Clarence Crawford was the founder and initial Dictator of Club de los Mondongueros Reno, serving from September 1984 until his death in July 1993.

Clarence was born February 4, 1915, in Indonesia, and was a citizen of The Netherlands, for which he served as an army sergeant during WWII. Taken prisoner by the Japanese, he spent over four years in a Japanese prison camp.

Clarence had a life-long interest in aviation, and learned to fly in gliders while a young teenager of only thirteen. After his release from Japanese captivity in 1945 and reunification with his family, he returned to Holland, where he furthered that life-long interest in aviation by going to work for KLM Dutch Airlines.

He was subsequently transferred by KLM to a series of stations in South America, and ultimately to a position as manager of the KLM Station in Panama, where he served for 20 years until his retirement from KLM in 1978. Immediately after retirement, he worked as a consultant to Copa Panamanian Airlines, and the Panamanian Civil Aviation Authority. For his contribution to the development of civil aviation in Panama, the government decorated Clarence with its Order of Vasco Nuez de Balboa.

While in Panama, Clarence was a member of Club de los Mondongueros Panama, and upon his retirement to Reno, worked with the host club to establish Club de los Mondongueros Reno, accepting the original charter in September 1984.

In 1992, Clarence Crawford became ill, and designated Tom Hallam to assume the duties as Dictator pro tem until he was able to resume his active duties. Unfortunately, Clarence was never able to resume his duties, and passed on 19 July 1993, at which time Tom Hallam officially became our Second Dictator.