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EDWARD JENNINGS "JIM" CROW Jr.

Newport News, Virginia

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CROW, Edward Jennings "Jim", 84, went to be with the lord on April 23, 2022. He was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. In 1967, Jim moved to Virginia to begin his career as an Electrical Engineer at Newport News Shipyard after attending the University of Mississippi and proudly serving in the...

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I have many fond memories of Jim at work, including being on a number of sea trials. He was as meticulous as anyone I ever worked with. And every chance he got he would talk about his girls.

Mr. Crow always treated me like one of the girls. Always welcoming, as I spent many an afternoon after school over the Crow house, and including me in holiday dinners and celebrations. Truly made me feel like a part of the family with his big heart. He will be missed, love, Sima

We were sorry to hear of Jim's passing. We had such memories at NNS, submarines and surface ships. I always enjoyed our time together.

Jim was a great engineer to work with at NNS. During one of our 688 class submarine sea trials he said let´s go to the forward end of the boat in the area aft of the sonar dome. The submarine was preparing for an Emergency Blow evolution. He said let´s sit here on our sea trial box and enjoy the ride up to the ocean surface. Jim knew how to make for a great time during a long 2 week trip on a submarine. He always showed me the best way to record and process our test results during this...