[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 127 (Monday, July 20, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E645-E646]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            HONORING AL CROY

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                        HON. H. MORGAN GRIFFITH

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 20, 2020

  Mr. GRIFFITH. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor Al Croy of Vinton, 
Virginia, who passed away on June 21, 2020 at the age of 95. Al was 
deeply involved in the Boy Scouts of America and was dedicated to 
serving the Scouts of the Roanoke area.
  Al was born on June 2, 1925 in Giles County, Virginia, to the late 
Frank Starret Croy and Agnes Sue Duncan. He served in the United States 
Naval Reserve as an aviation cadet in World War II. After the war, he 
attended Virginia Tech, serving in the Old Guard and graduating in 1954 
with a degree in electrical engineering. His degree set him up for a 
career with Appalachian Power Company and American Electric Power, 
retiring after 35 years as Superintendent of Distribution.
  Al was a great supporter ofthe Boy Scouts of America, and I came to 
know him in this role. He volunteered his time to Scouting at the local 
and regional level. His roles included Assistant Packmaster, Assistant 
Scoutmaster, Roundtable Commissioner, Neighborhood Commissioner, and 
District Commissioner. He was on the Executive Board of the Blue Ridge 
Mountains Council, where I served for a few years alongside him. His 
legacy for the Scouts of the region include the High Knoll Trail High 
Adventure Program at Camp Ottari, which he helped to plan and 
implement, and the Claytor Lake Aquatics Base, which he helped to 
create. He attended seven National Jamborees, serving as a Camp and 
Maintenance Director of a Sub-Camp at five of them, and led several 
trips to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico.
  In recognition of his dedication to Scouting and to several 
generations of Scouts, Al won numerous awards, including the Silver 
Beaver Award in 1973 and the Silver Antelope Award

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in 2004. He was also a Vigil Honor Member of the Order of the Arrow in 
Tutelo Lodge 161.
  Al was preceded in death by his wife Lucy, to whom he had been 
married for 69 years. He is survived by his son Steve, two grandsons, 
and a great-granddaughter. I would like to offer them my condolences. 
Many young men who participated in the Boy Scouts benefited from his 
tireless and committed contributions.

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