Please keep Betty and Jim Crawford in your prayers

I received the following text msg from Jim Crawford's wife Betty...

"Jim is home with hospice. Did not recover from last chemo. COVID then staph infection. Had to take out his (chemo) port and part of artificial knee. Over 3 weeks in hospital. Has never done well with chemo. Sorry for the bad news. I am heartbroken." 

For those DET-4 Marines who are 2/24 alumni Jim was a 1302 MOS but served as BN S-3 for LTCOL Mark "Big Bird" Lipscomb when he was CO 2/24. COL Byron Hill was XO at that time. 

Please keep Betty and Jim in your prayers.  

Semper Fi, Will William Holahan

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I am saddened by your email. Many fond memories of serving with Jim My prayers are with the Crawford family. 

S/F

Bob Raclaw 
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Please convey my sorrow at this news. Jim was always one of those human dynamos who would take anything on. He would always call many of us on the birthday and I miss that. We are praying for him and Betty in these difficult times.

Larry Anderson

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So sorry to hear this May God bless him and Betty

Frank Johnson

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I concur in Larry's comments.  My time with Jim was largely when we served together in the FSSG and I reported directly to him at least once during our annual Desert Ops in 29 Palms.  Thereafter he mentored me into at least 4 other billet opportunities to include 2 outside the FSSG. Always tough and exacting but fair. Recent New Years note this week from Betty relates that both she and Jim are struggling with significant medical issues and Sandy and  I are keeping both in our prayers.

Rod

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Heavenly Father, we (those called by Your Name) intercede on behalf of Jim and Betty in this NOW time.  Father you send your son Jesus, our Lord and Savior, to earth to redeem, reconcile, restore, and thru Jesus granted us resurrection power as Jesus ane we have become as one.  We therefore as one ask Holy Spirit to magnify thru the Blood of the Lamb (Jesus) Healing, Health, and Shalom (peace) to both Jim and Betty.  

The Word says we can bind and loose on earth, so with Christ we now loose the hold of this spirit of cancer off of Jim and bind the healing power of the Father thru the Son to Jim.  For by the blood of Christ shed by the stripes given and the blood shed on the cross, Jim has been healed.  We give thanks to you Lord for watching over your Word to perform it.  Thank you Lord.

Steve Eddington