Geoffrey Crofts

Geoffrey Crofts, age 92, passed away peacefully on March 14th 2017. Geoff was born in Winnipeg, Canada to Thomas and Elsie Crofts. As a college professor at the University of Manitoba, Occidental College, the University of Hartford, and Dean of the School of Actuarial Science at Northeastern University, he touched the lives of students throughout the world. He was passionate about teaching and his students. He traveled around the world on trips given to honor him by his students as well as teaching internationally. He was a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, active in his profession, his church and community. He was a guiding light for his family and a generous soul to all he met. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Jean Crofts.

He is survived by his sister, Irene Crofts, his children Gerald Crofts, Barbara Purchase (Barry), and Karen Tyson (Jon). He has four grandchildren, Nicholas Colglazier, Tara Purchase, Kati Soto, and Cody Tyson. He has three great-grandchildren, Rhett and Audrey Soto, Ava Lachance and two more on the way.

His memorial service will be held at Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church, 4936 Brownsboro Rd, Louisville, KY 40222, on Friday, March 24th, 2017 at 7pm, with visitation beginning at 6:00 pm.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Southern Poverty Law Center or the Geoffrey Crofts Bursary at the University of Manitoba, Canada.

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