R.L. Crawford

Submitted By jd0307 on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 8:49am

R.L. Crawford (’63), Lewisville, died Jan. 17. He was devoted to UNT from his days as a student to his generous contributions as a donor and his service on the Board of Regents.

As a student, he was a football player and member of the Geezles fraternity. He was a member of the UNT Alumni Association since 1985 and a member of the Board of Regents from 1989 to 1995. He also served as chairman and emeritus director of the UNT Foundation Board.

He supported the College of Music, Athletics, the Diamond Eagles Excellence Fund and the Golden Eagles Scholarship Fund and was a member of the President’s Council and Chief Executives Round Table. He received the President’s Citation in 1996 and was presented with the Outstanding Service Award in 2012, along with his wife, Brenda Rogers Crawford (’63), whom he met at North Texas.

His career with Northwestern Mutual began as the result of a campus interview in 1963 and he founded Crawford Financial Group, which operates as Northwestern Mutual in Denton. He received many honors, including Lifetime Member of the Million Dollar Roundtable, a trade association for financial professionals. He also was active in numerous organizations, including the Dallas United Way.

He is survived by his wife and their two sons, R.L. ‘Trey’ Crawford III (’88) and F. Guy Crawford (’92).

R.L. Crawford (’63), Lewisville, died Jan. 17. He was devoted to UNT from his days as a student to his generous contributions as a donor and his service on the Board of Regents.

As a student, he was a football player and member of the Geezles fraternity. He was a member of the UNT Alumni Association since 1985 and a member of the Board of Regents from 1989 to 1995. He also served as chairman and emeritus director of the UNT Foundation Board.

He supported the College of Music, Athletics, the Diamond Eagles Excellence Fund and the Golden Eagles Scholarship Fund and was a member of the President’s Council and Chief Executives Round Table. He received the President’s Citation in 1996 and was presented with the Outstanding Service Award in 2012, along with his wife, Brenda Rogers Crawford (’63), whom he met at North Texas.

His career with Northwestern Mutual began as the result of a campus interview in 1963 and he founded Crawford Financial Group, which operates as Northwestern Mutual in Denton. He received many honors, including Lifetime Member of the Million Dollar Roundtable, a trade association for financial professionals. He also was active in numerous organizations, including the Dallas United Way.

He is survived by his wife and their two sons, R.L. ‘Trey’ Crawford III (’88) and F. Guy Crawford (’92).

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