John S. Crocker ’61

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John died Feb 21, 2017, in Mentor, Ohio.

He was born in Elmira, N.Y., and was with us only freshman year. He was a member of Triangle.

He graduated from Columbia and then embarked on a 40-year career in Lake County, Ohio, where he was mayor of Mentor-on-the-Lake, clerk for the town and the county, and county treasurer. He also sat on many county boards and commissions, as well as on the boards of a number of local charities, serving his town and community.

John was predeceased by his first wife, Ann, and stepson Gabriel. He is survived by his second wife, Jacqueline, children Susan and John, stepson Hunter, and their families.

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