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
Heacox, Albert E.
2211 New Market Parkway, Suite 142
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
April 1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other 
(specify below)
Vice President, Laboratory Operations

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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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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)|                           |
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Common Stock, $.01 Par Valu|4/30/9|S   | |2,000             |D  |$30.00     |33,000             |D     |                           |
e                          |6     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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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)|            |
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Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Albert E. Heacox
DATE
5/2/96