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REFERENCE TITLE: Senator Chester Crandell; death resolution |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-second Legislature First Regular Session 2015
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Introduced by Senators Griffin, Ableser, Allen, Barto, Begay, Biggs, Bradley, Burges, Cajero Bedford, Contreras, Dalessandro, Dial, Driggs, Farley, Farnsworth D, Hobbs, Kavanagh, Lesko, McGuire, Meza, Miranda, Pancrazi, Pierce, Quezada, Shooter, Smith, Ward, Worsley, Yarbrough, Yee; Representatives Allen J, Andrade, Barton, Borrelli, Boyer, Brophy McGee, Campbell, Cardenas, Carter, Cobb, Coleman, Espinoza, Fann, Farnsworth E, Finchem, Gowan, Gray, Kern, Leach, Mesnard, Meyer, Mitchell, Montenegro, Olson, Otondo, Petersen, Robson, Stevens, Thorpe, Townsend, Ugenti, Velasquez, Wheeler: Ackerley, Benally, Bolding, Bowers, Clark, Fernandez, Friese, Gabaldón, Gonzales, Hale, Larkin, Lawrence, Livingston, Lovas, Mach, McCune Davis, Mendez, Norgaard, Pratt, Rios, Rivero, Saldate, Sherwood, Shope, Steele, Weninger
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
on the death of the Honorable Chester J. Crandell.
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Senator Chester J. Crandell passed away on August 4, 2014 at the age of sixty-eight.
Chester Crandell was born to Harold Jay and Charlotte Ann Crandell in Holbrook, Arizona on June 19, 1946. Raised in Heber, Arizona, he was a fifth-generation native of rural Arizona.
A man of deep faith, Chester Crandell was a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in North Carolina as a missionary for the church in the Central Atlantic States Mission from 1965 to 1967. During his time in North Carolina, he met the love of his life, Alice Day Harrison, and they were married in the Mesa Arizona Temple when he returned to Arizona following his mission. Throughout his life, he served in various church callings and always did so with a willing spirit.
Passionate about education, Chester Crandell earned both a bachelor's degree in agricultural education from the University of Arizona and a master's degree in educational leadership from Northern Arizona University. He served as an educator for thirty years. For many of these years, he worked as a high school instructor and volunteered as a coach for numerous school sports programs and for the Future Farmers of America. He spent the last ten years of his educational career serving as the Superintendent of the Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technology.
Following a long line of successful Arizona cattle ranchers, Chester Crandell was known by many to be a true "gentleman cowboy." Ranching was a large and treasured part of his life. He was a longtime member of the Arizona Cattle Growers Association and was well respected within the ranching community.
From 2011 to 2012, Chester Crandell served in the Arizona House of Representatives. In 2012, he was elected to the Arizona Senate where he served as the Chairman of the Public Safety Committee and the Vice Chairman of the Education Committee. He also served on the Appropriations Committee, the Government and Environment Committee and the Natural Resources and Rural Affairs Committee. During his legislative career, Senator Crandell earned the respect and admiration of his peers on both sides of the political aisle. He was known among his colleagues as a man of integrity and honor who was passionate about serving the people of Arizona.
Dedicated to his family, Chester Crandell will be deeply missed by his beloved wife of forty-seven years, Alice, his nine children and their spouses, his many grandchildren, his parents and his four siblings and their spouses. He was preceded in death by his brother, Bobby Crandell, in 2004 and his brother-in-law, Roger Cochran, in 2001. Senator Chester Crandell was a patriot, a rancher, a trusted friend, a devoted family man and a respected legislator.
Therefore
Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the Members of the Legislature sincerely regret the passing of Senator Chester J. Crandell and extend their deepest sympathies to his family and friends.