercely smart, wildly funny, endlessly curious, and artistic to his core. If something needed to be built, he built it. If something needed fixing, he figured it out. And if a moment needed a laugh, he delivered—usually with a perfectly timed joke.

Danylo pushed people—to think bigger, laugh louder, and live bolder. His legacy is one of resilience, adventure, humor, and heart. He was the strongest person many of us will ever know and he lived more deeply, more fully, and more fiercely than most of us ever dare to.

Danylo was predeceased by his paternal grandparents, Phyllyp and Anna Kulczycky; and maternal grandparents, Michael and Maria Hnatiw.

Surviving are his loving wife, Roksolana Stets and their daughter, Kalyna, both of Fayetteville; parents, Ted and Olga Kulczycky of Cazenovia; older brother, Adam (Livia) Kulczycky of Odenton, MD; younger sister, Nadia (John Morris) Kulczycky of Cazenovia; aunts, Stephanie (Ihor Puhacz) Hnatiw and Victoria (Roman) Kawka; uncle, James (Carol) Hnatiw; mother-in-law, Maria Stets; and brother-in-law, Taras (Solomiia) Stets.

To celebrate Danylo’s life, relatives and friends are invited to gather on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Buranich Funeral Home, 5431 W. Genesee St., Camillus. A Panakhyda service will follow at 6 p.m.

A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 2 at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, 207 Tompkins St., Syracuse.

Danylo will be laid to rest in St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, Syracuse.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Foundation for Metabolic Cancer Therapies, 3213 West Main St., #262, Rapid City, SD 57702 or to foundationformetaboliccancertherapies.com