Carl P. Crawley, 64, of Waco, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018 at Providence Hospice Place in Waco.
Memorial Service: 3-5 PM Sunday, September 16 at LaFiesta in Waco.
Carl grew up playing golf in Austin. He played golf at a local golf course, every chance he could; playing every day during the holidays and all day in the summers. He enjoyed and lived for his passion of golf. He participated in a number of tournaments in Austin, and did well enough to encourage him to do more. After graduation from Regan High School, he enrolled in South Plains College and made the golf team, where the team did well. He graduated with an Associate’s Degree and headed to the Dallas area, Richardson, and Plano with his golf clubs. He worked his way up my competing and earning his PGA License. He qualified numerous times, from Florida to Palm Springs and many more up in the northern area and played Meister Island as well.
Carl was preceded in death by his parents, Vincent and Frances Crawley.
He is survived by his wife, Jeannie Crawley; children, Scott Howard and wife Jennifer and Erin Noel and husband Michael; sisters, Gail Crawley and Candy Covill and husband Bruce; brother, Vincent, Jr. Crawley and wife Kay; grandchildren, Kyle Brown, Kensley Noel, Brennan Noel, McKenzie Howard, Sydney Howard, Avery Howard, and Brooks Howard; numerous nieces and nephews, as well as great-nieces and great-nephews.
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Jeannie and Family,
I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Pat. That is what we used to call him when he got a little too overconfident or was beating us on the golf course. I would bet that Carl, Richard Dahlberg, Ed McMullen and Mark Welsh spent five years wearing out each other during the summers in Austin at Morris Williams. These guys were kind enough to allow an “Austin Maroon” to share time with them. Carl was the balancing attitude in the group. Most of us were conservative on how we acted and played golf. Not Carl. He always had the courage to “go low”. It isn’t easy for a lot of golfers to want to know where the next birdie is coming from. He wanted to know where the next three were coming from, Outside the course he was nuts in the best of ways. He had the courage to live his dreams out.
I know in the few times we corresponded over the years that you were a special light in his life. No one should have a lot of regrets in life but I know I’ll have one by not organizing a golfing reunion for the five of us. I will miss him dearly.
Mickey
Jeannie,
I am so sorry to hear the news of Carl passing. I have thought of you guys often and wished we had a chance to see each other again. The dynamic duo will have to reconnect on the fairways in Heaven. Prayers for you and your family.
Jeannie,
I am very thankful that I was able call Carl a friend. His passing saddens me greatly and I am so sorry for your loss. Carl was extremely humorous and always had a positive outlook. Nobody was a stranger to Carl and the world is a little less friendly without him in it. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.