Obituary of Ryan Alexander Crawford

Ryan Alexander Crawford, 28, died December 17, 2020 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.He was born March 17, 1992 in Fort Riley, Kansas to Wayne "Mark" Marshall and Heather LeAnna (O'Crowley) Crawford.Ryan was a financial collections specialist. He served honorably in the United States Army for seven years and had one deployment to Afghanistan, earning the following medals: Army Commendation, Army Achievement, National Defense Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Bronze Star and Purple Heart.Ryan was an avid outdoorsman, passionate hunter, and the most loving father. His son, Hunter was his world.He was preceded in death by his father, Mark Crawford.Ryan is survived by his son, Hunter Crawford; the love of his life and mother to Hunter, Paige Beffort; mother, Heather Crawford; and sister, Lauren (Dr. Matthew) MacDonald.A private Funeral Service will be held at 5:00PM, Monday, December 21, 2020.Attendees will be capped at 50 people and masks/facial coverings are required.The service will be streamed live. The link to watch the Funeral Service is located on Ryan's Tribute Wall on The Springs Funeral Services website.Interment, Pikes Peak National Cemetery, 10545 Drennan Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80925. Events Final Resting Place Pikes Peak National Cemetery 10545 Drennan Road Colorado Springs, CO 80925