Robert T. Crothers
Robert T. Crothers of Peters Township died Wednesday, May 15, 2013.
He was born March 28, 1948, a son of the late Robert W. and Betsy Tovell Crothers.
Mr. Crothers resided in Peters Township most of his adult life.
He was the beloved husband of Donna C. Crothers for 37 years; loving father of Margaret Elizabeth Crothers of Canonsburg, Robert W. (Devon Zahn) Crothers of Newark, N.J., and Michael C. Crothers of McMurray; grandfather of Spencer Ashton, Connor Michael and Gaven Ryan; and a brother of Lynne C. (Gene) Beautz of Binghamton, N.Y., and Kathryn T. Crothers of Annapolis, Md.
Mr. Crothers attended Trinity United Methodist Church in Peters Township.
He was a 1966 graduate of Mercersburg Academy, a 1970 graduate of Washington & Jefferson College and a 1973 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
He served in the U.S. Army at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind.
Mr. Crothers was a partner in the firm of Peacock, Keller, Yohe, Day, Ecker & Crothers for 23 years. He served as president of the Pennsylvania School Boards Solicitors Association, was an active member of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, serving as its president from 1986 through 1989, and past president of LCETA.
He was involved in several noteworthy cases, including In Re: “Baby Girl D.”, Cowden v. Moon Area School District, and he served as Amicus Curiae in the United States Supreme Court case of Richard Thornburg et al. v. ACOG, et al.
Mr. Crothers represented numerous automobile dealerships and other corporations, sewage authorities and school districts, including, in particular, Fort Cherry School District, Elizabeth Forward School District and Moon Area School District. He was particularly noted as an expert in the area of Federal and State Family Planning Organizations, having been involved on a national level including drafting Title X and testimony in front of Congressional committees and meetings with Sen. Kennedy and others. He conducted seminars and represented clients in the area of categorical grants for health care programs throughout the United States, which included an expertise in self-insurance programs for medical malpractice insurance under the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 and under the Medicaid Managed Care Programs.
He also served as a member and president of the board of directors of United Methodist Services for the Aging at Asbury Health Center in Mt. Lebanon.
In his younger years, Mr. Crothers enjoyed racing cars and skiing.
Friends and family are welcome from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday in Beinhauer Funeral Home, 2828 Washington Road, McMurray, 724-941-3211, where a remembrance service will be held at 7 p.m. Following the service, the Crothers family invites everyone to join them in the community rooms for a celebration of his life. In lieu of flowers, remembrances or words of comfort may be sent to the family. Please add or view tributes at www.beinhauer.com.