Dorothy Crawford, Knoxville, Tenn.
Dear family and friends,
my mother and best friend, Dorothy Crawford, passed away peacefully at home in Knoxville, Tenn., on Mon., Sept. 21, 2009. She was preceded in death 13 years ago by her loving husband and my father, Lloyd C. Crawford.
In spite of health challenges in recent years, she always kept her sense of joy and love of life. It’s no wonder so many of you made a point of staying in touch with her over the years. I’m learning that she influenced many of your lives as much as she did ours.
As a teacher in Red Level High School and Andalusia High School, she helped you set lifetime priorities and cherish the value of education. She was the teacher who listened to you and helped you find direction. Some of you think of her as a role model, aspiring to pass what you learned from her to your families and friends.
If you would like to honor Dorothy Crawford’s life, please call either school and ask what you can do to make her life lessons continue to future generations. Donate a needed book. Fund a special project or piece of equipment. Honor her memory with a gift that would make her proud.
Scott and I are sad to lose her, but we are so proud to be her daughter and son-in-law. She truly enriched our lives while sharing our home during her last years.
A private celebration of her life will be held at a later date.
Her loving daughter,
Lisa Crawford Guyton
Knoxville, Tenn.
Memories
Posted by leisa1962 (anonymous) on September 29, 2009 at 9:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I had Mrs. Crawford for biology at AHS. I loved that dear lady as she instilled in me a love for biology. I am sorry to hear of her passing but privileged that she was my teacher.
Posted by sillynilly (anonymous) on October 9, 2009 at 10:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I too had Mrs Crawford for biology at Andalusia High School. Her classroom was in the basement and we always had such a good time in her class. I remember one time one of my classmates brought in a calf that had died during birth and she let us (with her help) disssect it. That was a real learning experience that she did not let slip by. I also grew up in the same neighborhood as Mrs. Crawford and I remember she and her husband always had turtles in their yard. I see the young family now in that house and wonder what will become of them in the future. Mrs. Crawford will be missed by everyone that knew her and especiallly you if she was also your best friend, as my mother was. I lost her 2 and 1/2 years ago and not a day goes by that I don't think of her. Bless you and be thankful for the time you had with her.
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