William P. "Bill" Crewe, 85

SEAFORD - William P. "Bill" Crewe of Seaford passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2007, in Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Md.

He was born in Murrayville, Pa., son of the late Arthur and Lena Stout Crewe.

Mr. Crewe earned his undergraduate degree from George Washington University and graduated from George Washington Law School.

He was retired from the U.S. Tax Court as an attorney and the administrator of the court. A member of the Washington, D.C. Bar, Maryland Supreme Court and Virginia Bar.

He was a member of the Seaford Veterans of Foreign Wars, a lobbyist and lifelong member of the National Rifle Association and the founding and active member of Wildlife Habitat, Inc. and founder of Kids Day.

Mr. Crewe was a member of St. John"s United Methodist Church, Seaford. He also had been an instructor at Wilmington College, a D-Day veteran serving in the Navy as a chief petty officer in World War II and Korean War, a Scout master and avid hunter, fisherman, conservationist and environmentalist.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Averill Crewe; his son, Ret. Col. William Stewart Crewe and his wife, Sandi of Illinois; a daughter, Catherine Dickerson and her husband, Donny of Seaford; a brother, Richard Crewe of Oklahoma; a sister, Irma Sebert of Ohio; grandchildren, Matthew Crewe, Kathleen Dickerson-Cousins and her husband Seth and Virginia Dickerson and her fiancé, Ethan Long; and a great-grandchild, Carson Long.

A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in St. John"s United Methodist Church, Pine and Poplar streets, Seaford.

The Revs. Chris Pennington and Rick Evans will officiate.

Burial will be private.

Arrangements are in the care of the Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home 700 West St. Laurel, DE 19956.

Instead of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Wildlife Habitat, Inc., c/o Patrick Marvil, 6387 Woodland Ferry Rd., Seaford, DE 19973.