Retirement doesn’t necessarily mean a sedentary life with an empty calendar. For our Fall 2024 Virginia print magazine , Seniors Guide profiled seniors who are still busy in retirement. First up, we present Bob and Holly Crute of Hampton.
An active life of sports and music is nothing new for Bob Crute. In high school, he led the Lord Botetourt team to its only undefeated football season. At the University of Richmond, he set track and field records and was inducted into the Spiders’ track and field hall of fame. He broke an indoor track record held by Olympic legend Jim Thorpe and qualified for two NCAA championships. He was also involved in chorus.
In fact, Bob Crute turned down a pro football tryout. His choice instead was to attend Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. “It was the right thing for me to do,” he told the Roanoke Times in 2020 . While in Louisville, he met a nursing student who would soon become his wife.
Fifty-five years later, Bob and Holly Crute have three daughters and five grandchildren. Bob is a retired minister of music and Holly is a retired nurse. They live at The Chamberlin senior community in Hampton, and they’re still staying busy.