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Krotoski was active in statewide and local pro-life organizations. He was the co-founder of The Hippocratic Resource and an elected member for two terms to the Louisiana [[Republican Party|Republican]] State Central Committee, a 144-member body which governs the activities of the state party. He was a member of St. Jude the Apostle Parish in Baton Rouge and the [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] men's order, the [[Knights of Columbus]].  His second wife, Judith Ann Goins Bell Krotoski (1945-2013), an occupational therapist who specialized in rehabilitation of the hand, was a native of [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]]. The couple married in 1985;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Krotoski+&GSfn=Judith&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=119586691&df=all&|title=Judith Ann Goins Bell Krotoski|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=January 6, 2016}}</ref> they were active in the Worldwide Marriage Encounter movement. Dr. Krotoski is survived by his daughter from the first marriage, Aleksandra Krystyna Theresa "Aleks" Krotoski, an American citizen, broadcaster, journalist, and Ph.D. social psychologist, about whom there is a [[Wikipedia]] biography. She was born in 1974 in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]], and lives in the [[United Kingdom]] with her husband, Ben Hammersley, and daughter, Ripley (born 2014); a stepson, John Bell, IV; and his sister, Danuta (same first name as his first wife) K. Shaw, and her husband, Robert. A mass of Christian burial was recited at St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church on January 8, 2016. He is interred beside Judith at Resthaven Gardens of Memory in Baton Rouge.<ref name=obit/>

Krotoski was active in statewide and local pro-life organizations. He was the co-founder of The Hippocratic Resource and an elected member for two terms to the Louisiana [[Republican Party|Republican]] State Central Committee, a 144-member body which governs the activities of the state party. He was a member of St. Jude the Apostle Parish in Baton Rouge and the [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] men's order, the [[Knights of Columbus]].  His second wife, Judith Ann Goins Bell Krotoski (1945-2013), an occupational therapist who specialized in rehabilitation of the hand, was a native of [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]]. The couple married in 1985;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Krotoski+&GSfn=Judith&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=119586691&df=all&|title=Judith Ann Goins Bell Krotoski|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=January 6, 2016}}</ref> they were active in the Worldwide Marriage Encounter movement. Dr. Krotoski is survived by his daughter from the first marriage, Aleksandra Krystyna Theresa "Aleks" Krotoski, an American citizen, broadcaster, journalist, and Ph.D. social psychologist, about whom there is a [[Wikipedia]] biography. She was born in 1974 in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]], and lives in the [[United Kingdom]] with her husband, Ben Hammersley, and daughter, Ripley (born 2014); a stepson, John Bell, IV; and his sister, Danuta (same first name as his first wife) K. Shaw, and her husband, Robert. A mass of Christian burial was recited at St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church on January 8, 2016. He is interred beside Judith at Resthaven Gardens of Memory in Baton Rouge.<ref name=obit/>

Krotoski joined with Dr. Francis Rinaudo (1948-2020), a dentist from St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish, in establishing the Hippocratic Resource Council, which has for decades assisted the pro-life cause.<ref>Louisiana Family Forum, "Family Facts: Loss of a Giant: Dr. Rinaudo Steps into His Heavenly Home," January 28, 2020.</ref>   

Krotoski joined with Dr. Francis D. Rinaudo (1948-2020), a dentist from St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish, in establishing the Hippocratic Resource Council, which has for decades assisted the pro-life cause.<ref>Louisiana Family Forum, "Family Facts: Loss of a Giant: Dr. Rinaudo Steps into His Heavenly Home," January 28, 2020.</ref>   

The Reverend Gene Mills, president of the Louisiana Family Forum in Baton Rouge, called Krotoski "a pro-life giant, who forever changed the life landscape in the Louisiana legislature, nationally, and internationally. ... He reminded us that words have meaning. He refused to refer to the practice of abortion with sanitized words. He consistently referred to 'abortion clinics' as 'abortion facilities' emphasizing the truth that 'clinics' are life affirming and life saving whereas 'abortion facilities' are not."<ref name=gmills/> Krotoski presented the pro-life perspective on a variety of bills and will be remembered and honored as a voice for "an ever-greater respect for all human life, from fertilization until natural death."<ref name=gmills>Gene Mills, "A Pro-Life Champion Goes Home!," Louisiana Family Forum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 5, 2016.</ref>

The Reverend Gene Mills, president of the Louisiana Family Forum in Baton Rouge, called Krotoski "a pro-life giant, who forever changed the life landscape in the Louisiana legislature, nationally, and internationally. ... He reminded us that words have meaning. He refused to refer to the practice of abortion with sanitized words. He consistently referred to 'abortion clinics' as 'abortion facilities' emphasizing the truth that 'clinics' are life affirming and life saving whereas 'abortion facilities' are not."<ref name=gmills/> Krotoski presented the pro-life perspective on a variety of bills and will be remembered and honored as a voice for "an ever-greater respect for all human life, from fertilization until natural death."<ref name=gmills>Gene Mills, "A Pro-Life Champion Goes Home!," Louisiana Family Forum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 5, 2016.</ref>