In Memory

Kellie Lew Craver - Class Of 1973

Posted online is a story of Kellie's father - a big component of the American Red Cross and his mention of his daughter, Kellie.  We don't have the details, but his loss was taken very hard in this 2012 interview.

 


 
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Everywhere man Joe Craver leaves Red Cross

Even at the age of 82, Craver really doesn't appear to be the retiring type

Joe Craver
Joe Craver — Howard Lipin
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  • While in the military, Craver also earned a Stanford MBA and spent a year at General Dynamics in San Diego. On retiring from the Air Force in 1978, he and Rayma-Lew returned here to found Galaxie Defense Marketing, a firm that helps others win defense contracts. That was his day job. Nights, weekends and random free hours were spent on everything else, from the Chamber to prep football games, where this referee watched future stars Junior Seau (Oceanside High) and Marcus Allen (Lincoln High). In one championship game, he was accidentally knocked out by a lineman.

“But I loved it,” he said. “I liked the teamwork and the chance to work with young people.”

On athletic fields and in board rooms, Craver is a man of many parts. He’s punctual as a Pentagon briefing and as cheery as a Disney cartoon. He’s a pilot who loves to sail. He’s a stoical warrior and a sentimental father, beaming with pride in his son — Joe Craver III is a top executive at SAIC — and wounded by the 1984 death of his daughter, Kellie-Lew Craver.

“All I will say is she was killed. I’m still …” He took a deep breath. “I think it’s something you never get over.”