06/03/2026
Sending prayers to his family and loved ones. Aaron thank you for all you did for the community and thank you for opening your parking lot and giving so many small businesses the opportunity to put their name out there. You will be missed. To the patron saints family and his family and friends we are so sorry for your loss.
After a 4 year battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, Patron Saints Brewery founder and owner Aaron "Griz" Grizaniuk, passed away this past weekend.
Please pray for and mourn with his wife, kids, family and his extended family in the Toledo brewing community who miss him dearly already.
When Aaron was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer in the spring of 2022, the response from breweries across Northwest Ohio was immediate and overwhelming. Breweries, beer lovers, and friends rallied around him because he had spent years doing the same for others.
Aaron fought with remarkable courage, but he never let that battle define him. Instead, he will be remembered for the life he lived and for the family he loved, along with friendships cultivated, and the countless people whose lives are better because they knew him.
Let's raise our glasses and have today be more than a toast. Instead, make it a thank you.
Thank you, Aaron, for your passion for life, your enormous generosity, and your unwavering commitment to the NW Ohio beer community... and your friends and family.
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Cheers, Griz. You will be deeply missed, but never forgotten.
