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You changed my life Michael - We shall all miss you so.
Theresa LaQuey
November 03, 2012 | Oakland, CA


Fremont, California
1942 - 2012
Michael F. CroweResident of NewarkMichael F. Crowe passed away Friday, October 26, after a long illness. He was founder and former President of the Art Deco Society of California. He served as a President of the California Preservation Foundation. He also served on the Board of the Oakland...
Read MoreYou changed my life Michael - We shall all miss you so.
Theresa LaQuey
November 03, 2012 | Oakland, CA

I am so very sorry to learn of the loss of one of our brightest lights. I send condolences to Dan, and to Michael's family, and to the city of Cinncati which has lost a son. While I am sad to learn of his passing, I rejoice in the fact that it was much later than originally predicted, and that he was able to not only find but legally marry his one true love, of this he told me many times, how grateful he was to have found that.
Lisa Koester
November 02, 2012 | Napa, CA

At the 1988 Art Deco Preservation Ball, Paramount Theater, Oakland CA
Dear Michael,
Thank you for so much - for creating an organization that so many of us consider our 2nd family, for fighting the good fight for preservation (and enlightening, encouraging and inspiring myriad others to do the same), for your witty conversation, your sweet friendship and all the dances and cocktails shared. You will be so missed, and I hope you are right about the afterlife because I want you in my life always.
Sara Klotz de Aguilar
November 02, 2012 | Oakland, CA
Dear Michael. You are in my heart, and in my photo album. You have enriched our lives with so much beauty and awareness. Thank you for all of your gifts and godspeed.
Kristen Caven
November 02, 2012 | CA
Hello, Dan:
We were very saddened to hear of Michael's passing. We are keeping you in our thoughts.
Eugene & Frank
Eugene Marangoni
November 02, 2012 | Union City, CA
Dan, I am so very sorry to hear of Michael's passing. He was a wonderful part of the Art Deco Society. I'll always remember him in his white suit at the Gatsby; the party won't be as fun without him.
Bernardine Lewis
November 02, 2012 | Lincoln, CA
Dan and family - I am so saddened to hear of Michael's passing. He was a gem in the preservation community and we will miss him so much. His contributions to our understanding of Art Deco architecture in the Bay Area are invaluable!
Bridget Maley
November 01, 2012 | San Francisco, CA
We will greatly miss Uncle Michael, Christmas will never be the same without him there sharing in the celebration. Uncle Mike would send me postcards on all his visits around the world and I still have them, what a joy it was to open the mailbox and have a postcard from him be it from Hawaii, Indonesia, or just from California it was always a pleasure to get those postcards. Love you Uncle Mike. ?
Gena and Pete
November 01, 2012
I will miss Michael and his vast knowledge, his caring, his interest in others and his humor. My condolences to Dan and his family. He will never be forgotten.
Marvin Burrows
October 31, 2012 | Hayward, CA