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Perry Crawford Obituary

Crawford, Perry O., Jr. Of Glendale. died at 89 on December 13th, 2006 after a brief illness. Born August 9, 1917 in Medford, OR, he graduated MIT in 1939. He spent his career at IBM. Last year he moved to the Laurel Oaks community in Glendale to be near his Wisconsin children. Beloved husband of the late Marguerite (Peggy) Murtagh he is survived by his children Perry (Jeanne) Crawford III (owner of Crawford Tree & Landscape) of Brown Deer, WI; Elisabeth (George Wilson) Crawford; Susan (Daniel) Seidman; Constance (Gary) Holdmann of Milwaukee, WI; and Ann (Steven Bailey) Crawford. His father's name is carried on to the next generation by Perry Crawford IV of Chicago, IL . After all those daughters he is survived by 13 grandsons and 5 granddaughters. There will be a memorial service at Evangel Assembly of God at 9920 W. Good Hope Rd., Milwaukee on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007 from 2 to 5 PM with prayers and memories at 3:30 PM.

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Published by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Jan. 11, 2007.

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Michael Price

January 12, 2007

Mr. Crawford,

You certainly raised a fine young son who I had the honor of knowing at Marquette.

Michael Price

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