Alonzo Junior Crowley

Funeral services for Alonzo Junior Crowley will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 18, 2012 at First Presbyterian Church with Pastor Joel Wright officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Gillette Memorial Chapel.A.J. Crowley, age 88, of Gillette Wyoming passed away Monday, May 14, 2012 at Campbell County Memorial Hospital of natural causes. A.J. was born on July 13, 1923 in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, the son of Alonzo Ball and Ruth Marie (Hammond) Crowley. The family moved to Farmington, New Mexico at a young age then to Albuquerque, New Mexico where he met and married the love of his life, Jeanne Marie Scott. They were married on June 4, 1947, in a double wedding with his brother (Harold) and best girlfriend (Sue McNatt). They were blessed with 3 children. A.J. worked as a taxi driver, cross country truck driver, then went to work with Halliburton as a Frac Operator and retired with Halliburton after 32 years as a Safety Supervisor. Upon his retirement he went to work driving school bus for Campbell County School District for 10 years. After his second retirement he started his own pilot car business and finally retired. In his retirement he served at the soup kitchen whenever he could. A.J. and his family moved around until they settled in Kimball, Nebraska then moved to Gillette, Wyoming in 1968. A.J. loved going hunting, fishing, square dancing, snowmobiling and being a Scout Master with the Cub/Boy Scouts, going on numerous trips and teaching many things. He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. A.J. is survived by his wife of 65 yrs., Jeanne Marie Crowley of Gillette, Wyoming: daughter, Sandy (Gib) Cook; sons: Randy Crowley Sr. and Lonnie (Renae) Crowley; sisters: Yvonne Davenport, and Joy Lea Wester; grandchildren: Isaac, Andrew, and Aaron Womack, Tasha Clyde, Randy Jr. and Scott Crowley, Brad and Crystal Crowley, seven great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Virginia Jones and brother Harold Crowley.Memorials are suggested to benefit the soup kitchen in Gillette. Memorials and condolences may be sent in A.J.'s name in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 W. 5th Street, Gillette, Wyoming 82716 or condolences via the internet at www.gillettememorialchapel.com.Funeral Home:Gillette Memorial Chapel210 West Fifth Street Gillette, WYUS 82716