George C. Crouch III

George C. Crouch III served in the United States Army. He earned the rank of Sergeant in World War II and of Platoon Sergeant in the Korean War, where he sustained an injury.

Mr. Crouch was born on March 1, 1924, and has continuously beat the odds. He was able to overcome COVID-19 twice, the first bout requiring a hospital stay and subsequent rehabilitation. Mr. Crouch was thrice married and is now a widower, having lost his wife, Gail, to COVID-19 in 2020.

Some of Mr. Crouch’s involvements, memberships and positions include: State Committeeman, 82nd Assembly District; Retirees of Dreiser Loop Association; The Coalition of African-American Churches and Community Organizations; Harriet Tubman Democratic Club; 715th Veteran Association; Greater NY Chapter of Progressive Benedict Alumni Association; Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Williamsbridge NAACP Early Childhood Education Center; and honorary Mayor of the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx (1986-1992), appointed by Assemblyman Larry Seabrook.

Always working for the betterment of his community, he has also been involved with numerous organizations, including the American Federation of Teachers; National African Labor Council under A. Phillip Randolph; Vice President of the Black Faculty and Staff of City College; Delegate to the New York State United Teachers and American Federation of Teachers Conventions; Black Caucus of the American Federation of Teachers; President of the 900 East 217th Street Association in the Bronx, New York; Chairman of College Laboratory Technicians, City University of New York (PSC); founding charter member of Bronx Association for the Study of African American Life and History; co-author of History of Blacks in the Bronx with Florence Lockhon, et al.; PTA President of Schools PS 153 and MS 180; and President of Counsel Parent Association of School District 11.

Mr. Crouch especially cherishes a long-ago award from the Williamsbridge Branch NAACP Youth Council, and he holds high his lifetime membership in the NAACP. He also treasures his years-long affiliation with Co-op City Baptist Church in the Bronx.

He is the father of Kai Adwoa-Thomas, Deborah Crouch, and the late Tanya Sutton, who was the mother of his grandson, Taron. His only son, Eddie, and his daughterin-law, Allison, gave Mr. Crouch two other grandchildren, Quincy and Lance. Proud grandfather that he may be, the list of things that he can take pride in is extensive.