- Date Of Birth: August 22, 1924
- Date Of Death: May 30, 2015
- State: Maryland
Irvin Edward “Bud” Crawford, age 90, of Westminster, Maryland died peacefully on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
He was born on August 22, 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland, son of the late Irvin W. and Anna Marie (Kolbl) Crawford. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Jeanne Rose (O’Connor) Crawford.
Mr. Crawford was a veteran of WWII, and served in the U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers in the European Theater, arriving in Normandy following D-Day. He participated in the Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine including the Battle of the Bulge. He was a member of St. John Catholic Church in Westminster and 4th degree Knight of Columbus. Active for most of his life, he was a life-long cyclist, and enjoyed working on puzzles, and gardening. He was a “tinkerer and puttered around”, avid Raven’s fan, and collected American flags. The line “he flew a flag in his yard until the day that he died” sums up his patriotic spirit.
Surviving him in addition to his wife are children, Dennis E. Crawford and wife Linda of Baltimore, Lois E. Parks and husband Richard of Wetumpka, AL, Timothy S. Crawford of Vero Beach, FL, and Lisa Hecker and husband Fred S. Hecker of Westminster; sister, Patricia Bunke and sister-in-law, Helen Crawford both of MD; 7 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a daughter, Maureen M. Crawford, a sister, Delores Dix and brother, Raymond Crawford.
