CROUCH, Stanley

Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) Thursday, April 6, 2017 Stanley Crouch, of Glendale, AZ passed away on March 30, 2017. Retired Air Force Technical Sergeant Stanley Crouch, 95, died peacefully in Tucson, AZ, on March 30, 2017. A veteran of World War II, he was also a paratrooper in the U.S. Army with the 82nd airborne, and he eventually retired from the U.S. Air Force. TSgt. Crouch was born on May 6, 1921, in Philadelphia, PA to Alexander Wakieluk and Anna Kradzarikiewicz. In 1939, he joined the U.S. Army and proudly retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1960. TSgt. Crouch was a brave and loyal soldier, as well as a generous, humble and loving father. He married Virginia Lee Lewis in Wickenburg, AZ in 1955. His post military career involved his passion of heating and air conditioning sales. He is survived by his sons Victor and Kenneth; his one grandchild; and his one great-grandchild. He is preceded in death by his wife, Virginia. TSgt. Stanley Crouch requests no services.