Alfred George "Skip" Craske Jr.

​Alfred George “Skip”, Craske Jr., 81, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2024. Born January 15, 1943, in Chicago to parents A.G. Craske, Sr. and Jean Laird Craske who preceded him in death. 

He is survived by his wife, Gale, of 58 years, 2 daughters: Daphnia (Matt) Wise of Bremerton, Washington and Amy (Ryan) Boas of Belmont, Massachusetts; six grandchildren: Caydee, Natalie, and Thatcher Wise and Evvie, Sadie, and Zack Boas.

A graduate AB of Wabash College with an MA in Ecology from Indiana State University, he began his business career in laboratory instruments and supplies in the Raleigh branch of Fisher Scientific. His Fisher career led him to corporate staff positions in marketing. After Fisher, he moved to several turnaround management positions in scientific manufacturing and sales organizations experiencing financial and growth trouble. The most gratifying parts of his career were leaving behind the turned around companies with their employees protected by opportunity growth and taking his experience to another opportunity and leaving a lot of himself behind. He retired on January 11, 2011 as the President of LabChem, Inc., a company located near Pittsburgh, PA. 

Skip is remembered as a training mentor to many individuals in the scientific industries. He is remembered by his family and friends for his love of travel; traveling to 22 countries in his lifetime and the family memories they made during their summers at the family cabin. 

A private family memorial service will be held at the family’s cabin. 

Online condolences can be made at: PinesFunerals.com.

Fry & Prickett Funeral Home is honored to serve the Craske family.