Alan Roland Crouch of Port Orange, Florida, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family, on May 19, 2026. He was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, on July 17, 1938, to Harry and Thelma Crouch. After moving to Florida in the summer of 1945, Alan attended Port Orange Elementary School and graduated from Mainland High School in 1956. In October 1956, at the age of 18, he received his real estate broker’s license. At the time, the requirement for a broker’s license was age 21, but a hardship exception was granted through the courts due to his father’s illness and the family’s need for help with the business. He became the youngest broker in the state of Florida. In addition to his real estate career, Alan joined the Daytona Beach Fire Department in 1959. He was drafted into the Army in 1961 and served as a Military Policeman in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for two years. He returned to Port Orange in 1963, resuming his work with both the fire department and the real estate business. Alan became the first Lieutenant in the history of the Daytona Beach Fire Department and later advanced to Captain. He left the department in 1972 as his real estate business continued to expand and required more of his time. That same year, Alan was asked by the Port Orange Council to become Chief of the Port Orange Volunteer Fire Department, where he had served as a member since 1959. He accepted and gradually helped transform the department into a full-time paid professional fire department over the next five years. When a permanent full-time Chief was hired, Alan retired from the Port Orange Fire Department and continued his work in real estate. In 1967, Alan teamed up with Harold Teston to form Crouch and Teston Realty Inc. After Teston left in 1982, Alan changed the name to Crouch Realty Corp., which continued until his retirement in 2003. In 1981 Alan married the love of his life Jaqueline “Jackie” Roark Price. He later became a U.S. Merchant Marine Officer (Charter Captain). Alan was awarded one of the first positions on the Honor Roll Plaque at Memorial Park in Port Orange in 1998 and was named Realtor of the Year in 2002 by the Daytona Beach Association of Realtors. He was an avid fisherman and was well known in the community for tournament fishing. Above all, Alan loved spending time with his family.

Alan was predeceased by his father, Harry Crouch; his mother, Thelma Crouch; his brother, Harry “Bud” Crouch; and his son, Charles “Chip” Crouch.

He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Jacqueline Crouch; his sister, Joyce Soules; his children, Debra Zsembik (Joseph), Ray Price (Marla), Melissa Brown; and his daughter-in-law, Rochel Crouch.

Alan is also survived by his grandchildren: Danny Iovane (Tiffany), Mica Carpenter (Curt), Brandon Price (Khristina), Alicia Brown, Connor Price, Markus Brown, Tyler Price, Austin Price, Hunter Price (Kristen), Zoe Zsembik, Zia Zsembik, and Gabriel Crouch.

His great-grandchildren are Kyleigh McMahon-Iovane, Payton Carpenter, Noah Iovane, and Ean Iovane.

Alan was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He will be greatly missed!

Memorial service will be held at Lohman’s Funeral Home in Port Orange, FL on June 6, 2026, Gathering at 3pm and services at 4pm.