ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: CRAWFORD, CYRIL, O.S.B. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La. Died Tuesday, May 15, 2012 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ======================================================================= NOTE: If a Photo is available for an obituary record, a reference note will be included with the record. =========================================================== CRAWFORD, CYRIL, O.S.B. (February 14, 1966 - May 15, 2012) Father Cyril Kenneth Crawford, OSB, a monk of Saint Joseph Abbey, Saint Benedict, LA, was born in Shreveport on February 14, 1966, and died on May 15, 2012 at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, in Leuven, Belgium, where he was completing a doctoral degree in philosophy. Son of the late D. Samuel Crawford and Melva Crawford, Fr. Cyril was made his profession as a Benedictine monk on July 10, 2001, and was ordained as a priest on April 28, 2007. He is survived by his mother, his sister Denise Kelems, her husband and children. Fr. Cyril attended Saint Joseph Seminary College and graduated from Saint Meinrad Seminary in Indiana in 2007. He completed his Masters in Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, in Leuven, Belgium in 2009. He began his doctoral program the following year, and was preparing his dissertation. A gifted musician, in the 2007-08 academic year, he served as music director for the Abbey. Family and friends of the Abbey are invited to attend Vespers Monday, May 28, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. and the vigil service at 7:15 p.m. in the Abbey Church, 75376 River Road, St. Benedict, LA 70457. The Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow Mass in the Abbey Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to Saint Joseph Abbey for the education of monks will be appreciated. ===================