Dr. Frank William "Crea" Crealock (February 11, 1925 – April 14, 2016) was the

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on the Granite Curling Club curling team (from

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, Washington, United States) during the

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known as the

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Early life

Crealock was born in

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in 1925, the son of William Crealock and Kathleen Beckett. He graduated from the medical school at the

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and was trained as an obstetrician-gynecologist at the

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. While in the United States, he joined the

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in the mid-1950s as an officer, becoming a flight surgeon stationed at

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in Austin, Texas. Following his military service, he moved to Seattle where he established an obstetrician-gynecologist practise.

Curling career

Crealock led his team to a gold medal at the 1961 US National Championship in

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, finishing with a record of 6–2.

Personal life

Crealock was married and had five children.

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