Ervin Booker, Jr., III, 72, of Windsor, beloved husband for 47 years of Dorothy (Crawley) Booker, passed away peacefully on Monday, (August 5, 2013) surrounded by his family at UConn Medical Center in Farmington. Born in Lanett, AL on May 16, 1941, son of the late Ervin Booker, Jr., II and Lavonia (Williams) Booker, he was raised in Lanett, AL and had lived in Hartford for over 20 years before moving to Windsor in 1985.

After graduating from high school, Ervin enlisted in the U.S. Army and served during the Vietnam era until his honorable discharge in 1965. Ervin worked for Northeast Utilities for 34 years and retired in 2002 as a Manager. A longtime resident of Hartford and Windsor, he was active in many organizations and had served on the Board of Directors of the Knox Park Foundation and C.R.T. in Hartford, as a Senior Board member for the Boy Scouts of America, and as a longtime member and past president of the Hartford Host Lions Club. He was also active in local and State of Connecticut politics for many years and had served on the Planning and Zoning Commission in Windsor, the Town Committee in Hartford and was presently serving on the Town Committee in Windsor. He was elected as a State Representative of the 7th Assembly District in 1982. Proud of his service in the U.S. Army, Ervin was also a member of the American Legion, Gray-Dickson Post #59 in Windsor. His survivors include: his devoted wife of 47 years, Dorothy Crawley Booker; a son, Curtis (Jackie) Booker; two daughters, Bridgette (Jason) Hudson, North Richland Hills, TX and Sebrena Booker-Murray, Dallas, TX; a brother, Joshua Booker, Lanett, AL; a sister, Clora (Curtis) Davis, Lanett, AL; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers-in-law, The Honorable Oscar (Juliette) Crawley, Ronald Crawley and Melvin Lancaster all of Lanett, AL and Danny Hardrick, Hartford, CT; and, a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends, including a special friend, Rebecca Joyce.