William Myron Crowell, age 80 (December 31,1940 - January 1, 2021), fondly known as Billy, passed away at home.  Bill was a loving husband to Marie Elizabeth; devoted father to Christine Elrod (Michael), Elisabeth Fitch, Julie Rand (Tim); a cherished grandfather to  grandchildren, Allison Rand, Karoline Sorge (Danielle), Lewis Weitzman (Laurie), Nicole Weitzman, and adoring great grandfather to Brielle Weitzman. He was a beloved brother to his sister, Elizabeth Bernstein (Saul) and a caring uncle to many nieces and nephews.

As a native Washingtonian, Bill graduated from Bethesda Chevy Chase High School and attended American University. He started what would become a long, award-winning career in building and development. He was a prominent builder in the Washington area for over 50 years and co-founded Crowell and Baker Associates in 1964. He was highly regarded in the industry and received many residential building awards based on his design work.  He was a member of The Maryland Home Builders Association, The Montgomery County Home Builders Association and The National Association of Home Builders. Bill built relationships with his customers like they were family. He personalized each custom home that he built for his treasured customers - transforming their dreams into reality.   He truly valued his employees, many of them long time employees of 35 and 40 years.  

Bill loved spending time with his many family, friends, and customers. He enjoyed attending car shows, collecting watches, telling stories, and brightening everyone’s day with his email jokes.  His outgoing personality, friendly disposition and loyalty was legendary, and he built many lifelong friendships. He was “Uncle Bill” to so many.  Everyone looked to him for counsel and advice. He was very generous and donated to many causes, large and small. His family will always cherish his love, strength, guidance, and support. He was truly an extraordinary man who touched everyone’s lives.

A celebration of life is planned at a later date. The family asks that in lieu of flowers,  memorial contributions can be made to the Wounded Warrior Project (1120 G St. NW Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005/ https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/), Maryland Troopers Association (1300 Reisterstown Rd, Pikesville, MD 21208/ https://mdtroopers.org/)  or House With A Heart Senior Pet Sanctuary (6409 Stream Valley Way, Gaithersburg, MD 20882/ https://housewithaheart.com/)