“Gloria was a champion for Monrovia, and her dedication to the City was remarkable,” City Manager Dylan Feik wrote in his weekly newsletter. Long-serving Monrovia City Council Member Gloria Crudgington passed away in September, 2024. Ms. Crudgington was 75. The members of the Monrovia Historical Museum Foundation’s Board are saddened by her passing and wish to spend a few moments remembering her and just a few of the many things she accomplished.
If you have ever hiked in the Monrovia Wilderness Preserve, you can thank Gloria. She ran the campaign for Measures A & B that saved approximately 1400 acres of our beautiful hillside from development. In September, 2024, the City dedicated an existing building near the Cloverleaf entry to the Wilderness as a visitor center named Crudgington Station.
If you have ever hiked in the Monrovia Wilderness Preserve, you can thank Gloria. She ran the campaign for Measures A & B that saved approximately 1400 acres of our beautiful hillside from development. In September, 2024, the City dedicated an existing building near the Cloverleaf entry to the Wilderness as a visitor center named Crudgington Station.
Ms. Crudgington ran for City Council in 2015 with a specific agenda. In her own words: “I ran in 2015 with a specific agenda: our infrastructure (roads, sidewalks, water mains, sewers, etc.) were falling apart; Arcadia-style McMansions were starting to spring up, and record numbers of historic homes were getting slated for demolition. In addition, our historic train depot was languishing and we had failed to close the deal on a grant to restore it.”
As you look around our community today, you can readily see that she was successful. She used her skills as a Marriage and Family Therapist to get the Council to work together to fix the issues vexing the City. The train station was restored; Monrovia Renewal was instituted to fix the infrastructure; and legislation was passed to protect Monrovia’s architectural heritage and prevent mansionization. “Gloria was a champion for Monrovia, and her dedication to the City was remarkable,” City Manager Dylan Feik wrote in his weekly newsletter. Monrovia is a better place to live because of Gloria Crudgington. She will be missed and her legacy will be long- lasting.
As you look around our community today, you can readily see that she was successful. She used her skills as a Marriage and Family Therapist to get the Council to work together to fix the issues vexing the City. The train station was restored; Monrovia Renewal was instituted to fix the infrastructure; and legislation was passed to protect Monrovia’s architectural heritage and prevent mansionization. “Gloria was a champion for Monrovia, and her dedication to the City was remarkable,” City Manager Dylan Feik wrote in his weekly newsletter. Monrovia is a better place to live because of Gloria Crudgington. She will be missed and her legacy will be long- lasting.
Presented at the 3/19/24 City Council Meeting, this video features an overview of Ms.Crudgington's impact throughout her years serving Monrovia.
If you have any memories of Ms. Crudgington that you would like to share, please leave us a comment below!
If you have any memories of Ms. Crudgington that you would like to share, please leave us a comment below!
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