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Regina Thompson Crawley passed away on May 12, 2013, at Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, Virginia.
She was born in Farmington, West Virginia on July 27, 1941, to the late John and Princess Taylor Thompson.
She graduated from Farmington High School in 1958 and afterward, in 1962 she graduated from Norfolk State University, in Norfolk, Virginia.
Following graduation, she and her late husband, James Crawley, a graduate of NSU, joined the Peace Corps and they were assigned to teach in Nigeria. They spent two years there, before returning to the USA, after spending nine months traveling in Europe.
She taught business education for 28 years at McLean High School in Vienna, Virginia. During her tenure there, she served as Chair of the Business Education Department. She was the first, and only Black teacher at the school for several years.
She leaves to cherish her memory, a daughter, Michele Crawley of Fort Washington, MD, and a son, Michael Crawley of Decatur, GA. She is also survived by three brothers, Virgree Thompson of Seattle, WA, Aubrey Thompson of Chicago, IL, Charles Thompson of Seattle, WA, and a sister, Cora R. Thompson of Arlington, VA. She was preceded in death by her son, Steven M. Crawley.
Regina joined Warner Baptist church, in 1967. She became very active in many of the church's ministries and took on several leadership roles. During her time at Warner Baptist, she was Chairperson of the Deaconess Ministry and Scholarship Ministry. She taught Sunday School Classes, Vacation Bible School, and Bible Study classes.
The Celebration of Life service was held on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at Warner Baptist Church. The Eulogist was Reverend Matthew J. Pearson, Pastor, and Reverend Stanley Bradby, assistant to the pastor was the officiant.
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