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CROW, Walter Louis, 89, died January 21, 2008, of age related ailments, after a full and adventurous life. Wally was born in Monroe, Wis., October 16, 1918, the third of four sons, to Dr. Mary Jordan Crow and Raymond Robert Crow. Growing up in Denver, Walter graduated from East High School and then attended Colorado School of Mines, graduating as a mining engineer just as World War II was beginning for America. Walter joined the Navy, completing officer training at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, at which time he wed Mary Estelle Fitzsimmons in the Naval Academy Chapel. Thereafter, Walter completed submarine school at New London, Conn., and was assigned to the USS Gabilan (SS-252) in the Pacific during the remainder of World War II. Following World War II, Walter became a sales engineer in explosives for DuPont Company traveling the Colorado mine circuit but then changed career paths to purchase a chicken hatchery in Longmont, Colo., where the family resided until the mid-1950s, shortly before TV became available in the Midwest and the idea of "chicken ranching" was popularized by Lucy and Desi. Turning the chicken ranch over to his younger brother Tom, Walter and family moved back to Denver and he became a sales engineer with Colorado Fuel & Iron, traveling to mining and milling sites throughout the Americas. In the 1960s, Walter joined A.R.Wilfley & Sons, an industrial pump company in Denver, as a sales engineer. In the early-1970s Walter and Mary moved to Tucson, Ariz., and opened Crow Company, distributing Wilfley pumps, industrial pipe and valves. In the mid-1980s, Walter and Mary retired to Summerfield, where Walter enjoyed his retirement, continuing his interest in traveling, tennis, boating, taking up the art of marquetry and many volunteer activities. After Mary's death in 2004, Walter moved to West Hills Village, Portland. Walter is survived by his two sons, Walter L. "Bud" Crow Jr. of Portland and John E. Crow of Bisbee, Airz.; three grandchildren, Timothy Jordan Crow of Denver, Michelle Crow-Kiehl of Boston and Brenda Marie Crow of Portland; two great-grandchildren, Tobias James Schenk of Boston and Nicholas Jordan Crow of Denver. Internment will be at Mt Olivet Cemetery, Wheatridge, Colo. Remembrances may be made to Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colo., or to the Tigard Meals on Wheels.

NWEEIA, Alexander, 82, of West Hartford died as a result of an automobile accident on Sunday afternoon, (March 2, 2008). An independent, shy and hard working boy from Yonkers, developed into a successful outgoing businessman, a loving husband married for 60 years to his sweetheart Nellie, a respected and proud father of two boys, and a man who greeted life with a smile and an ear to listen to the quiet rumblings of all he met. Al was honest, stubborn, humorous, open and kind all in the same moment. He lived these words from the bible, Mark 9:24-25. "the measure you give will be the measure you get, and still more will be given to you. The retired hairdresser, credit union President, and World War II Navy Veteran was born as one of five children to Assyrian immigrants Isaac and Sophie Nweeia of Yonkers, NY. He was co-owner of the Kingswood Beauty Salon in West Hartford, the instrumental architect in building a credit union for hairdressers in Connecticut and President of the National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association from 1980-2. In 1980, he was awarded the NHCA's highest honor, The Charles Award. During the Reagan Presidential administration, Al organized the redesigned beauty salon in the White House and was chosen in the Ford administration to be a political liaison for his election campaign in Connecticut. As a civic leader, Al was President of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Connecticut Valley Chapter and on the national board of directors, a 32nd degree Mason, and active in church activities at the First Church of Christ Congregational in West Hartford including the couples club, 4th Monday group, and as a Sunday school teacher. Al served in the US Navy on a submarine in the Pacific from 1943-46 and worked on the first acoustical torpedoes. He was a graduate of Saunders Trades and Technical High School in Yonkers, NY, and attended the University of Hartford for continuing education. With all his accomplishments, he still remained tied to the spirit of the common person, taking the time to talk to workers at a restaurant, being playful with children that passed him by, and finding ways to brighten the lives of many who may have met him just for an instant. He was at the same time, a caring man and a playful boy. Al is survived by his three sisters, Susan Hansen and Lucille Elias of Apex, NC, and Lillian Sargis of Somers, NY., and their families and grandchildren. Al leaves two sons and their families, the oldest Alexander, his wife Gabriella, and two grandsons, Alexander and Timothy from Seal Beach, CA., and the youngest, Martin and granddaughter, Katya from Sharon. He leaves a warm glow on all that saw his light, and a spirit that nourished the souls of all he met. He loved the water and all it symbolized, the essence of life, and now the tears shed for moments he shared with others. A memorial service will be held on March 22 in the main sanctuary of the First Church of Christ Congregational in West Hartford, located at 12 South Main Street at 1:30 p.m. The burial was at the Cypress Cemetery in Westbrook. Memorial donations can be made to the Light Fund, First Church of Christ Congregational, 12 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107 and Al Nweeia Memorial, Cornerstone Aquatics Center, 55 Buena Vista Road, West Hartford, CT 06107.

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