Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....CROWELL , Edward Alan  June 6 2002
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"The Davis Enterprise," Wednesday, June 12, 2002
Edward A. Crowell

Edward Alan Crowell of Davis died after a long illness on June 6, 2002, at
Woodland Memorial Hospital. He was 72.

He was born on July 25, 1929, near Joplin, Mo., in rural Jasper County. Born to
Martin E. Crowell and Blanche Fisher Crowell, he was the youngest of nine children.

His father, a miner, died of black lung disease when Ed was only 2 years old. As
a result, he was raised by his mother, who received much help from his older
brothers and sisters.

He attended Enterprise school, a two-room, two-teacher school, for his first six
years of education. The family then moved to Joplin, where he finished
elementary school, high school and two years at Joplin Junior College.

In 1949, he and his mother moved to San Lorenzo to be near the other children of
the family. He attended UC Berkeley and graduated in 1952 with a bachelor of
science degree in chemistry.

He spent the next two years in the Army and was stationed at Bethesda, Md.,
where he worked in a research laboratory. After being discharged at the end of
the Korean War, he returned to the East Bay area and worked as a chemist.

In 1957, he came to Davis and started working at UC Davis in the department of
enology and viticulture, where he continued to work for the next 31 years.

In 1961, he married Virginia Keith Nugent, and in 1973, he earned a master's
degree in food science.

He was active in the Davis Lutheran Church and became a founding member of Our
Faith Lutheran Church. He served in many offices there, including president of
the congregation for several terms. He probably most enjoyed being part of the
groundskeeping team with some other loyal "grass mowers."

He was also a member of the American Society for Enology and Viticulture and was
treasurer for several years.

He enjoyed children's sports events and coached a girls' softball team.

He was preceded in death by sisters Lavina Adams, Daris Pratto, Faye Mullinix
and Laura Pierce.

He is survived by his wife, Virginia; his daughter and son-in-law Jeanne and
Jason Dayne of Evergreen, Colo.; son and daughter-in-law Martin and Marilou
Crowell of Rogue River, Ore.; and daughter and son-in-law Amy and Don McAllister
of Santa Rosa. He is further survived by six grandchildren: Stephanie and Tony
Coma, Lana Dayne, and Erin, Elise and Leigh McAllister.

He is also survived by his sister, Rosa Crowell; brother Eldy Crowell of Joplin;
brother Barry Crowell of Bella Vista, Ark.; brother Bill Crowell of Fairfield
and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 21, at Our Faith
Lutheran Church, 1801 Oak Ave., Davis.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be sent to the Building Fund at Our Faith
Lutheran Church or to a charity of the donor's choice.


Additional Comments:
Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street,
Davis, CA 95616.

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