William R. Crout

Bill Crout was the brother of my Uncle Robert married to my Aunt Barbara, sister to my father, Robert Hamilton Montague. I remember him several times coming home to Mississippi at Holiday times. I regret not knowing more about him and his achievements. Now that I read about them, I am amazed at all he accomplished, but saddened that I did not take the time to ask about him. He has always been in my thoughts through the years as Uncle Bill in Boston. It is sad he is gone. Brian Hamilton...

The ultimate scholar and friend. Harvard lost one of its brightest and warmest lights.
-Danny Kramer

One of the many undergraduates he befriended, I am grateful to have known this gentle, thoughtful man. He will be missed.

Bill was one-of-kind. He pursued his eclectic interests quietly but persistently and exercised leadership without appearing to do so. He had little interest in material things and lived very frugally but yet with style and dignity. I didn't know he was a parishioner of Christ Church because for many years he has faithfully attended Memorial Church, where he became the "institutional memory" of Mem Church since at least the end of World War II. He leaves a significant hole in the fabric of...

Persis McClennen

We will all miss Williams mind and kind heart. He certainly cared for those he taught, and they loved him in return. I pray that Jehovah God be with you during this difficult time.