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CRAIG HEROD Obituary
HEROD, 47
LAKELAND - Craig Alan Herod, 47, of Lakeland, Florida passed away unexpectedly September 23, 2017. Born on September 26, 1969 in Anderson, Indiana to Jerry and Eva Herod.
He is survived by his wife Susie Herod and sons Phelippe Souza-Herod of North Port, Florida, Tyler Herod and Ryan Herod of Haines City, Florida; brothers Kirk Herod (Shelley) of Woodstock, Georgia and Kevin Herod (Jennifer) of Lexington, South Carolina; 3 nephews, Austin Herod (Devin), of Atlanta, Georgia, Dylan Herod and Connor Herod of Woodstock, Georgia; 2 nieces, Olivia Herod and Aubrey Herod of Lexington, South Carolina; grandson, Rainer Martin of Haines City, Florida.
Craig graduated from Highland High School in 1988 and Ball State University in 1994. He was a member of Legacy Christian Church in Lakeland, Florida.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 29, 2017 at Legacy Christian Church in Lakeland, Florida.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Summer's Best Two Weeks, 111 Lake Gloria Road, Boswell, PA 15531 or to Legacy Christian Church, 901 W. Beacon Rd, Lakeland, FL 33803.
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Steve LaLonde
September 30, 2017
I didn't know Craig for very long. Though the time was short, the memories will last. I enjoyed he and Suzie's company very much. God Bless.
Don and Carolyn Ray
September 28, 2017
Our thoughts and prayers are with Eva and Jerry and all of Craig's family at this time. We are so sorry to learn of Craig's untimely death. May God peace and love surround you all and give you strength in the days ahead. Sincerely, Don and Carolyn Ray, Deerfield Resort, TN
Bambi Gonzalez
September 27, 2017
Dearest Craig,
You have completed your journey and have earned your wings just 3 days before your birthday my dearest friend. It was an honor working with you on a personal, professional, spiritual, and charitable level. Thank you for believing in me and in Givahoot. You loved meeting new people, you loved the crowd, you loved center stage and boy did you do your job well! You were on a path of discovery and uncovering who you really were and what kind of mark you wanted to leave on this world. A man of many ideas, dreams, talents. A man that loved his wife dearly and did what he could for his children and step children. A man faithful to his church and wanted to sing in the church choir. You meant every word you said and every promise was kept. I told you one day Givahoot will have food products on the shelf and you believed. You wanted to be a sales rep traveling to different states for Givahoot and imagined taking your wife on vacations. You had such the sense of humor about you a natural comedian! I loved your polk county country imitation you would do a million times if I asked you to. We spent a lot of time together learning from each other and growing together. Though life took us in separate directions you were always in my heart I understood you and you understood me. I'm sure we will do another dance like this again and until then I know you are still right there. ❤
Love you my Libra friend
Givahoot Cafe
September 27, 2017
You were too young and full of life the last time we saw you. You were just searching different avenues to make a decent income to support your family. If you only knew what was to be a year or so later your focus would have been elsewhere. Thank you for all the charity help and other help you've given to our company. You used to talk to my sister and try to figure out all the answers and now you have them all. We will never forget you Craig... ❤
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