U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM 4
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. 
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Lacy, Rodney G.
   2211 New Market Parkway
   Marietta, GA  30067
   USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   CryoLife, Inc.
   CRYL
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
   
4. Statement for Month/Year
   May/1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
   
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other 
   (specify below)
   
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect | | Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership | | | | | Beneficially |(D)or | | | | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | | | Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Common Stock |05/06/|T | |1,500 |A |$4.50 | | | | |96 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |05/06/|M | |10,000 |A |$7.25 |155,443 |D | | |96 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | |12,000 |I |By Spouse | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | |10,000 |I |as Trustee of the Precision| | | | | | | | | | Devices | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |Qualified Pension Plan | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of| Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect | |or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial | |cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership | |Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | | |Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| | |tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| | |Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | | |rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Option |$4.50 |05/06|T | |1,500 |D |(1) |03/20|Common Stock|1,500 |N/A |0 | | | | |/96 | | | | | |/97 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Option |$7.25 |05/06|M | |10,000 |D |(2) |05/05|Common Stock|10,000 |N/A |10,000 |D | | | |/96 | | | | | |/00 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Option |$33.50 |05/16|T | |12,000 |A |(3) |5/16/|Common Stock|12,000 |N/A |12,000 |D | | | |/96 | | | | | |01 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Option |$33.50 |05/17|A |V|2,000 |A |(4) |05/17|Common Stock|2,000 |N/A |2,000 |D | | | |/96 | | | | | |/01 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: (1) Options vest over a five year period becoming exercisable in 20% increments with the final 20% exercisable on March 20, 1996. (2) Options vest and become exercisable in two equal installmetnts of 50% each on May 5, 1996 and May 5, 1997. (3) Options vest and become exercisable in four equal installments of 25% each on the first, second, third and fourth anniversary date of the award - 25% on 5/16/97; 50% on 5/16/98; 75% on 5/16/99; and 100% on 5/16/00. (4) Options vest and become exercisable in two equal installments of 50% each on the first and second anniversary date of the award - 50% on 5/17/97 and 100% on 5/17/98. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON Rodney G. Lacy DATE 6/10/96