The Delta independent., 1923-10-05
sPLENDIp DELTA YOUTH 10
eAcRiFlcED ON ATHLETIC FIELD

Once more the community IL called
to mourn the loss Of a fine young man.
through q chain of circumstances no
one could avert.
On September 10. Buell. Crawford.
left half back on the football squad at
Western State College. received a
broken ankle while engaged in a prac-
tice game. He was taken at once to
. hospital in Salida, and everything
possible done to save his life. Friday
morning A:s leg --aas e-S.:asei below
the knee. but gangrene poisoning had
developed and from the first no hope
was entertained and on Monday after
ed up his princely life to the will Of
God.
Buell. Crawford was born at Flor
ence. Colorado. on October 1. 1901. and
passed away on his 22nd birthday. He
was the only child of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
NJ. Crawford of Read. whose grief Is
inconsolable in their great loss. Buell.
came to Delta county with his parents
while a very small child. He graduat-
ed from Delta High School in 1919.
spent a year at Colorado College and
two years at Gunnison and last year
taught school at Read. Buell. was an
ardent football enthusiast and was
never happier than when engaged in
game.
The remains we're brought to the
family home Wednesday evening. ac-
companied by the sorrowing parents
and Mrs. Samuel Quigley. President
ouigley being too Ill to come. Short
services were held from the home at
10 O'Clock yesterday morning. and at
IL o'clock another service was held at
the Baptist church.
Rev. ]. r. Treganza OF the Austin
Methodist church read the scripture
from the goth Psalm. Rev. ]. !. carp
OF the Austin Baptist church delivered
the sermon and Rev. A B. Parry OF
the Delta Baptist church offered the
prayer. A trio composed OF VIII
Ratekin, Mrs. o. B. Cook and Mrs. J.
z. Chalmers sang Beyond the Smil-
ing and the Weeping" and Sometime
Well Understand" A Quartette from
Austin. Oscar Coffey. Mrs. w. b.
Keefer, Lucille Phoenix and Rev. carp
sang Jesus Leads" There was pro-
fusion of beautiful flowers In evidence.
Rev. Parry read . telegram from
President Quigiey containing the fol-
lowing beautiful expression:
ARTHUR J. Foster. Delta. Colo. Ex-
press to Delta friends our profound
sorrow that Buell. il gone. We feel
the deepest gratitude to his parents
and home community for giving us
the inspiration and genuine uplift OF
that wonderful boys life. He was the
bravest OF the brave in his fight
AGAINST the inevitable encroachments
of a torturing death. Conscious
through II all. he never ninched nor
uttered a sound OF self pity or blame.
Like a man he had lived almost like
a super-man. He fought out the fight;
he made US ashamed OF our protests
accusations and railings against fate.
His program Of life was aggressive
and strenuous. He avoided the lines
Of least resistance: OF personal ease
and personal safety. Had he been dif-
ferent he probably would have escap-
ed the accident that started him IN
stantiy toward the battle with death.
but he would not then have been the
Buell. that We know and whose mem
ory we cherish rs our greatest treas
ure. Our Buell. had character ana per-
sonality and mind that he had made
by the effective use OF his God-given
powers. Westerns athletic field Is
the Buell. Crawford field to perpetuate
the memory and influence OF this
princely youth"