Lawrence Worth Crovatt Jr.

Larry was born on January 22, 1933 in Savannah, Georgia to his late mother, Stella Otto Crovatt and father, Lawrence Crovatt Sr. After high school graduation he attended the University of Georgia and graduated in 1954 with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. He then served 2 years (1955-1957) in the US Army Medical Corp located at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. During this time he met and married his wife Peggy on June 30, 1956, and upon his discharge he and Peggy then moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It was here that he earned a Master’s Degree in Chemistry at the University of North Carolina. This was then followed with 30 years of employment as a Research Chemist with the Monsanto Plastics Company at Pensacola, FL; and then followed with 10 years employment as Principal Scientist with Johnson & Johnson Medical Company located in Tampa, FL. Since his retirement from J&J in 1993 he has remained very active as a Plastics Industry Consultant serving both Medical and Industrial corporations.

Larry lost his beloved wife Peggy to her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on November 18, 2009 after a very short 6 weeks of illness (lung cancer). Ever since that time he managed to go forward but under extreme stress by not having Peggy by his side anymore. They had done so very very much together over their 53 years of marriage in the raising of their three children and the wonderful times they spent together on their many vacations, and simply loving each other. Larry is now so very happy to be with Peggy in their heavenly home with their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

As a member of Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church, Larry loved people and his kindness showed very strongly wherever he went. He was a serious believer in a healthy lifestyle which included physical fitness at the YMCA over the years.

Survivors include his three children, Michael Lee Crovatt, Linda Jean Crovatt and Sharon Gail Owen; and his three grandchildren, Mindy Crovatt, Tara Lawson, and David Owen; and sister, Ann Streiff