Louis Allen Crowder's Obituary
On February 15, 2023, Louis Allen Crowder entered into eternal life. He was born in Waco, Texas, on September 2, 1953, to Dr. Herman Murphy Crowder, Jr., and Evelyn Kopitsky Crowder.
He moved with his family to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1956, where he grew up, surrounded by friends. In high school, he was active in the white station rally club, and worked backstage in his school's theatre productions.
After college, he accepted a job with Hewlett Packard, living in Palo Alto, California.
Here, Louis' interests blossomed, as he pursued his love of cars by attending the Grand Prix in Monaco twice, and toured Europe. He also trained to drive Formula Ford race cars at Skip Barber Racing School in California.
He loved listening to jazz, camping, hiking, and mountain biking, but his greatest passion was for hang gliding.
He returned to Memphis in 2003, and lived out his life in Cordova, reunited with his high school friends, and sharing good memories and good times.
He leaves behind his brother, David H. Crowder, D.D.S, (Kathleen); three nephews, John Bruce Crowder, Derek Matthew Crowder, Jacob Roeder and a niece, Sara Roeder.
A Memorial Service will be held on March 18th at St Theresa - Little Flower, 1644 Jackson Avenue, Memphis, TN 38107 with Memorial Visitation starting at 12:00 p.m. until the Memorial Mass at 1:00 p.m.
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