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warrior, a bibliophile, a woman and a journalist, Luanna Lynn Click Crow laid down her pen Oct. 30, 2007. Crow was born to Mary Yovene Hornsby Click and William Russell Click in Shawnee, Okla., on Oct. 15, 1948. Although born in Oklahoma, and having lived in San Antonio for nearly three decades, her heart always lay in New Mexico, where she spent her formative years. Crow was a voracious reader, but her calling was always writing - and nothing gave her greater joy than wielding a big red pen as an editor. She knew at a young age that her place in life was to tell the stories of others, and, in doing so, better the world around her. Crow had fond memories of working at New Mexico State University's student newspaper, The Round Up, pushing out the pages during the week before retreating to Juarez on the weekends. Her first experience in the hectic newsroom of a daily was an internship at the El Paso Times. The only formidable competition for her affection was her love for her family and pets, but namely her husband, Danny Spencer Crow, whom she married with a bouquet of daisies in hand on Aug. 8, 1970. She cut her teeth as a beat reporter at the Odessa American and Midland Reporter-Telegram, and later delved into the world of medical writing, including work with the Medical Gazette, Bexar County Medical Society and the Cancer Therapy and Research Center. Her experience as a two-time cancer survivor and heart valve transplant recipient endowed her with an insight for her subjects, and an understanding of how to translate medicalese for the layperson. Crow also worked in public relations for several years at Dublin & Associates, with clients she served passionately - particularly the San Antonio Spurs. She was a rabid fan known for her vocal dressing-down of the opposing team and screaming approval for each three-pointer shot by her boys. She was a gifted photographer who was more comfortable behind the camera than in front of it. To view her photos, and to look through her lens, was to see the world as beautiful. A woman who loved her coffee and chocolate dark, Crow greeted her fellow world-walkers with altruism and generosity. She faced too much adversity in her lifetime, but it never hardened her. Rather, it strengthened her resolve and her infinite compassion for others. The tears shed by her passing are matched by the very loving, tangible fingerprints she left on the lives of everyone she touched. In addition to her husband, Crow is survived by her father, William Russell Click, and his wife, Dianne Click; her sisters, Lisa and Marcie; her brother, Martin; her sons, Collin and Spencer; her daughter, Kirsten; and numerous nieces and nephews. SERVICES There will be a visitation from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Mission Park Funeral Chapels and Cemeteries, 3401 Cherry Ridge Drive, and a memorial service at 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home's chapel.

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Luanna Crow

October 15, 1948 - October 30, 2007