“Do you want to dance?”

The first of many memories I have of Craig was when we were working at EFY together in Rexburg in 2004. He was a counselor and I was a coordinator, which is only significant to explain some of what happened later in this story.

I saw him as a boy fresh off his mission, happy to be there, and full of love for the youth. When we were at a dance, a “counselor dance” was played, where counselors can dance with each other if they want. Craig happened to be standing near me and most of the other counselors were already dancing, so I said to Craig, “Do you want to dance?” I didn’t think anything of it really, but he awkwardly said, “Sure.” Then he said, “I’ve never danced with my boss before.” That caught me off guard and made me chuckle, since I didn’t think of myself that way at all.

Over time since then, Craig and I became good friends, as we associated mostly through EFY. As an office coordinator, he helped set up and carry out the Mexico EFY session in 2006. I got to see firsthand the love the members in Mexico had for Craig, and the love Craig had for them. They will be very sad to hear of his passing. I know that his influence for good is not only felt here in Utah Valley, but in nations across the world.

--Erica (Krueger) Groneman