[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13484]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     IN MEMORY OF GARRETT R. CROUCH

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 17, 1999

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, it is with deep sadness that I 
inform the House of the death of Garrett R. Crouch of Warrensburg, 
Missouri.
  Mr. Crouch was born on November 5, 1921, in Bethany, Missouri, the 
son of Ben G. Crouch and Nina M. Traxler Crouch. On August 29, 1948, he 
married Sue Robinson in Warrensburg, Missouri. Mr. Crouch was a veteran 
of WWII, serving in Europe with the United States Army. He was a 
graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, receiving a Bachelor 
of Science in Business Administration in 1947, and a Juris Doctor 
degree in 1949. He was admitted to the Missouri bar in 1949. At the 
time, he moved to Warrensburg, where he practiced law until 1999. He 
was City of Warrensburg Municipal Judge from 1981 until 1992.
  Mr. Crouch was active in the community. He served as Commander of 
Warrensburg American Legion Post No. 131 and in 1956, as State of 
Missouri Department Commander. He was a member and past exalted ruler 
of the Warrensburg Elks Lodge No. 673, a member of Central Missouri 
State University Board of Regents and from 1989 to 1995, served as 
President of the Board. He was Director and Past President for Central 
Missouri State University Foundation and a recipient of the Central 
Missouri State University Distinguished Service Award in 1995. He was 
also past President of the Warrensburg Rotary Club, a Paul Harris 
Fellow, and a member of the Missouri Bar and Johnson County Bar 
Association. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of 
Warrensburg and a life member of the American Legion.
  Mr. Crouch is survived by his wife, Sue; two sons, Garrett and Jeff; 
and one grandson, Drew.
  Mr. Speaker, Garrett Crouch was a true friend through the years, to 
both myself and my father. He will be missed by everyone who had the 
privilege to know him. I am certain that the Members of the House will 
join me in paying tribute to this fine Missourian.

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