Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth E. Crosby, Jr., USMC (Retired), was tragically taken from his current duty assignment on March 18, 2021. He was 61 years old although he would have emphatically told you that most of those were dog years. He leaves behind his lovely and vivacious wife Shari Crosby, daughter Lauren Nicole Koontz (Ryan Koontz), mother Joann Crosby, sister Kim Day (Don Scovill), brother and co-conspirator Joe Crosby, and the newest member of the clan, his pride and joy, grandson Ethan Crosby Koontz. Ken was also especially fond of the family’s golden retriever Liberty, although he was extremely critical of her hunting skills.
Ken attended Bellevue Senior High School in Bellevue, Nebraska and while a modest student he was an exceptional athlete lettering in football and baseball and received many scholarship offers his senior year. He attended the University of South Florida and played baseball for Hall of Famer Robin Roberts. Ken graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences. He would later receive a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Troy State University.