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John L. Crawford age 84, died on Friday, December 5, 2014. He was born at home on January 14, 1930 in Los Angeles, California to Addie Belle (Curtis) and Morris R. Crawford. The third child and youngest son of four children, John was raised during the Depression by his mother whom he loved dearly. John graduated in 1948 from Excelsior High School in Long Beach, CA. John was proud of his service as a US Army combat infantryman in the Korean War where he earned two bronze stars and three purple hearts. After the war, he first attended Fullerton J.C. where he was captain of the football team and then transferred to and graduated from Long Beach State in 1957. In 1968, he became a CPA and in 1972 started his private practice in Tucson, AZ. John was always a hard worker who started young, working in a tire shop when he was 12 and continued until his illness this year made it too difficult to work. In August 2014, he reluctantly retired from private practice. John is survived by his wife, Hulda A. Crawford whose love and care sustained John for over 40 years. Left to remember him and to pass on the love he gave to them are his children, Peggy (David) Mancini, John R. (Monica) Crawford, Kari Elkins and Hulda's children, Robert (Kathy) Goodwin, Marshall (Tracy) Goodwin, Glenn (Wendy Russell) Goodwin and Helen (Ron) Munroe. Also left to continue his love and the love he shared with Hulda are 16 grandchildren and 13 great- grandchildren and the many people whose lives he touched. John was a sweet, loving husband and father who will be missed for his, at times irreverent humor and his unconditional love. Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at EAST LAWN PALMS MORTUARY. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in John's honor to the Humane Society, 3450 N. Kelvin Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85716. (hssaz.org)
Published in Arizona Daily Star on Dec. 14, 2014.

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Works at Self
November 1963 to present
Studied Accountancy at California State University, Long Beach
Lives in Tucson, Arizona
From Norwalk, California
Married
Family Members:
Kari Lynn Elkins, Daughter
Käri Crawford Elkins, Daughter
Robert S Goodwin, Stepson
Glenn E Goodwin, Stepson
Peggy Mancini, Daughter
John R Crawford, Son
Helen Goodwin Munroe, Stepdaughter
Billie Roger Elkins, Grandson
Alex Windle, Grandson
Tony Windle, Grandson
Jakob Crawford, Grandson
Joe Mancini, Grandson
Daniel Mancini, Grandson
Tessa Elkins, Granddaughter
Addie Crawford, Granddaughter
Hulda Ashburn Crawford, Wife

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Birth	14 Jan 1930	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Census-shared	27 Apr 1940	(Addie Belle Curtis) San Antonio, Los Angeles County, California
Marriage	28 Aug 1953	Los Angeles County, California - Sadie Fay Moss
Residence	18 Jul 2001	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Death	5 Dec 2014	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Burial		East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mortuary, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona

Spouse	Sadie Fay Moss (1935 - 2000)
Child	Living

Spouse

Living

Spouse	Living
Child	Living
Child	Living

Father	Morris Robert Crawford (1902 - 1979)
Mother	Addie Belle Curtis (1904 - 1979)
Sibling	Robert Arthur Crawford (1924 - 1995)
Sibling	Betty Jean Crawford (1925 - 1996)
Sibling	Lois Ethyln Crawford (1931 - 1993)

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