DONALD CRAWFORD

DONALD J. CRAWFORD (Age 76)  
On Tuesday, January 24, 2017, of Rockville, MD. Beloved husband of Mary W. Crawford; father of Robert B. (Mark C. Nielsen) and Brian C. (Sarah) Crawford; grandfather of John "Jack", Sophia, Delaney, and Finnegan; brother of John Paul and Thomas C. Crawford. Born in Pittsburgh and raised outside Philadelphia, Don graduated from Villanova University and received his J.D. from the University of Maryland Law School. He was a fixture on Capitol Hill for 14 years as the head of the Securities Industry Association's (SIA) Washington office. Later in his career, Don practiced law in Rockville and was very involved in the City of Rockville politics. Don and Mary were longtime residents of Fallsmead, parishioners of St. Raphael's Parish and loyal supporters of Gonzaga College High School and Don was a proud Eagle Scout of Devon, Pennsylvania's Troop 50. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Sunday, January 29, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Raphael's Catholic Church, 1513 Dunster Road (at Falls Road), Rockville, MD, on Monday, January 30 at 10:30 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association, National Capital Area Chapter, 8180 Greensboro Dr., Suite 400, McLean, VA 22102 or www.alz.org/nca.www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com