On Tuesday, August 30, 2022, Craig Allen Stone, of Harrisburg, PA, devoted husband and father of three children, passed away at age 75 following an extended bout with several cancers  Craig, known as “Weezie” or “Stoney” to his family and friends was born on October 15, 1946, in Atlanta Georgia. His parents were Lt. Thomas A. Stone and Lt. Irene C. Stone, both recently separated from active duty following WWII. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Harrisburg where they all made their lifelong homes. 

Craig attended Central Dauphin High School where he excelled in football and baseball. He was later named to the Central Dauphin Hall of Fame for football. He graduated in 1964 and entered Princeton University where he again played varsity football and rugby. Following graduation from Princeton in 1968, he spent a year working in the insurance business and completing his basic training in the Army Reserves. He then entered Dickinson School of Law from which he graduated in 1972. On November 11, 1978, he married Kathy Anderson. They raised a daughter, Suzanne, and two sons, Thomas and Samuel. 

Craig began his private practice of law with the firm of Goldberg, Evans and Katzman and soon gravitated to civil trial work. He spent the next 50 years trying cases throughout Central Pennsylvania and Philadelphia, specializing in medical malpractice defense for healthcare providers. He was admitted to practice before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, United States Supreme Court, and United States District Courts for the Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania. He was certified in Civil Litigation by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He was a frequent lecturer for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. He was elected a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He was a qualified member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Federation of Insurance Counsel. He was regularly selected to the lists of Best Lawyers in America, Pennsylvania’s “Super Lawyers” and Best Lawyers in the Central PA Region. He served as a Board member of the Millennium Insurance Company and the Central YMCA. He acted as vice president and a crusade chairman for the Dauphin Unit of the American Cancer Society. He was a Past Master of Robert Burns Lodge #464 F&AM. For many years he was Chairman of the Central Pennsylvania Princeton Schools Committee. He also served as a Trustee for Pine Street Presbyterian Church. Craig was known for his infectious personality, his innate ability to make everyone in his life feel special and his loving heart. His hobbies included riding motorcycles, sea and whitewater kayaking, running and numerous unsuccessful attempts at mastering the five-string banjo. 

Craig also had a passion for travel. Along with his favorite travel companion, his wife Kathy, memorable trips included hiking the Inca Trail in Peru, backpacking in the British Isles, exploring Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands, kayak camping in Quebec and the Bay of Fundy, scuba diving throughout the Caribbean and motorcycling in New Zealand and Sturgis. Their favorite place to be, however, was with family and friends at their beach home in Avalon, New Jersey. 

Craig is survived by his beloved wife and caretaker Kathy, his daughter Suzanne (Raj), his son Thomas (Maeve) and his son Samuel (Shamira) and granddaughter Elizabeth Marie. A memorial service will be held on September 15, 2022, at Pine Street Presbyterian Church at 11:00 AM  Live Stream at  https://pinestreet.org/worship/. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society in Honor of Craig Stone Donation Link https://donate3.cancer.org/