Birth date: Jul 10, 1950 Death date: Jun 9, 2015
Richard R. Craig, age 64, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at his home, unexpectedly, following a lengthy battle with Muscular Dystrophy. He was born July 10, 1950 in Harrisburg, PA and has resided in the Muskegon area most of h Read Obituary
I have fond memories of our time together th the Big Red Bands. Richard was an excellent musician and his spence of humor always kept things interesting and fun.
He was truly a kind and gentle man. My deepest sympathies to his family.
Sincerely,
Jim Hallberg
So sorry to hear of your husbands passing Laurel. My thoughts are with you and your boys during this difficult time. Remember all the wonderful years you had together!
Was in school @ Muskegon High with Richard. He was a beautiful spirit even then. Will never forget his portrayal of Elwood P. Dowd in the school production of "Harvey". He made me a believer that the rabbit was real! :-)
God bless the family and friends.
Greg Blackwell
Bangor, MI
My memories of Uncle Richard were always good conversations..University of Michigan...family time when my grandma and grandpa LaGrande were still with us..going to the cabin in Hoxeyville and trout fishing..family campfires...fun fun family times..my sincere sympathy to Mark and Ryan and his wife and Aunt Laurie.. May he finally be free from his disease and be able to walk freely amongst the angels..
Uncle Richard was always filled with laughter, encouragement, and stimulating conversation. When we would visit Uncle Richard and Aunt Laurie, we would never run out of things to talk about. I especially enjoyed talking about education with him. I am sure he will be greatly missed by family and friends. Love and prayers for Laurie, Ryan and Mark.
Love Cheryl, Doug, Chris, Ben, & Ohka
When I think of Richard, I clearly recall the uncles at the LaGrande family holidays (they had married into this family of 4 strong women, who most often were managing the children, the food, and the schedule). So Richard, John, Marv and my dad, Rollie would all engage in some male bonding rituals that involved calling each other "cat" and seeing who could "outcool" who... yes, this was quite a long time ago, but it is still warm and vivid in my memory.
Much love to you Laurie, Mark, and Ryan from Northern Wisconsin.
Jocelyn (with Joel and Maria)
I am Martha Stratton Ryan's sister-in-law we spent many of holidays with Ricahard and just cook outs and my fondests memories was when he seen the younger kids he always wanted to know how they were doing in school go figure, how they were spending there spare time just wanted to be around them it made him happy. Then came when he ran into my husband Chris who of course always seemed to have a Michigan Wolverines hat on or a Detroit Tigers you know where those conversations went. He just loved people when we were altogether he wanted to make sure he at least spoke to you even if it was to say hello. I loved that about him I should say we did it made us smile. Thank you for that Richard rest in peace the angels are singing welcoming you with open arms! Love Martha
