UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this 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, VIRGINIA C.
   c/o CryoLife, Inc.
   1655 Roberts Boulevard, N.W.
   Kennesaw, GA  30144
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   CRYOLIFE, INC.
   CRY
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
   August, 2001
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

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

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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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 Month     |ect(I)|                           |
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Common Stock               |8-15-0|M   | |18,000            |A  |$10.58     |373,280            |I     |Beneficiary of Trusts (1)  |
                           |1     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |      |    | |                  |   |           |165,879            |I     |Beneficiary of IRA (1)     |
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Common Stock               |      |    | |                  |   |           |22,500             |I     |Administrator of Pension Pl|
                           |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |an                         |
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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  |     |                    |       |Month       |(I)|            |
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Stock Option          |$10.58  |8-15-|M   | |10,500     |D  |9-11-|9-11-|Common Stock|10,500 |N/A    |0           |   |            |
                      |        |01   |    | |           |   |97   |02   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Stock Option          |$10.58  |8-15-|M   | |7,500      |D  |9-11-|9-11-|Common Stock|7,500  |N/A    |0           |   |            |
                      |        |01   |    | |           |   |97   |02   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Ms. Lacy is the beneficiary of three trusts and an IRA in the name of her
deceased spouse.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Virginia C. Lacy
Virginia C. Lacy
DATE
September 10, 2001