Craig White Pottinger

Craig White Pottinger died peacefully at his home in Green Valley, AZ with family by his side on Thursday, August 18, 2005. Born in Nogales, Arizona on May 25, 1925, he is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, Loralee E. Pottinger; children, Craig Margetts (Carrie) Pottinger, Nanci Lee (Lee) Crowder, and Gary Earl (Carmen) Pottinger; eight grandchildren, one great-grandchild, brother, George Earl (Marilyn) Pottinger, six nephews and three nieces and his Boston Terrier, Nelson. After graduation from Nogales High School in 1943, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served his country honorably until the end of World War II. At the end of his army career, he enrolled at the University of Arizona where he graduated in 1950 with a degree in business. He was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. While in college, Craig met and married the love of his life, Loralee Edna Margetts. After college, he and his wife returned to Nogales and he worked as an assistant to his father in the weekly publication of the Nogales International Newspaper, which his father founded on May 25, 1925, the same day Craig was born. He later became very active in Real Estate, becoming a pioneer in the development of several subdivisions throughout Santa Cruz County, among them being Royal Road Estates, Rancho Grande, Lomas de Enciso, Pete Kitchen Estates, Las Lomitas Subdivision and Mi Casa RV Park. One of his biggest enjoyments he had was meeting with his "Coffee Click" on a daily basis at Zula's Restaurant in Nogales for over 40 years. He continued with his coffee group even after moving to Green Valley in 1994. He was a very active member of the Better Breather's Support Group of Green Valley. Services will be held at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 969 N. Country Club Drive, in Nogales, Arizona, on Saturday, August 27th, at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to one of the following charities: The American Lung Association of So. Arizona, 2819 E. Broadway, Tucson, AZ 85716 phone (520) 323-1812, or The Skin Cancer Foundation, phone (212) 725-5176, or the Santa Cruz County Humane Society, 232 E. Patagonia Hwy., Nogales, AZ 85621, phone (520) 287-5654. All memorial funds have been set up in the name of Craig W. Pottinger.