Patrick, vice president (Pat)
Crawley of Crawley, an international leader in digital imaging hardware solutions and conversion services, announced his brother and president of the company Christopher (Chris)
On Sunday, December 2, 2018, William Crawley.
"Our families share our grief with many people around the world," Crowley said . ".
"Chris is one of the last generation who still believes in the handshake agreement.
What he said was his heart.
Respected in the imaging and file protection industry due to his expertise-
About 40 years ago. -
And his ability to build lasting relationships.
"Chris's role in Crawley Chris worked in the summer during his teenage years as father and hero Jeremy f. (Jerry)Crowley, Jr. Who founded J. F. Crowley Inc. in 1980.
This family-owned business outside Washington, D. C. C.
, Is a representative manufacturer of hardware and software in the photography, graphic art and micro-graphics industries.
At that time, the customer base was mainly local, state and federal government entities.
After graduating from the University of South Carolina in 1982, Chris joined his father full-time and focused on sales.
In 1986, the company set up a digital services division with the company name changed to Crowley Micrographics to better represent its products.
Pat joined the company.
In 1996, after the death of their father, Chris served as president and was praised for fully transforming the company into a digital age, renamed CrowleyCompany in 1997, and expand the customer base to the corporate, academic, record management, and archive markets.
Through key acquisitions, Mekel technology (
San Dimas, California)
Wicks and Wilson Limited, 2003(
Basingstoke, UK)
In 11 years, Chris added manufacturing and international footprint to the company.
In addition to manufacturing microfilm, microfilm and aperture card scanners for these two leading brands, Chrisventured has also entered the Crowley product line, which now includes general purpose microfilm scanners,
A platform for file security checks.
"Among Chris's many talents, he has the ability to assess the market and see which ones are missing or may be improved," Crowley said.
If it's in our cab. .
Or a natural extension of what we are already doing. . .
Chris goes on.
He continued, "he should have won most of the credit for today's success.
The micro-graphics and imaging industry has gone through several integrations and he has been able to guide us through each and every integration and become stronger every time.
Perhaps more importantly, he is very concerned about his employees, which has been confirmed in many of our decades --plus tenures.
Chris remembered Debbie Harris, manager of the company's human resources and technical support department, and Chris's right-hand assistant for nearly 19 years, echoing the emotions of many people fortunate enough to work directly with or for Chris.
"Chris is my mentor.
Not only did he teach me business knowledge as I stepped up the ladder from scanoperator, but he also encouraged me to continue my education, advise on work and personal issues, and teach me the value of kindness.
I can only hope for someone else like Chris did to me.
He really changed my life.
Joberg Vogler, president of Zeutschel GmbH, has been working with Chrisand Crowley for nearly 35 years.
"This is really a loss for our industry," said Vogler . ".
"Chris has put a lot of demands on his business partners, but in return he has paid as much.
When Zeutschelventured entered North and South America in the 1980s S, Chris was the only one we trusted in the product line.
Until today, he and his company have exclusive rights to Zeutschel in many markets and are the preferred dealers in other markets.
However, Chris is not just a good businessman, he is still my friend and I will miss a lot of our food, traveling and talking.
"Vice President of Operations for BMI Imaging Systems
JimModrall is a customer, a friendly competitor and a long-term competitor.
"When you go through life, if you are lucky, you will find that very few people have a positive impact on everyone around you.
Chris is one of them.
Every interaction with Chris is a positive experience.
He has a lot of talents. he is a good businessman. he is a good friend, but most importantly, he is a good family and father.
Modrall added, "I was lucky to meet Chris's dad jerrand--Like Jerry. -
Chris is not only loved and respected by everyone, but also knows him very well.
I am proud to call Chris my friend, and my world has become more bleak with his passing.
Pat Crawley explained: "The future of Crawley's Company" Chris's health has been compromised for years. ".
"He never let it stop him, nor did he get the best, and only the people around him know his battle for health.
"Understanding that longevity is his most likely unattainable goal, Chris, Pat and Kevin brothers joined the company as CTO in 2017 and they developed a comprehensive success plan.
"I want to say that everything will go as usual, but of course we will miss Chris," Crowley said.
Knowing that this day is coming, we have built a strong management team to understand the hardware, digital services, and manufacturing aspects inside and outside the image industry.
With this deep bench, our experts at the R8 staff added this (
D, in the scanning layer, in the company and sales office, our customers will not feel the loss of wedo.
The official obituary of Christopher William Crawley can be seen on legacv. Com at release.
His wife Kathy and two sons Christopher William survived immediately.
And Brandon Michael.
Christopher and his brother Brendan work in a family company.