SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
Dr. Quintous Crews, 85, Navy rear admiral, doctor who led medical systems
Quintous Crews enjoyed a prestigious career as a Navy doctor, including leading the radiology department at Balboa Naval Hospital in the early 1970s.
“He knew his business, he knew radiation oncology, he knew radiology,” said retired Rear Adm. Frederic Sanford, who was recruited to San Diego by Dr. Crews in 1974. “It was the early days of radiation therapy. He was supportive of better technology, more definitive ways of directing the radiation without damaging the tissue.”
Dr. Crews died of a cerebral hemorrhage Jan. 21 at Sharp Memorial Hospital. He was 85.
Dr. Crews established a radiation therapy residency program at the San Diego naval hospital.
“He was a very good physician,” Sanford said. “When I met him, he was chair of the department and that was primarily an administrative job, but he had done a lot of radiation therapy there, and it was obvious he had very good rapport with his patients and the staff.”
Dr. Crews left the Balboa hospital in 1976 for Bethesda, Md., and his Navy career continued for another decade. When he retired from the Navy as a rear admiral in 1986, he returned with his wife to their Point Loma home and launched his second career.
Dr. Crews was recruited to serve as the first chief medical officer for the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility, which opened in 1987. He was involved from the ground up, eventually overseeing every aspect of health care for more than 4,600 inmates at the state prison in Otay Mesa.
“He had an enormous ability to know how to develop and organize and implement things,” said Tom O’Neill, the prison’s first health services administrator. “With any bureaucratic system as large as we were, it took a lot of time and energy to figure out how does this system work. …
“He was extremely well-respected, not only at our facilty but statewide.”
In 1999, another opportunity arose to create a health care program for a new facility: Dr. Crews was hired as the first medical director of the Veterans Home of California-Chula Vista. He was involved from its inception.
Quintous Earl Crews Jr. was born Sept. 19, 1929, in Port Arthur, Texas, to Anita Leger Crews and Quintous Earl Crews Sr.
He graduated in 1955 from the University of Texas School of Medicine in Galveston. Following his internship at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, he joined the Navy in July 1956 as a reserve officer in the Medical Corps, and by March 1958 he was appointed a full commissioned officer with the rank of lieutenant.
His Navy medical career took him twice to Long Beach, Oakland and Bethesda, Md.; as well as Los Angeles; Great Lakes, Ill.; Guam, Marianas Islands; Houston; and San Diego.
His career garnered him numerous commendations, including the Humanitarian Service Medal, Legion of Merit with Gold Star, National Defense Service Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, and Brazilian Aeronautics Merit Order.
Dr. Crews’ compassion knew no bounds, his friends said. He cared for all patients equally, no matter the location, and was a dedicated family man to his wife and four children.
“Dr. Crews was a man who liked people,” said Dr. Walter Goff II, a retired Navy captain who worked at the Balboa hospital with Dr. Crews. “I know he enjoyed the challenge of doing the right thing for his patients. When he moved up into administration … he was a good leader. Some leaders tend to be more self-centered and other leaders tend to be more centered on the people who work for them, and he was one of those guys.”
At the veterans home in Chula Vista, Dr. Crews was admired by staff for his leadership and dedication to the health and well-being of residents.
“He maintained the highest possible standards of professional medical care,” said Rosie Valle, a patient benefits insurance officer at the home. “He ensured (that) his staff had the opportunity to keep abreast of new developments, technology, and trends in modern medical care delivery. … He was the leader and expert … (implementing) various programs and business processes for the Veterans Home. He effectively managed health care costs without compromising the needs of the resident veteran population.”
Added Susan Shipp, another veterans home colleague: “He was voted by staff here as someone we ‘most admired.’ He was a wonderful leader by example. He always took time to talk to you and would stop whatever he was doing and give you his undivided attention.”
Dr. Crews retired from the veterans home in 2004 when his wife fell catastrophically ill. He visited Maybelle twice a day, eating breakfast with her every morning and reading to her every night, friends said. He only missed a visit when he was sick.
Dr. Crews was an active board member of Balboa Park’s Committee of 100, assuming his wife’s duties after she fell ill. Dr. Crews attended a board meeting two days before his death.
Dr. Crews is survived by his wife of 60 years, Maybelle Bierschwale Crews; daughters, Cynthia Crews-Doucette of San Diego, Patricia Ferrer of Stanton, and Victoria Crews of Berkeley; son, Quintous Earl Crews III of Hemet; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sister, Gaynelle Crews.
Services were held at Greenwood Memorial Park. The family suggests memorial donations to one’s charity of choice.
