{"id":8449,"date":"2026-02-23T14:22:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=8449"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:24:23","slug":"william-crotty-1951-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-44-no-2\/william-crotty-1951-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"William Crotty, 1951 &#8211; 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8451 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/BillCrotty2-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/BillCrotty2-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/BillCrotty2-1024x537.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/BillCrotty2-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/BillCrotty2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chapter 7 Retiree President William A. Crotty, 74, of Plattsburgh, passed away February 20, 2026, in Vermont.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr. Crotty started his state career in January 1979 as a teacher at Clinton Correctional Facility, where he worked until his retirement on Dec. 31, 2009.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">He held various leadership positions and committee appointments during his career\u00a0 &#8212; including serving on the Clinton Correctional Facility Affirmative Action Committee, being a member of the NYSUT Committee on Human and Civil Rights, a member of the Board of Directors at NYSUT, a Vice President of AFSCME, a COPE Trustee with the Northeast Central Labor Council, a PEF Council Leader, as well as Region 7 Coordinator.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr. Crotty was passionate about helping PEF members, especially retirees, in his later years. He became the Chapter 7 (Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and St. Lawrence counties) Retiree President in 2010 and served in that role until his passing.<\/p>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\">Services will be Sunday March 15 at 1 p.m. with visitations starting at 11 at the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownfuneralhomeny.com\/obituaries\/william-crotty\" data-outlook-id=\"e96997fe-e615-4258-bb01-045429ed4044\">Brown Funeral Home<\/a><\/u> in Plattsburgh. There will be a celebration of life and reception afterwards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 7 Retiree President William A. Crotty, 74, of Plattsburgh, passed away February 20, 2026, in Vermont. 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