Ronnie Jerome Crews Sr.

February 25, 1960 - January 27, 2022

Ronnie Jerome Crews Sr. was born February 25, 1960 in Jackson, Mississippi to James Crews Sr. and Christine Dixon Crews. He received his formal education from the Kankakee Public School System. As a teenager, Ronnie loved cars, especially the Electra 225 model. Ronnie was baptized at Morning Star Baptist Church where he participated and sang in the Youth For Christ Choir Ministry. Ronnie Jerome Crews Sr. leaves to cherish his memory, two sons, Keesley Crews of Rockford, IL and Ronnie Crews Jr., of Milwaukee, WI; two daughters, Candice Christine Crews and Renee Chardee Crews, both of Kankakee, IL; a special son, Rodney Harris of Phoenix, AZ; his mother and stepfather, Christine and Rev. Roger Sykes of Kankakee, IL; brother, Pastor Adam P. (Regina) Crews Sr. of Hebron, KY; two stepbrothers, Donald Brooks of Ft. Myers, FL and Felix Sykes of Kankakee, IL; four stepsisters, Vivian Dixon, Myra (Dwayne) Purnell and Kim Sykes, all of Minnesota and Yolanda Sykes of Stone Mountain, GA; three aunts, Rosie Lee Nelson of Jackson, Mississippi, Katherine (Harry) Edmond of Minnesota and Carrie (Robert) Williams of Cincinnati, OH; two uncles, George (Patricia) Dixon and Rev. Roosevelt Dixon, both of Gary IN; a special cousin, Emmit Dixon of Kankakee, IL; special friends, Hank Ward, Shawn Ward, Cornell Ward and Alean Ward-Peak, all of Kankakee, IL; 12 grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father; three brothers, Johnnie Brooks, James Crews Jr. and Samuel Crews; his grandparents; aunts, Josie Watson, Mary Carroll, Ernestine Smith and Polly Dixon and uncles, Samuel Dixon, Joseph Dixon and Robert Lee Dixon.