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Robert Edward Crussell

1932 - 2018

Robert Edward Crussell obituary, 1932-2018, Las Vegas, NV

BORN

1932

DIED

2018

Robert Crussell Obituary

Robert Edward Crussell passed away July 8 in Las Vegas, NV, after a long, brave battle with cancer. He and his wife, Nan, had moved to Nevada this year from Newcastle, CA. Bob was born September 15, 1932 in Sacramento to Herbert and Ruth Crussell. He spent much of his youth living in the Bay Area and at Donner Lake, but for most of his adult life he lived in the Sacramento area. The last 40-plus years were in Newcastle. Bob served 4 years in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was a graduate of CSU Sacramento where he obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. He also was an avid private/commercial pilot and for 6 years he flew with, and for, Commander Bill Eveland doing the weekday KFBK Radio traffic reports. For 26 years prior to that, he worked in the data processing and accounting departments for McClatchy Newspapers, in the Sacramento Bee location. He retired from McClatchy in 1985. That is where he met his second wife, Nan, as she worked in the editorial department of The Sacramento Bee. They enjoyed a 44-year friendship, and a blessed 16 happy years as husband and wife. Bob was a lover of sports and the outdoors. He enjoyed auto racing, ice skating, racket ball, yoga and especially jogging. He was the proud winner of a third-place age group award in the Portland Marathon when he was 70! He loved traveling with Nan, and they enjoyed numerous trips to Britain, Europe and Nova Scotia where Nan has a large family. He was a member of the Eureka Masonic Lodge in Auburn, CA, having served as the Master in 2016. Bob was predeceased by his parents and by his first wife, Patricia Armstrong. He is survived by his widow, Nan Nichols Crussell; daughter, Cynthia Crussell; son, Michael Crussell; stepson Nick Sharrer; honorary daughter, Samantha Birkett; and three grandchildren, James, Alice and Elliot Sharrer. At Bob's request, no funeral will be held. A memorial service will be announced at a future date. A dear friend pretty much sums up our beloved Bob: "He could walk into a room of 10 people and come out with 11 friends." He has left a huge void in so many of us now.

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Published by The Sacramento Bee from Jul. 14 to Jul. 16, 2018.

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Larry Freeman

September 20, 2018

My thoughts and prayers go out to the Bob Crussell family. Bob was my first boss at The Sacramento Bee. We worked together in getting the job's done. We even walked across the railroad tracks to get boxes of computer paper to be used for printing. Bob would carry one on each shoulder. I went to Bob's house once and he was cordial enough to give me a few cordials. I don't know how I made it home.

Bob and Nan Crussell

July 15, 2018

Lynn Haines

July 15, 2018

Bob was not only a neighbor and friend, Bob was always that person at the fence that made your day great with conversation. If you needed help, don't ask any further. He will be missed by many who met him. my sincere thoughts go to Nan and the family.

Diane Jamison

July 15, 2018

He will always be our Bob and our grandkids "Papa". He left a legacy of experiences and wonderment about the whole world. A great man and a very special person. We miss him now and always.

Faye Kubik

July 14, 2018

I can honestly say every memory I have of Bob he is smiling in them. My condolences to his family and my love to my aunt Nan.
❤ Faye

Artena McClendon

July 14, 2018

The foot prints you left on Earth and in people
hearts will have to sustain us. Thanks until we meet again.

Bill Eveland

July 14, 2018

Bob, known to me as "Igor", will always be at the top of my list of valued friends. He is the only man I have ever known who had only friends. He was a firm believer in 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." He never deviated from this philosophy. He will be forever missed. Bill Eveland aka Commander Bill

July 14, 2018

A great friend for more than 50 years. So many wonderful memories. Gone but never forgotten. My deepest sympathy to Nan and family.

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