Dr. Quintous Crews, 85, Navy rear admiral, doctor who led medical systems
Quintous Crews enjoyed a prestigious career as a Navy doctor, including leading the radiology department at Balboa Naval Hospital in the early 1970s.
“He knew his business, he knew radiation oncology, he knew radiology,” said retired Rear Adm. Frederic Sanford, who was recruited to San Diego by Dr. Crews in 1974. “It was the early days of radiation therapy. He was supportive of better technology, more definitive ways of directing the radiation without damaging the tissue.”
Dr. Crews died of a cerebral hemorrhage Jan. 21 at Sharp Memorial Hospital. He was 85.
Dr. Crews established a radiation therapy residency program at the San Diego naval hospital.
“He was a very good physician,” Sanford said. “When I met him, he was chair of the department and that was primarily an administrative job, but he had done a lot of radiation therapy there, and it was obvious he had very good rapport with his patients and the staff.”
Dr. Crews left the Balboa hospital in 1976 for Bethesda, Md., and his Navy career continued for another decade. When he retired from the Navy as a rear admiral in 1986, he returned with his wife to their Point Loma home and launched his second career.
Dr. Crews was recruited to serve as the first chief medical officer for the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility, which opened in 1987. He was involved from the ground up, eventually overseeing every aspect of health care for more than 4,600 inmates at the state prison in Otay Mesa.
“He had an enormous ability to know how to develop and organize and implement things,” said Tom O’Neill, the prison’s first health services administrator. “With any bureaucratic system as large as we were, it took a lot of time and energy to figure out how does this system work. …
“He was extremely well-respected, not only at our facilty but statewide.”
In 1999, another opportunity arose to create a health care program for a new facility: Dr. Crews was hired as the first medical director of the Veterans Home of California-Chula Vista. He was involved from its inception.
Quintous Earl Crews Jr. was born Sept. 19, 1929, in Port Arthur, Texas, to Anita Leger Crews and Quintous Earl Crews Sr.
He graduated in 1955 from the University of Texas School of Medicine in Galveston. Following his internship at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, he joined the Navy in July 1956 as a reserve officer in the Medical Corps, and by March 1958 he was appointed a full commissioned officer with the rank of lieutenant.
His Navy medical career took him twice to Long Beach, Oakland and Bethesda, Md.; as well as Los Angeles; Great Lakes, Ill.; Guam, Marianas Islands; Houston; and San Diego.
His career garnered him numerous commendations, including the Humanitarian Service Medal, Legion of Merit with Gold Star, National Defense Service Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, and Brazilian Aeronautics Merit Order.
Dr. Crews’ compassion knew no bounds, his friends said. He cared for all patients equally, no matter the location, and was a dedicated family man to his wife and four children.
“Dr. Crews was a man who liked people,” said Dr. Walter Goff II, a retired Navy captain who worked at the Balboa hospital with Dr. Crews. “I know he enjoyed the challenge of doing the right thing for his patients. When he moved up into administration … he was a good leader. Some leaders tend to be more self-centered and other leaders tend to be more centered on the people who work for them, and he was one of those guys.”
At the veterans home in Chula Vista, Dr. Crews was admired by staff for his leadership and dedication to the health and well-being of residents.
“He maintained the highest possible standards of professional medical care,” said Rosie Valle, a patient benefits insurance officer at the home. “He ensured (that) his staff had the opportunity to keep abreast of new developments, technology, and trends in modern medical care delivery. … He was the leader and expert … (implementing) various programs and business processes for the Veterans Home. He effectively managed health care costs without compromising the needs of the resident veteran population.”
Added Susan Shipp, another veterans home colleague: “He was voted by staff here as someone we ‘most admired.’ He was a wonderful leader by example. He always took time to talk to you and would stop whatever he was doing and give you his undivided attention.”
Dr. Crews retired from the veterans home in 2004 when his wife fell catastrophically ill. He visited Maybelle twice a day, eating breakfast with her every morning and reading to her every night, friends said. He only missed a visit when he was sick.
Dr. Crews was an active board member of Balboa Park’s Committee of 100, assuming his wife’s duties after she fell ill. Dr. Crews attended a board meeting two days before his death.
Dr. Crews is survived by his wife of 60 years, Maybelle Bierschwale Crews; daughters, Cynthia Crews-Doucette of San Diego, Patricia Ferrer of Stanton, and Victoria Crews of Berkeley; son, Quintous Earl Crews III of Hemet; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sister, Gaynelle Crews.
Services were held at Greenwood Memorial Park. The family suggests memorial donations to one’s charity of choice.
SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
Dr. Quintous Crews, 85, Navy rear admiral, doctor who led medical systems
Quintous Crews enjoyed a prestigious career as a Navy doctor, including leading the radiology department at Balboa Naval Hospital in the early 1970s.
“He knew his business, he knew radiation oncology, he knew radiology,” said retired Rear Adm. Frederic Sanford, who was recruited to San Diego by Dr. Crews in 1974. “It was the early days of radiation therapy. He was supportive of better technology, more definitive ways of directing the radiation without damaging the tissue.”
Dr. Crews died of a cerebral hemorrhage Jan. 21 at Sharp Memorial Hospital. He was 85.
Dr. Crews established a radiation therapy residency program at the San Diego naval hospital.
“He was a very good physician,” Sanford said. “When I met him, he was chair of the department and that was primarily an administrative job, but he had done a lot of radiation therapy there, and it was obvious he had very good rapport with his patients and the staff.”
Dr. Crews left the Balboa hospital in 1976 for Bethesda, Md., and his Navy career continued for another decade. When he retired from the Navy as a rear admiral in 1986, he returned with his wife to their Point Loma home and launched his second career.
Dr. Crews was recruited to serve as the first chief medical officer for the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility, which opened in 1987. He was involved from the ground up, eventually overseeing every aspect of health care for more than 4,600 inmates at the state prison in Otay Mesa.
“He had an enormous ability to know how to develop and organize and implement things,” said Tom O’Neill, the prison’s first health services administrator. “With any bureaucratic system as large as we were, it took a lot of time and energy to figure out how does this system work. …
“He was extremely well-respected, not only at our facilty but statewide.”
In 1999, another opportunity arose to create a health care program for a new facility: Dr. Crews was hired as the first medical director of the Veterans Home of California-Chula Vista. He was involved from its inception.
Quintous Earl Crews Jr. was born Sept. 19, 1929, in Port Arthur, Texas, to Anita Leger Crews and Quintous Earl Crews Sr.
He graduated in 1955 from the University of Texas School of Medicine in Galveston. Following his internship at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, he joined the Navy in July 1956 as a reserve officer in the Medical Corps, and by March 1958 he was appointed a full commissioned officer with the rank of lieutenant.
His Navy medical career took him twice to Long Beach, Oakland and Bethesda, Md.; as well as Los Angeles; Great Lakes, Ill.; Guam, Marianas Islands; Houston; and San Diego.
His career garnered him numerous commendations, including the Humanitarian Service Medal, Legion of Merit with Gold Star, National Defense Service Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, and Brazilian Aeronautics Merit Order.
Dr. Crews’ compassion knew no bounds, his friends said. He cared for all patients equally, no matter the location, and was a dedicated family man to his wife and four children.
“Dr. Crews was a man who liked people,” said Dr. Walter Goff II, a retired Navy captain who worked at the Balboa hospital with Dr. Crews. “I know he enjoyed the challenge of doing the right thing for his patients. When he moved up into administration … he was a good leader. Some leaders tend to be more self-centered and other leaders tend to be more centered on the people who work for them, and he was one of those guys.”
At the veterans home in Chula Vista, Dr. Crews was admired by staff for his leadership and dedication to the health and well-being of residents.
“He maintained the highest possible standards of professional medical care,” said Rosie Valle, a patient benefits insurance officer at the home. “He ensured (that) his staff had the opportunity to keep abreast of new developments, technology, and trends in modern medical care delivery. … He was the leader and expert … (implementing) various programs and business processes for the Veterans Home. He effectively managed health care costs without compromising the needs of the resident veteran population.”
Added Susan Shipp, another veterans home colleague: “He was voted by staff here as someone we ‘most admired.’ He was a wonderful leader by example. He always took time to talk to you and would stop whatever he was doing and give you his undivided attention.”
Dr. Crews retired from the veterans home in 2004 when his wife fell catastrophically ill. He visited Maybelle twice a day, eating breakfast with her every morning and reading to her every night, friends said. He only missed a visit when he was sick.
Dr. Crews was an active board member of Balboa Park’s Committee of 100, assuming his wife’s duties after she fell ill. Dr. Crews attended a board meeting two days before his death.
Dr. Crews is survived by his wife of 60 years, Maybelle Bierschwale Crews; daughters, Cynthia Crews-Doucette of San Diego, Patricia Ferrer of Stanton, and Victoria Crews of Berkeley; son, Quintous Earl Crews III of Hemet; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sister, Gaynelle Crews.
Services were held at Greenwood Memorial Park. The family suggests memorial donations to one’s charity of choice.
