RIP John Crawford III (July 30, 1992 (?) - August 5, 2014)
A week before the shooting, Crawford Jr. had celebrated his son’s 22nd birthday together with a few rounds of pool at Memories Sports Bar in Fairfield, where John Crawford III had resided for three or four years following graduation from Greensburg Christian Academy in Indiana.
Crawford III lived in Cincinnati pretty much all of his life, attending at least 11 private, public or charter schools since entering the first grade in 1998, Cincinnati Public School records show. Crawford Jr. said he visited his son nearly every weekend.
On that day at Memories, Crawford III, frustrated by not being able to find a job, had confided to his father that he wanted to start college. Crawford III, who had played football in high school, had shopped around for a football scholarship after high school. When that didn’t happen, sons John IV and Jayden came along and plans for college were put on hold.
Crawford Jr. described his son as a typical 22-year-old who was laid back and very family oriented. He had once considered going into the military, following in the footsteps of a grandfather who served in the Army.
From the obituary: John Henry III, Dayton, OH. Beloved son of Tressa Sherrod and John Crawnford, Jr.; loving father of John H., IV and Jayden Crawford, fond grandson of John, Sr. and Joyce Crawford, Annie B. Trimm and Theodore Sherrod, also survived by a host of aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends. Funeral service held 11 AM Aug 9th at Inspirational Baptist Church, 11450 Sebring Rd., Forest Park.