Donald E. Crump

Oct. 5, 1927 - Oct. 26, 2009
 

Donald E. Crump was born on October 5th, 1927 in Hollywood, CA and passed away on October 26th, 2009. Don was known to his fellow Rotarians and friends as "Bushy". He lived in Stockton, CA for 55 years.

Bushy was raised in San Marino and Pasadena, CA. He graduated from South Pasadena High. He served in Korea 1946-48 as a SGT. in the US Army Corps of Engineers. In 1953, he graduated from the University of Oregon, School of Landscape Architecture. After graduation he practiced as a Landscape Architect in New York City; Dallas, TX; and Stockton, CA from 1954-1999. Bushy designed many projects throughout the state of CA, one of which was the campus at the University of the Pacific in Stockton. He was a devoted member of the North Stockton Rotary Club for over 50 years, served as President (1972-73), founded two new Stockton Rotary Clubs, and was a Paul Harris Fellow.

Bushy was also active in the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce, the Boy Scouts of America, and was a Delta Blood Bank 20 gallon donor. He established the Five Mile Creek Raptor Center with his son Kit in 1981. They worked with over 3700 injured and orphaned birds of prey over a period of 20 years to rehabilitate them and to release them back into the wild.

Bushy was a positive thinking person with a smile for everyone. He loved to walk around his neighborhood and had a cheerful greeting for all. He loved to build projects with his children, and he loved playing with his grandchildren.

Bushy met his future wife Kathy in 1948 when they were students at the University of Oregon, and they were married in Oregon in 1950. Bushy is survived by his wife Kathy of 59 years, sister Evelyn and brother Armand, his two sons and their wives Kit (Jeanne) and Ed (Monica), and his grandchildren Gabriel, Jan, and Sarah Crump and 9 nieces and nephews.

There will be a private celebration of Bushy's life for family and friends at a time and date to be announced. Online guest book at deyoungmemorialchapel.com

A celebration of Bushy's life will be held on Friday, December 4, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at the DeYoung Shoreline Chapel, 7676 Shoreline Dr., Stockton, CA