The memorial service for John "Jack" A. Crow, age 80 of San Angelo, TX, formerly of Lemmon, will be held at 10:00am Saturday, July 28, 2007 at the Prince Of Peace Chapel of the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon. Aaron Buer will officiate and the cremains will be buried at Greenhill Cemetery in Lemmon with full military honors afforded by the Brattvet-Green American Legion Post #66 of Lemmon.


Special music will be provided by Tracy Buer and Allen Crow will give the eulogy.


JOHN ARTHUR CROW "Jack" was born June 7, 1927 at rural White Butte, SD to Hiram and Elizabeth (Janish) Crow. He attended grade school at North Liberty School and high school for two years at Northwestern Lutheran Academy in Mobridge and graduated from Lemmon High School in 1945.


Jack was drafted into the U.S. Army on September 28, 1945 and served in the medical corp. and earned the WWII Victory Medal. He was discharged on March 27, 1946, re-enlisted on March 28, 1946 and then discharged for the second time on May 24, 1947. Following his discharge he worked with his Uncle John Janish drilling wells and then went to northern Idaho where he cut timber. He then took a job as a survey engineer and worked in various places in the United States, Artic Circle, Australia, South America, Africa, and in the Middle East areas including Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iran, and Iraq. Jack spent a lot of time in Baghdad and Pakistan. His hobby was to collect souvenirs from the countries in which he traveled.


When Jack returned to the United States, he was stationed in San Antonio, TX. He retired from Oil Surveying and moved to San Angelo, TX. He met and married his wife Rita Arandia on October 29, 1989. He managed a bakery for several years. Due to his failing health, he entered an assisted living home in the fall of 2006. He passed away in San Angelo on July 13, 2007 at the age of 80 years.


He is survived by his wife Rita, 2 step-daughters, Nhel Rubbico and husband Chris, Denver, CO; Annie Miranda and husband Romano, Philippines; 9 step-grandchildren, Lounel Celestino, Alaska; Zachary Rubbico, Colorado; Abigail Villas and husband Mike, San Antonio, TX; Joseph, Jocilyn, Warren, and Warly Celestino, Paolo and Patricia Miranda, all of the Philippines; 2 step-great grandchildren, Angelo and Andre Villas, San Antonio, TX; 1 brother, Bob Crow and his wife Pastsy, Bison, SD; 1 aunt and uncle, Fran and Bob Weinrich, Estacada, OR; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.


He was preceded in death by his parents; 3 sisters, Vivian in infancy; Susie Kirkpatrick, and Ellen Mock; 2 brothers, Dale and Darrell Crow who died in Korea; 2 step-sons, Emmanuel Celestion Jr., and Manolito Celestino.