John is survived by his wife Grace, sister Margaret Crutchfield Lipps and her husband Delbert A. Lipps, sister-in-law Tootsie Crutchfield, 5 nephews and a niece. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother C.C. Crutchfield, Jr. Born to Melba Cannan and Cicero Cohron Crutchfield, Sr. in Yoakum, Texas on April 18, 1936.
John came to Austin when he was just 6 months old. He graduated from Austin High School in 1954 and earned his Bachelor’s degree in Botany from the University of Texas in 1959. He worked for a research lab in Renner, Texas, collecting aquatic plants from all over the Southwest. Many of the plants are in the Herbarium at U.T. Austin.
He was the Resident Manager of the Brackenridge Field Lab in Austin for 47 years and worked at the University for 50 years. After retirement, he then worked part-time hoping to make 60 years and almost got there. John had land and cows in Bertram, Texas and loved every minute he was able to spend there; he loved the outdoors.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 29th at 11:00 a.m. at Weed Corley Fish Funeral Home 3125 N. Lamar Blvd. and his ashes will be buried in Oatmeal Cemetery in Bertram following the memorial service.
Donations may be directed to the Bertram Livestock Buying Committee, P. O. Box 60, Bertram, TX 78605
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.wcfishnorth.com for the Crutchfield family.
