Jack Crockett
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Jack Russell Crockett passed away on December 16, 2021 and he will be greatly missed by his many friends. Jack was born December 2, 1938 in Levelland, Texas the only child of Fletcher A. and Leona J. Crockett.
The family moved to Midland Texas where Jack grew up and graduated from Midland High School in 1957. He went to The University of Texas and joined the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity where he made many loyal, devoted and fun friends. After graduating from UT with a Mechanical Engineering degree, he entered the Wharton School where he received his MBA degree.
After working in the mortgage business and as a commercial real estate agent, Jack became his own boss and spent the balance of his business life in commercial real estate. He had successful ventures throughout Texas and in the Research Triangle area in North Carolina where he had a second home.
In Dallas, Jack met Clare Moore Stanton who was to become the love of his life. Clare and Jack had a passion for travel, especially with friends, and enjoyed adventures in many countries around the world. Clare was a travel agent and knew the best cruise lines, hotels and restaurants for trips with their friends. One wag observed that "there are three ways to travel: Economy, First Class and Clare Class." Clare and Jack enjoyed a loving relationship for more than 22 years until her death from cancer in 2004.
Jack had a major stroke in early September and after being hospitalized, moved to the Plaza at Edgemere in Dallas where he could receive skilled nursing care. Special thanks go to his friends Don Woodbury and Bud Naifeh who visited with and checked on Jack several times each week, and to the nurses and staff at the Plaza at Edgemere who took excellent care of Jack during the last few months of his life.
Jack will be buried next to Clare in Navasota, Texas in a family cemetery plot at a date to be announced. Jack is survived by his stepson Clay Stanton of College Station, Texas.