Chad Randall Crawford

Chad Randall Crawford received the Crown of Righteousness as promised in
II Timothy 7-8 on Friday, January 22, 2016. After a brief illness, he left this world peacefully at the break of dawn while surrounded by his loving family.

Chad was born on April 19, 1982 to Deborah Huffman Kunisch and Donald Randall Crawford in Victoria, Texas.

He graduated from Hutto High School in 2000, and went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theology and Communications from the University of Mary Hardin Baylor Belton, TX in 2004, where he also served as Student Body President his senior year.

In 2007, Chad received his Masters of Divinity Degree from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. During the commencement ceremony he received The Greek Award, which is awarded to the student who showed excellence in ancient languages and translation.

Following graduation, Chad was ordained as a minister at Knollwood Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, NC, and later served as a Youth Pastor at Woodland Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas. He went on to work for the Non-profit organization, Interfaith Power and Light in San Francisco, CA.

In addition to his academic accomplishments, his proudest moment came after hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2007. Chad was a Thru-hiker who completed the entire 2000 mile trail from Maine to Georgia in 4 1/2 months. He loved the Appalachian people and hoped to return one day.

Chad was blessed with many friends during his travels. He was a man of many interests, from politics to poker, and loved a good laugh.

Chad was preceded in death by his Paternal Grandfather, Donald C. Crawford and his Maternal Grandfather, Henry Riley Huffman.

He is survived by his mother Debi Kunisch and stepfather, Dr. Robert Kunisch, his father Randy Crawford and stepmother Tracy Crawford, his sister and brother in law
Celeste and Justin Conlee, and sister Carley Crawford. He is also survived by nephew, Truett Riley Conlee and niece Violet Grace Conlee, and paternal grandmother Virginia Crawford, and maternal grandmother Georgia Huffman, in addition to numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins who he loved dearly.

The Celebration of Life for Chad Crawford will be held 2:00 pm Friday January 29, 2016 at Riverbend Church - Smith Family Chapel located at 4214 N. Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, Chad would have wanted donations be made to the following institutions:

• New Hope Housing
Newhopehousing.com
Choose Donate from their website, enter gift info, and designate “on behalf of Chad Crawford” in special comments. All funds received will be used to make one large contribution in his name.

• Appalachian Trail Conservancy
799 Washington St.
Harpers Ferry, WV. 25425
Appalachiantrail.org