Walt Crowley
| Walt Crowley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 20, 1947 Ferndale, Michigan |
| Died | September 21, 2007 (aged 60) Seattle, Washington |
| Occupation | Historian, journalist, community activist |
| Spouse(s) | Marie McCaffrey |
| Parent(s) | Walter A. Crowley and Violet King (now Kilvinger) |
Walter Charles Crowley (June 20, 1947 – September 21, 2007) was a Washington political celebrity. He first became a public figure in Seattle through his involvement with the social and political movements of the 1960s, especially the underground press. He later became more widely known as a local television personality and for his pioneering work as a local historian, including co-creating the Web site HistoryLink.org, which he considered to be his crowning achievement.
Born in Ferndale, Michigan, the only child of engineer and inventor Walter A. Crowley and Violet King (now Kilvinger), Walt lived in Royal Oak, Michigan, Flint, Michigan, the Washington, D.C. area and Connecticut until 1961, when his father was hired by Boeing and moved to Seattle.
Crowley graduated from Seattle's Nathan Hale High School, winning state honors as an artist, and briefly worked at Boeing as an illustrator. Entering the University of Washington, he became active in local socialist, antiwar, and civil rights campaigns. In 1967, he joined Paul Dorpat's underground newspaper Helix as a cartoonist, writer, and editor. In 1968 he ran for the Washington State House of Representatives on the Peace & Freedom Party ticket.
Crowley's service as mediator between the Seattle officials, local leaders, and the community's street people led to a youth hostel and social service agency called the U District Center; Crowley directed it from 1970 until 1972. He later worked for the Seattle Model Cities Program and then for the city itself in various planning and outreach roles.
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