Allan A. Crystal, 85, of Southbury CT, died April 7, 2015, after a long decline. Mr. Crystal was born on August 11, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest of six children born to Hirsch and Fanny Crystal. Mr. Crystal obtained a degree in accounting from New York University and completed Brooklyn Law School at night while working full-time. He then worked his way up the corporate ladder from an accountant at Railway Express to Vice-President and Treasurer for Pitney-Bowes, where he retired in 1993. He was then recruited by Governor Lowell Weicker to serve as Connecticut Commissioner of Revenue Services, where he successfully implemented the State's first income tax. For many years he also served in leadership roles in United Way of Connecticut.
Allan and his wife of 60 years, Eleanor, raised three children in Westport, Connecticut, Francine (now of Boston, MA), Jeffrey (previously of Naugatuck CT) and Howard (of Washington DC). They reveled in the growth of their grandchildren Josh and Adam Krigman, Jesse and Jake Crystal, and Sheina and Nate Crystal, along with numerous nieces and nephews. Allan and Ellie retired to Heritage Village in Southbury, where he served as Vice-President and Treasurer, and where they lived for 10 years. They loved sailing and later in retirement in Bluffton, South Carolina, he enjoyed playing tennis and pickle ball. They more recently returned to Southbury to live at The Watermark.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, his family requests donations be made to Memory Matters (www.memory-matters.org), the Alzheimer's Association (www.alz.org), or the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance (www.tsalliance.org).

Cemetery: Melchizedek Cemetery

Location: Munson-Lovetere Southbury

Funeral: B'nai Israel

Services: His funeral will be held Sunday, April 12 at 1pm at Temple B'Naii Israel on 444 Main Street N., Southbury, CT followed by internment at Melchizedek Cemetery, Waterbury, CT.