Forest Wayne Crigler, Jr. passed away unexpectedly at the age of 62 on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. He was a loving husband, father, son, brother, and uncle. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Kelly (Kirkpatrick) Crigler. Forest was born in Columbia, MO to the late F. Wayne Crigler and Elaine (Petrasek) Crigler. He was a 1977 graduate of Muhlenberg High School where he earned nine varsity letters in four different sports, placing 10th in the national decathlon for two years while earning All-American honors. Forest graduated from Princeton University in 1981 where he earned a degree in Economics and was a member of the varsity track & field team. While at Princeton, he finished 3rd in the decathlon at the prestigious Penn Relays; his score ranked him as one of the top 50 decathletes in the world and he left Princeton as one of the top 10 all time decathletes. After college, Forest worked for Bank of Pennsylvania for 25 years. He later joined Fulton Bank in 2001 and was the SVP/Business Loan Center Underwriter Function Manager. He served on various boards throughout Berks County and was involved in several committees as a longtime member of Advent Lutheran Church. He cherished being able to attend all his children's swim meets and enjoyed serving as a Berks County swimming official at summer league, high school, and YMCA meets. In addition to Kelly, he is survived by his children, Alexandra (Austin, TX) and Danny, husband of Steph (Amherst, NH). One of four siblings, he is also survived by his sisters: Elaine "Boo" Dempsey, Cathy Sheaffer, and Jennifer Sternberg. A church service will be held on Monday, June 28, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at Advent Lutheran Church,16 Telford Avenue, West Lawn. Advent asks all in attendance to please wear masks. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Forest Crigler Jr. Memorial Fund in Support of Youth Swimming, c/o Fulton Bank, 2100 Van Reed Road, West Lawn, PA 19609. Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc., West Reading is honored to serve the Crigler family. Condolences may be expressed at www.kuhnfunerahomes.com.

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Published by Reading Eagle from Jun. 25 to Jun. 27, 2021.

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for Forest Crigler

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26 Entries

Kent Kise

May 9, 2022

Dear Boo and Crigler family - while very belated please accept condolences from Mom and I. Was scrolling my Dads obit and saw Boo´s message and then saw that Tree and your mom passed last year. Tree and I and all the kids had such a great upbringing in Riverview park. Y´all had the most interesting house and loved visiting down by Laurel Run Pool. I think Bonnie´s comment calling it an idyllic era was most correct. We lost touch and was very impressed with what Forest (Tree) accomplished but really not surprised as he always excelled at what he set his focus upon.
I am sad that now that work life is slowing down and you look to catch up he is no longer with us. So many special memories and hoping you and Forests family find peace with time.

Lane Roscoe (Kohl)

July 14, 2021

Kelly, Alex and Danny: May your precious memories of your husband and dad keep you going during this sad time. Thinking of you and hoping you find comfort and healing in the days ahead.

Debbie Nein

June 30, 2021

Kelly and family, I'm so sorry to hear about Forest. Know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Bruce & Margaret Shomgard

June 28, 2021

Kelly and family, we are so saddened by this news and praying that you all may feel God´s presence, peace and comfort during this difficult time.

Chuck and Marcia Jordan

June 28, 2021

We are praying for Forest´s family for strength through this hard time. We will be donating to the wonderful memorial fund that has been set up. Forest has left a great legacy. God bless the family.

Stacie Scolastico

June 28, 2021

Kelly and family,
I´m so sorry for your loss. Sending prayers for peace and comfort to you all during this difficult time.

Michael Curci

June 28, 2021

I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Forest. He was a consummate professional, wonderful colleague, and friend. My sincere condolences to Kelly and family.

Jen Richards

June 28, 2021

Kelly and family,
I am so incredibly sorry to hear about the loss of your husband and father. I know how special he was to all of you. Please know you´re in my thoughts!

