1940 – 2015

BRIDGTON — David R. Crooker, 74, of 15 Church St., Bridgton, passed away on Friday, June 5.

He was born on Aug. 17, 1940, in Woolwich, the son of Elmer and Margaret (Bryant) Crooker. He graduated from Edward Little High School in 1960 and promptly enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at Pease Air Force Base in New Hampshire. He served with the 509th Armament and Electronics Maintenance Squadron and was promoted to airman second class. He was honorably discharged after serving four years.

He joined the Auburn Police Department as a patrolman and retired from Central Maine Power Co. in 2003.

He met his second wife, Joanna Rollins, at a seniors’ dance. They were married on Dec. 1, 2001, at the First Congregational Church of Bridgton, of which they were both members.

He had many hobbies and would light up the room with his witty jokes. But his family was most important.

He is survived by his wife, Joanna (Rollins) Crooker of Bridgton; his first wife, Judith (Arnold) Crooker of Cumberland; his daughter, Julie (Crooker) Turner and husband, Stephen Turner, of Mechanic Falls; his son, Morgan Crooker of Cosby, Tenn.; his granddaughter, Meghan Allen of Portland; his sister, Judith (Crooker) Betsworth of Naples, Fla.; his sister, Susan Black, also of Florida; his brother, Herbert Black III of Northport; and a large extended family, all of whom he adored.