Paul "Pete" Crum

Paul “Pete” Crum, born in Wakulla County, Florida in 1935, passed away surrounded by the love of his family. Pete lived a full and meaningful life centered around faith, family, hard work, and simple joys.

At the age of 13, Pete moved to Tallahassee to live with his brother James. He attended Leon High School, where he met the love of his life, Patricia Ann “Ann” Crum. The two were married on June 2, 1955, beginning a lifelong partnership filled with devotion and family.

Pete began his career at just 15 years old, loading ice cream trucks for Velda Farms Dairy in Tallahassee. What started as a young man’s first real job became a remarkable lifelong career. In the late 1950s, Pete earned his first delivery route position, affectionately known as the “Milk Man,” which moved the young family to Port St. Joe, where their son Rick was born in 1960.

In the early 1960s, Velda Farms moved the family back to Tallahassee, where their daughter Robbie was born in 1964. Pete’s dedication, hard work, and leadership led to continued promotions throughout his career, moving the family from Tallahassee to Key West, back to Tallahassee, then to Altamonte Springs, Miami, and eventually back again to Altamonte Springs, where Pete completed his successful career and retired from Velda Farms Dairy at the age of 64.

Pete came from a large and loving family. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Jackson Crum and Sallie Ethel Mack Crum, along with many beloved brothers and sisters from a family of ten boys and two girls.

He is survived by his devoted wife of many years, Patricia Ann Crum; his brother, Leonard Crum; his son, Rick Crum and daughter-in-law Alicia Key Crum; his daughter, Robbie Anne Rosenberg and son-in-law David Jon Rosenberg; his granddaughters, Paige Ann Pollock and Avery Lynn Kenser; his son-in-law, Brantley Dean Pollock and Hunter Ike Kenser; and his great-grandsons, Callum Dean Pollock and Kai Bradley Pollock. He was also joyfully awaiting the arrival of a soon-to-be great-granddaughter.

Above all else, Pete loved his family. He was happiest when surrounded by those he loved most. He also enjoyed cheering on FSU football, watching old western television shows, enjoying his favorite breakfast of eggs, grits, and sausage, and never turning down a good steak. Pete truly loved life and the people in it.

Pete will be remembered for his strong work ethic, quiet strength, sense of humor, and unwavering love for his family. His legacy lives on through the generations who were blessed to know and love him.