Tonye Crooks

Survived by:
Husband: Britt Crooks
Children:
One son: Taylor Crooks: Denver, Colorado
One Daughter: Kendra Crooks: Albuquerque
Parents: Moreland and Jane Harrington: Clovis, NM
Brother: Dr. Stephen Harrington: Albuquerque, NM
Sister: Kim Harrington: Golden, Colorado
Niece: Meredith Harrington
Nephews: Jake, Josh, J.J. Dunafon, Mark Harrington and Chase Hardage
Mother and Fatherinlaw: Arlye and Margie Crooks, Texico, NM
Sisterinlaw: Lisa Crooks Cortes
Sisterinlaw Gia Crooks Hardage and husband Gerald Hardage
Grandmother: Zonah Crooks

Tonye was born in Clovis, NM on May 21, 1961 to Moreland and Jane Harrington. She attended Clovis schools until her family moved to the farm 30 miles north of Clovis, which put her into the Texico, NM school district. After graduation she attended ENMU on a basketball scholarship and graduated with a double major in business information systems and business administration. She married her childhood sweetheart, Britt on June 17, 1984. She was employed by PNM for 17 years starting a programmer analyst and worked up the career path to finishing as Aide to CEO and CFO. Lastly, she served as enterprise portfolio manager in Supply Chain.
She was briefly employed at Sandia National Labs, TriCore Reference Labs, and First Community Bank of Albuquerque. One of her favorite jobs was working with United Way as a loaned executive from PNM for five months. She truly enjoyed speaking and encouraging people to support United Way and its programs she enjoyed the Leadership Speakers Bureau and Women in Philanthropy and Cancer Fighters Network. Pavin Ways, LLC was her own private business for supporting companies on strategic development, business planning, project management and creating healthy organizations.

A memorial service will be held at SteedTodd Chapel at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, February 19, 2011, with Paul Crooks officiating. Cremation has already taken place.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that to honor Tonye, you give to your favorite cancer charity or to the charity of your choice.

Local arrangements are by SteedTodd Funeral Home, 800 E. Manana Blvd., Clovis, NM 88101 5757635541.

Service