[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 158 (Tuesday, September 14, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E977]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF ROBERT LANCE ``BOBBY'' CRABTREE

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 14, 2021

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate 
the life and service of Major Bobby Crabtree who passed away on 
Thursday, August 26 at North Mississippi Medical Center. He served with 
the Mississippi Army National Guard within the HHC, 115th Armored 
Brigade in Tupelo.
  Bobby was born in Louisiana to William and Aleta Best Crabtree. He 
was raised in Houma and graduated from H.L. Bourgeouis High School. He 
studied Business Administration at Nicholls State University in 
Louisiana and began his career at Sears. In 2002 he was transferred to 
Tupelo, where he retired and began his career as a truck driver.
  Bobby served for twenty-three years in the Mississippi Army National 
Guard and retired as a Major. He was deployed to Iraq during Operation 
Iraqi Freedom. He was an active member of the Orchard Church in Tupelo. 
He was a lifelong LSU football fan, but gladly cheered for Mississippi 
State, where his sons attended. In his free time he played bass guitar 
and fished.
  Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Pamela Smith Crabtree; sons 
Wesley, Matthew, and Lance; his mother, Aleta; and brother, Billy.
  I am grateful for Major Crabtree's many years of service to the state 
of Mississippi and I join his family, friends, and loved ones in 
grieving his loss.

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