Jedidiah “Jed” Addison Crews [4 April 1986 – 1 July 2019] was born on April 4th, 1986 to Roy and Bonnie Crews.

Born and raised in Centerville, Jed attended the University of Virginia on a Navy scholarship and graduated with degrees in foreign affairs and religious studies. After college, he served 4 years in the Navy, during which he married fellow Naval officer, Arlene Valenzuela. He left the Navy to move to Europe in support of Arlene’s Navy assignment. While in Europe, Jed completed a master’s at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and he and Arlene celebrated the birth of their daughter, Abigail. Upon returning to the US, the family settled in Seattle, Washington, where Jed worked as a global marketing director for Microsoft and Arlene continued her Navy career as a Lieutenant Commander.

Jed is survived by his parents, wife, Arlene Valenzuela Crews,and daughter, Abigail Crews; his grandmother, Melrae Aller; his sister, Devon Kimberley; and his nieces and nephew, Allyanna, Kaylee, and Ayden.

In lieu of flowers, please consider giving to Jed’s favorite charity, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, designated for Hickman County.

Visitation with the family will be held on 14 Sep 2019 at 12:30PM-1:30PM at the Centerville First Baptist Church, Centerville, TN. A Memorial Service will be conducted on 14 Sep 2019, at 1:30PM, at Centerville First Baptist Church, Centerville, TN.

Obituary from the London School of Economics: Jedidiah was an alumnus in Executive Global MSc Management, 2013-2015. Originally from the USA, Jed studied for his undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia.  Prior to joining the programme at LSE, Jed spent four years as an Officer in the United States Navy which provided him with a wealth of international and leadership experience.  Following graduation Jed spent time living in Poland, undertook work as a Strategy Consultant back in the US and most recently had begun a role in the Cloud Marketing team at Microsoft. Jed was a much valued member of the Executive Global MSc Management community and Director of the programme, Dr Connson Locke, said: “Jed was a student who stood out from the crowd. He combined the discipline of his military background with a sharp intellect and strong motivation to learn and was an engaged and high performing student throughout the programme. Indeed, Jed is one of the few students who won both of the prizes that we give out at graduation: best dissertation and top performer in his class. His dissertation is one of the best pieces of qualitative research I have seen by an MSc student, and I still share it with my students as an example to emulate. The fact that he was able to make the transition from the military to industry, landing a job at Microsoft, is testament to his talent and ability. Jed was an exceptional student, alumnus, and human being. He will be sorely missed”. Sadly Jed passed away 1 July 2019 in a vehicle accident in California. He will be greatly missed and our thoughts are with his family and friends.