Jacquelyn Wilkinson Crawford, 82 of Solomons, MD died peacefully in her sleep on May 11, 2015. Jacque was born in Winchester, MA on February 20, 1933 to Walter Edward and Leslie Payzant Wilkinson of Lynnfield, MA. Suffering from rheumatic fever as a child and confined to bed, her grandmother taught her to knit, crochet, cross-stitch, and sew. From that beginning, Mom’s hands would become her gift to so many. Graduating from Wakefield High School in 1950, she attended Centenary College in New Jersey. She was a woman of morphing talents; growing into the needs of her surroundings and life. After college, she married Marvin Arrick DuBois, Jr. Their life together brought her to Indiana and a 258-acre farm. While raising her first two children, Marvin (Tad) and Karen, Jacque learned to garden, ride, breed and raise horses, and manage a large farm. Following divorce she returned home with Tad and Karen to family in Lynnfield, MA. She married Charles William Crawford, the true love of her life, and her family was complete with the addition of his son, Randall (Randy) Charles Crawford. Jacque touched so many through her handwork. Throughout her life she sewed clothing and wedding dresses for family and […]
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