Longtime South Whidbey Island resident, Jeffrey Moss “Duffy” Crowder died suddenly as a result of an aortic aneurism on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 at the age of 62.

Born Oct. 13, 1947, Duffy was a member of the Queen Anne High School class of 1966, and attended college in the Seattle area.

Duffy, who was never married and had no children, was the proud son of the late L.B. Moss “Bill” Crowder of Maxwelton Beach and the late Patricia Ann Crowder of Madison Park in Seattle.

From early childhood Duffy was a humorously wry alchemist, tinkerer, and explorer of groundbreaking methods of thought and creative expression, with an engaging can do personality that lasted him a lifetime. His early interests and ambition revolved around music and radio broadcasting, as well as his own singular brand of original invention. Duffy enjoyed crossword puzzles, playing poker, spending time at the Cozy, and he really loved boats. A photograph of one of his boats once graced the cover of the Whidbey Telephone Company phone book.

Those close to him recognized him as a person of varied experiences which included being the night manager of the Arco AM PM in Bellevue; the night shift radio engineer for two radio stations in Seattle; an on air disk jockey with his own radio show in Anacortes, Washington and Carson City, Nev.; the principal of the “Crowder, Cann & Will” Advertising Agency in Bellevue; and of course, in more recent years, the well known owner of the “Crack Of Noon” Painting Company of South Whidbey.

Duffy is survived by his sister, Kristen Gardner and husband Jim of Clinton; his brother Rory Crowder and wife Shannon of Malibu, Calif.; niece Erin Jakotich, and nephews Peter and Richard Allender, Brock Gardner and Logan Crowder.

Please join us for a potluck celebration of Duffy’s life at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Cozy Roadhouse in Clinton.