Richard C. Crabtree

Dick and I bonded in friendship in the early 1950s, when we entered the Civil Air Patrol cadet program in Portland---First in the Portland Training Squadron, later Portland Squadron 1. Our mutual interest in aviation and immediate friendship lasted for many decades. Dick went on to became a pilot and flew across the United States, much to my admiration. We spent many hours since those early days discussing aviation and aviators, of which Dick had an encyclopedic knowledge. He was, truly,...

My name is Diane Bruck and I live at the top of Creston Park. Dick and I were very active together in the CKNA. I am VERY sorry to read of the passing of Dick; he was a good neighbor and friend. I pass the house he lived in on 42nd almost weekly and always wondered how he is doing. My condolences go to all his family.