David Coleman Crawford, 88, in recent declining health, passed away September 12th, 2018. He was preceded in death by his wife Carolyn and his brother Dick. He is survived by his loving daughter Grace Minni and husband Frank, his sons Eugene and Richard and wife Carol and granddaughter Eugenia. David a native of Dixon, Illinois, in 1952 followed in the footsteps of his father David Crawford and graduated from Norwich University in Civil Engineering. He was commissioned a reserve Second Lieutenant in the Army and went to the University of Illinois for a Master of Science Engineering degree. Then he served as Captain in the Army Corps of Engineer.
David’s professional career began in New Orleans offshore exploration and production and grew to design and construction of offshore drilling rigs in Scotland, Singapore, and Brownsville, Texas. He became a senior executive of the Marathon Manufacturing Company based in Houston.
David became a Norwich University Trustee in 1979. His value to the university was recognized in 1982 with the Norwich University Distinguished Alumnus Award and in 1988 a new dormitory was named Crawford Hall in his and his father’s honor. Norwich University conferred upon David the honorary degree of
Doctor of Business Administration.
Visitation will be at Brookside Funeral Home-Cypress Creek On Friday, September 21st 2018 at 2:00 P.M.
The family requests donations in lieu of flowers to Norwich University www.norwich.edu/alumni and scroll to Give. Annotate in comment box “In Remembrance of David C Crawford”.
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