The Oklahoman reports that real estate developer Robert Crout. who once served as the president of Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association. was killed in car crash on July 17, near Texline, Texas. He was "a stand-up guy," said his friend, south Oklahoma City developer P.B. Odom III. "He lived by the Golden Rule: to treat others as you would have them treat you. While I never had the opportunity to do business with Robert, I would not have hesitated — because his moral and ethical values were above reproach."
Crout, 69, was killed and his wife, Kathy, seriously injured July 17 in a three-car crash near Texline, Texas. According to KFDA-TV in Amarillo, Texas, the 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe he was driving, stopped in a congested construction zone on U.S. 87, was struck by a 2014 Dodge Durango driven by a woman from Hutto, Texas, causing it to ram a 2014 Chevrolet Traverse driven by Jason Booth, 44, of Piedmont.
Crout "was a valuable asset to our organization in a period of transition for our association," said Denise Patterson, president of Central Oklahoma Home Builders. "Without Robert, much of the area we call home simply wouldn't be the same. ... His legacy will live on through the communities he helped to pioneer."
Crout was a "classic gentleman," said Jeff Click, of Jeff Click Design-Build. "He was exceptionally capable, but remarkably humble. When it came to accomplishing his objectives, he knew how to move the ball down the field, but it was never his style to spike it in the end zone. He loved his work, he loved his industry and he did so because he loved people."
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