Dr. Quintous Crews, 85, Navy rear admiral, doctor who led medical systems
Quintous Crews enjoyed a prestigious career as a Navy doctor, including leading the radiology department at Balboa Naval Hospital in the early 1970s.
“He knew his business, he knew radiation oncology, he knew radiology,” said retired Rear Adm. Frederic Sanford, who was recruited to San Diego by Dr. Crews in 1974. “It was the early days of radiation therapy. He was supportive of better technology, more definitive ways of directing the radiation without damaging the tissue.”
Dr. Crews died of a cerebral hemorrhage Jan. 21 at Sharp Memorial Hospital. He was 85.
Dr. Crews established a radiation therapy residency program at the San Diego naval hospital.
“He was a very good physician,” Sanford said. “When I met him, he was chair of the department and that was primarily an administrative job, but he had done a lot of radiation therapy there, and it was obvious he had very good rapport with his patients and the staff.”
Dr. Crews left the Balboa hospital in 1976 for Bethesda, Md., and his Navy career continued for another decade. When he retired from the Navy as a rear admiral in 1986, he returned with his wife to their Point Loma home and launched his second career.
Dr. Crews was recruited to serve as the first chief medical officer for the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility, which opened in 1987. He was involved from the ground up, eventually overseeing every aspect of health care for more than 4,600 inmates at the state prison in Otay Mesa.
“He had an enormous ability to know how to develop and organize and implement things,” said Tom O’Neill, the prison’s first health services administrator. “With any bureaucratic system as large as we were, it took a lot of time and energy to figure out how does this system work. …
“He was extremely well-respected, not only at our facilty but statewide.”
In 1999, another opportunity arose to create a health care program for a new facility: Dr. Crews was hired as the first medical director of the Veterans Home of California-Chula Vista. He was involved from its inception.
Quintous Earl Crews Jr. was born Sept. 19, 1929, in Port Arthur, Texas, to Anita Leger Crews and Quintous Earl Crews Sr.
He graduated in 1955 from the University of Texas School of Medicine in Galveston. Following his internship at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, he joined the Navy in July 1956 as a reserve officer in the Medical Corps, and by March 1958 he was appointed a full commissioned officer with the rank of lieutenant.
His Navy medical career took him twice to Long Beach, Oakland and Bethesda, Md.; as well as Los Angeles; Great Lakes, Ill.; Guam, Marianas Islands; Houston; and San Diego.
His career garnered him numerous commendations, including the Humanitarian Service Medal, Legion of Merit with Gold Star, National Defense Service Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, and Brazilian Aeronautics Merit Order.
Dr. Crews’ compassion knew no bounds, his friends said. He cared for all patients equally, no matter the location, and was a dedicated family man to his wife and four children.
“Dr. Crews was a man who liked people,” said Dr. Walter Goff II, a retired Navy captain who worked at the Balboa hospital with Dr. Crews. “I know he enjoyed the challenge of doing the right thing for his patients. When he moved up into administration … he was a good leader. Some leaders tend to be more self-centered and other leaders tend to be more centered on the people who work for them, and he was one of those guys.”
At the veterans home in Chula Vista, Dr. Crews was admired by staff for his leadership and dedication to the health and well-being of residents.
“He maintained the highest possible standards of professional medical care,” said Rosie Valle, a patient benefits insurance officer at the home. “He ensured (that) his staff had the opportunity to keep abreast of new developments, technology, and trends in modern medical care delivery. … He was the leader and expert … (implementing) various programs and business processes for the Veterans Home. He effectively managed health care costs without compromising the needs of the resident veteran population.”
Added Susan Shipp, another veterans home colleague: “He was voted by staff here as someone we ‘most admired.’ He was a wonderful leader by example. He always took time to talk to you and would stop whatever he was doing and give you his undivided attention.”
Dr. Crews retired from the veterans home in 2004 when his wife fell catastrophically ill. He visited Maybelle twice a day, eating breakfast with her every morning and reading to her every night, friends said. He only missed a visit when he was sick.
Dr. Crews was an active board member of Balboa Park’s Committee of 100, assuming his wife’s duties after she fell ill. Dr. Crews attended a board meeting two days before his death.
Dr. Crews is survived by his wife of 60 years, Maybelle Bierschwale Crews; daughters, Cynthia Crews-Doucette of San Diego, Patricia Ferrer of Stanton, and Victoria Crews of Berkeley; son, Quintous Earl Crews III of Hemet; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sister, Gaynelle Crews.
Services were held at Greenwood Memorial Park. The family suggests memorial donations to one’s charity of choice.
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