The Savoy Family

June 28, 2021

We were so saddened to hear the news. Forrest was such a great person. Our sympathy to Kelly Alex and Danny. We are praying for all of you as you go through this unexpected loss!

Angela Chmielewski

June 27, 2021

Kelly and family ,I am so sorry to hear of this sad news. I will keep all of you in my prayers during this most difficult time.

Michael Sullivan

June 27, 2021

I am so sorry for your loss. Forest was a wonderful person and it was a privilege to work with him the past 10 years. I will be forever grateful for our many conversations and the knowledge he shared along the way. God bless him and your family.

Mike Bachman

June 27, 2021

I am so saddened by the passing of a truly wonderful friend in Forest. My memories are so full of the good times we had together with lots of laughter and joy. Forest was universally liked by those that knew him. My thoughts and prayers are with the Crigler family.
God bless. Mike

Dennis O;Brien

June 27, 2021

I'm very sorry to hear of Forest's sudden passing. We served together on various community non-profit boards and I knew him in the Berks Co. business arena. My deepest sympathies tp Kelly and his children. May he rest in peace.

Brett and Kristi Gardner

June 27, 2021

Our deepest sympathy to Forest´s family. We will always remember his big heart, warm smile and laugh. We will miss you Moose. God bless.

Tina Crouse and family

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Bonnie Wyatt

June 26, 2021

My heart may be broken, but it's still so full of such good, wonderful, memories of you. Track & Field when I worked for the HS team and you & Dave cycling. All of us in Riverview Park and Muhlenberg Park, the creek the pond. Our childhood was near idyllic and Laurel Run runs through it. Rest in peace my friend. Until we meet again.

The Macready Family

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Jean Sanchez

June 26, 2021

Kelly, Alexandra, Danny and Family. So very sad and shocking to hear about Forest. I got to know Forest when he joined the Commercial Lending Department at Bank of PA. I enjoyed working with him and watch him grow in his career and his personal life as a husband and father. We had great times at the Bank's social gatherings and Quarter of Century picnics. He will be missed by everyone. May you all feel God's Amazing Grace during this time.

Tran Family

June 26, 2021

God bless him and the Crigler Family.
We'll miss seeing him working in his garden.

Sally Richert Gallagher

June 26, 2021

I was deeply saddened to hear of Forest's passing. God Bless him, he truly was an amazing man.

Jim Tyrrell

June 26, 2021

It was such a privilege to know Forest and to work with him. He had an incredible grasp for understanding people and for solving complex problems with simple and not so obvious workable common sense solutions.

Forest made many friends, made us all better for knowing him but more than anything else Forest made a difference.

I so sorry for your loss. My prayers and thoughts remain with you and yours.

Gerry Nau

June 26, 2021

I had the pleasure of working with Forest in Berks for several years. A nicer person you could not meet. Although, as mentioned, his scholastic and career accomplishments were many, he rarely talked about them. Our conversations were mostly about his family and how proud he was of them.

Dr Stephen Hassler DDS, Dr Steve Jr , Heidi , Carol and Amy

June 26, 2021

We are in shock and so saddened to learn of the passing of Forest! Such a sweet man who loved his family with all his heart. To Kelly, Alexandra and Danny we are deeply sorry. He always had a smile on his face and wonderful stories to share about spending time with all of you. He will be truly missed. May all those precious memories bring you some comfort during this very difficult time. The world has lost a special person that will not be forgotten.

Marie Kirkpatrick

June 25, 2021

My deepest sympathy to you Kelley and the family

Jim Klahr & Family

June 25, 2021

Kelly, Alexandra and Danny: I have known Forest for virtually his entire 40 years in banking, the last 6 1/2 as a co-worker at Fulton. He was the best example of a quality banker and more importantly, as person and friend. The thoughts of my family are with you all during this difficult time.

Jerry and Sandy Zeiler

June 25, 2021

Sandy and I are so sorry to hear of Forest´s passing. Our condolences to the Crigler family, good neighbors and better friends.

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