Thomas Albert Crum
Thomas Albert Crum, 74, of Galveston, Texas, passed away on August 1, 2021 at his home in Galveston. Thomas was born on September 10, 1946 in Dunbar, West Virginia to loving parents Berg Trenton Crum and Vada Mae (Currie) Crum.
Tom was the former Chief Operating Officer and Senior Executive – Middle East Region for Halliburton’s KBR Government Business Unit. Tom`s U.S. Government Contract work began with the US State Department, building an Embassy in Muscat, Oman, remodeled the Embassy in Rabat, Morocco and re-built the Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia. He then led the building of The Great Manmade River Project in Libya. He went on to support US troops and other forces through Log Cap and the United Nations, and USAID projects in every event the US Government participated in including Somalia, Bosnia, Haiti, Macedonia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq and Cuba. His humanitarian efforts during the Bosnian event brought the Bosnians and the Serbians together for the better, repairing a train bridge which was blown up during the war. Tom also repaired a Sava River levee protecting a small village and beating the rainy season by two days. He is recognized as saving the lives and homes of those who would have surely been washed away. He has been recognized by a former Senator as one that made Bill Clinton’s infamous Dayton Accord work. After retiring from KBR, Tom went into private business, adding alternative and renewable energy to his resume, supplying staff to windfarm projects across the USA, including Kansas, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Texas.
Tom is preceded in death by his parents, and brother Harold Crum. He is survived by his loving wife of 41 years, Lynn O’Neal Crum, daughters Stephanie Biscamp and Alicia Maldonado and husband Michael, sons Brent Crum and Robert McNamara and wife Siriluck, nephews Trent Crum and Chris Crum, grandchildren Zach McNamara, Leaha Socias and husband Tony, Macy Franzese and husband Bryan, Julia Jackson, Gage McNamara, Jordan Alicia McNamara, Hannah Maldonado, and Jackie Maldonado, great-grandchildren Luke Franzese, Brody Franzese, Myla Garza, Anthony Socias IV, and Landon Socias, and many more relatives and close friends.
A visitation will be held for Tom on Thursday, August 5, 2021 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Crowder Funeral Home in Dickinson, Texas. A funeral service will take place Friday, August 6, 2021 at 11:00 AM also at Crowder Funeral Home in Dickinson.
Serving as Honorary Pallbearers are Robert McNamara, Michael Maldonado, Zach McNamara, Bryan Franzese, Gage McNamara, Joe King, Tony Hascott, Kent Stapleton, John Paul Faour, and Jimbo Velasquez.
Our very sincere sympathy.
Papo always had time to listen, and give advice and assistance when it was needed.
Our deepest condolences to the entire family. Our prayers and thoughts are with you all. May God keep you strong and united through this tough time.
Condolences to Lynn and Tom’s family. Tom was a great person and he had an interesting life. I met Tom at the start of the RIO project in Iraq back in 2003 and immediately recognized him as a leader. He cared about his people and always made time for them. I regret we did not get to spend more time together.
Rest in peace Tom.
My deepest sympathy for your loss Lynn, my heart goes out to you and your family.
Rest in peace, Tom, and remember that we will never once forget how you touched all our lives.
Warm condolences to Lynn and the family. Tom is one of those unusual people who played a major role in a lot of lives. Always humble and helpful, he amazed me at how he was always thinking of the vast number of people he knew and how he could give them an opportunity or help them out in some way. For instance when my daughter was studying in London, Tom remembered me when a business trip needed someone to go to London. He was always doing that for people, and was particularly adept at building leadership teams that complemented each other perfectly. He had a wonderful imagination, and could see business opportunities that were invisible to others. When he made a friend, he kept them and would circle back years later to check on them or pull them into an operation that needed good personnel. RIP, Tom
Lynn, my deepest condolences to you and the family. Tom was an exceptional leader and overall great person. I feel fortunate to have worked with him all over, from the States, to the Balkans, to Libya, and throughout the Middle East, including a trip to Beirut where I had the opportunity to take Tom to meet my family. My adult children even had the opportunity to meet Tom while we were working in Jordan, and they were charmed by his big, welcoming personality. Most importantly, Tom was an extremely caring and generous person and I will always feel honored to have called him my friend. He touched so many lives and I will truly miss him.