| Florence "Flo" Crowell started her love for drum corps in 1970 when her children joined the local activity. She was most passionate, however, about the Crossmen.
As a volunteer, she wore many hats: nurse, fundraiser, seamstress, cook. Back in the days when drum corps were just beginning to tour, Flo stepped up to do whatever was needed. She was the very first person to volunteer to run the food truck, better known to the Crossmen kids back then as the "Chuck Wagon." Flo was always reliable and very generous when it came to the Crossmen, even lending her own van as an extra vehicle on the road.
She loved her Crossmen kids and you would always see her wearing her red or white Crossmen jackets letting everyone know exactly with whom she affiliated herself. Flo gave her time and energy in an unselfish manner that was unsurpassed. She devoted all of her spare time supporting and helping out where needed with her beloved Crossmen.
Flo was always proud of the fact that her daughters Denise and Donna both marched in the Crossmen. When her granddaughters Allie, Andrea and Danielle marched and aged out in the Crossmen as well, it made her beam with pride even more. Flo passed away in 2004, and she is missed by all who knew her. One of her favorite Crossmen shows was the 2003 show "Color," which her granddaughter Allie marched in. She enjoyed that show so much that a recording of the opening statement "Over the Rainbow" was played as part of the services celebrating her life.
Congratulations to Florence and her family on this well deserved honor.
Inducted: 2011
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Florence Crowell
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