November 24, 1934 – April 6, 2017
With heavy hearts, the family of Rock Crawford sadly announces their patriarch passed away peacefully at home on April 6, 2017 at the age of 82 years. Rock was a lifelong resident of Calgary and proudly served as a member of the Calgary Fire Department, retiring as a District Chief after 37 years. He enjoyed the brotherhood of the firehall and always said there was no better job in the world.
Rock was an accomplished athlete in many sports but he loved hockey best. It was a game he played competitively throughout most of his life. One of the highlights of his career was winning the Allan Cup as a member of the Drumheller Miners in 1966, followed by the opportunity to represent Canada in Europe with the team. When not on the ice, Rock spent countless hours volunteering. He strongly believed in giving back to the community and through his involvement with the Fire Department, Elks Club, Chapelhow Legion, Calgary Old Time Hockey Association, Calgary Minor Hockey and Highwood Community Association, his efforts impacted the lives of many. Numerous friendships were formed during these endeavors and Rock valued each and every one of them. He was a good, caring man who was unafraid to speak his mind and we will miss his great sense of humour.
Above all, Rock was an amazing husband, father, grandpa, and great-grandpa. He was loved dearly and will be deeply missed by his wife of 60 years, Sherry; his daughter Lynn (Dennis) Rannelli; son Mike (Lee); grandchildren Alison (Mike) Dumenko; Stephen (Catherine) Rannelli; Kristin (Chris) Crawford; Laura (Brett) Crawford; Cassidy (Jorge) Crawford, Ryan (Rickey-Lee) Lutz; and great-granddaughter Olivia Rannelli. He was predeceased by his son Stephen and sister Onilea Crothers.
One of Rock’s favourite sayings was “The goalie was tough, the defense were rough: but we’ll be back.” … sadly not this time.
A Celebration of Rock’s Life will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 1:00 pm at the The Winston Golf Club (2502 6 St NE, Calgary, AB). In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Calgary Firefighter’s Burn Treatment Society (2234 30 Avenue NE, Calgary, AB T2E 7K9
www.cfbts.org
). To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Rock Crawford, please visit our flower store.
With heavy hearts, the family of Rock Crawford sadly announces their patriarch passed away peacefully at home on April 6, 2017 at the age of 82 years. Rock was a lifelong resident of Calgary and proudly served as a member of the Calgary Fire Department, retiring as a District Chief after 37 years. He enjoyed the brotherhood of the firehall and always said there was no better job in the world.
Rock was an accomplished athlete in many sports but he loved hockey best. It was a game he played competitively throughout most of his life. One of the highlights of his career was winning the Allan Cup as a member of the Drumheller Miners in 1966, followed by the opportunity to represent Canada in Europe with the team. When not on the ice, Rock spent countless hours volunteering. He strongly believed in giving back to the community and through his involvement with the Fire Department, Elks Club, Chapelhow Legion, Calgary Old Time Hockey Association, Calgary Minor Hockey and Highwood Community Association, his efforts impacted the lives of many. Numerous friendships were formed during these endeavors and Rock valued each and every one of them. He was a good, caring man who was unafraid to speak his mind and we will miss his great sense of humour.
Above all, Rock was an amazing husband, father, grandpa, and great-grandpa. He was loved dearly and will be deeply missed by his wife of 60 years, Sherry; his daughter Lynn (Dennis) Rannelli; son Mike (Lee); grandchildren Alison (Mike) Dumenko; Stephen (Catherine) Rannelli; Kristin (Chris) Crawford; Laura (Brett) Crawford; Cassidy (Jorge) Crawford, Ryan (Rickey-Lee) Lutz; and great-granddaughter Olivia Rannelli. He was predeceased by his son Stephen and sister Onilea Crothers.
One of Rock’s favourite sayings was “The goalie was tough, the defense were rough: but we’ll be back.” … sadly not this time.
A Celebration of Rock’s Life will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 1:00 pm at the The Winston Golf Club (2502 6 St NE, Calgary, AB). In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Calgary Firefighter’s Burn Treatment Society (2234 30 Avenue NE, Calgary, AB T2E 7K9
www.cfbts.org
). To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Rock Crawford, please visit our flower store.
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