William Ernest Critzer
Aug. 11, 1934-Nov. 15, 2023
Menlo Park, California

Bill passed away peacefully after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease.

He was born August 11, 1934 to Ernest Critzer and Gertrude Bell Critzer.

He is a graduate of the University of Miami (Florida) and served in the US Air Force from 1954 to 1958.

He and his wife, Pat, and young son arrived in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1960, and have lived in Cupertino, Los Altos, Portland, Oregon, Los Altos Hills and in Menlo Park since 1999.

He worked as V.P. of Finance at Consolidated Freightways in Menlo Park and was President and CEO of Freightliner Corporation in Portland, Oregon, then CFO at the National Federation of Independent Business while it was located in San Mateo.

Post retirement, in 1996, he became Director of Finance and Administration at Avenidas in Palo Alto.

He was the founding President of the Menlo Park Library Foundation and was a continuing volunteer for the Foundation until 2014.

He was a loving husband and father, devoted to his family and known for his sense of humor and generosity.

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Patricia Critzer, and sons, Stephen Critzer and David Critzer.

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