Victor Alan Craig

Victor Alan Craig, 81, of Arcadia, passed away peacefully at home on July 27, 2014. He was born on December 15, 1932 in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Sgt. Ellis and Doris (Kinney) Craig. He served 20.5 years in the USAF in Korea, the Japan occupation, Cambodia, the Philippines and Vietnam. He very much enjoyed his military career and had many exciting stories. After retiring as a Master Sgt. in Wichita Falls, Texas, he moved his family to Chicago. He worked at the VA Hospital repairing medical electronic equipment. Then he moved to Arcadia to help his parents build a mobile home park. He had a vision and began building Craig's RV Park four years later. Craig's RV Park grew to be about 350 units strong. His daughter, Vicky and her husband, Allen now run the park. During his life Victor enjoyed church activities, rebuilding trailers to sell, fixing and designing things, RVing every summer, dancing, bowling, eating at restaurants with friends, and spending long hours tinkering in his garage. Victor wore many hats. He was husband, father, Brownville volunteer fire department chief (hey, when you're the only one you can be whatever rank you choose), mailman, DHS band booster president, deputy sheriff posse, school bus driver, Boy and Girl Scout involvement, Sunday school director, deacon. As a family man he was always involved in whatever his kids were doing and Papa to his grandchildren and many others. Victor was preceded in death by his son Alan, first wife Sara, sister, Barbara O'Connell, and granddaughter Jennifer Wickey. After Sara's tragic death in 2004 he managed to find another love, Sue. He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends. He leaves behind his wife Sue; children, Cindy Mott, Vicky (Allen) Wickey, Richard Hawthorne and David (Catherine) Hawthorne; grandchildren, Shasta (Chris) Grimes, Tony Mott, Jessica Wickey, David (Myranda) Brown, Steven Brown, Amber Walls, Michael and Ashley Hawthorne; and great-grandchildren, Destiny, Christopher, Christabell, Wanna, and Fritzon Grimes, Jenci Mott, Brayden Brown, Ava Grave Brown, and Jaylen Walls. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Arcadia. The family will begin meeting friends at 10:00 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Arcadia, Deep Creek Worship Center in Punta Gorda, Tidewell Hospice Charlotte County, or a charity of one's choice.

Victor Alan Craig

December 15, 1932 - July 27, 2014