Date: November 12, 2024
Website MaintenanceWe are currently undergoing an ISP migration to a new server. We will be going live with our website later this week. In the meantime, please feel free to use the following links if you need to download the 2024 software: Offset Pricing 2024 (Windows) Offset Pricing 2024 (macOS) Digital Pricing 2024 (Windows) Digital Pricing 2024 (macOS)
Our online store will return with the new website, along with the ability to preorder the 2025 software. Our recent loss of our founder takes precedence over this upgrade, and we had no control over the timeline that this migration occurred. We hope that you will join us for the celebration of his memory. Please see the following email that we published to the industry.
Dear Friends,
This is a very hard email for me to write, so please bear with me.
Thomas P. Crouser, the original founder and principal of Three Printers, Crouser & Associates, Inc., and CPrint® International passed away from complications from an unexpected fall. Our family, friends, affiliates, and customers are all mourning this sudden and unexpected loss.
As the word spread quickly through the industry, we have had multiple inquires as to the future of the company from affiliates and customers. As you can understand, I've been busy making arrangements, and it has been difficult to find the time to notify the industry at large.
Crouser & Associates, Inc. and CPrint® will continue to operate as a family-based consulting company for the printing industry. We have brought you estimating and pricing products such as the Crouser Guide to Estimating for over thirty years. We fully intend to continue to produce and publish our pricing for the industry. Our 2026 Offset and Digital pricing products, including the PrintSmith Vision Offset, will be available by the end of the year.
Our affiliate program, where Tom directly consulted with printing organizations and provided financial review, shop valuations, and many other specialized services will be closed at this time and all existing contracts will be cancelled. We are looking forward to finding new ways to serve you in these areas in the future.
For anyone purchasing or renewing their pricing this year, please know that the proceeds from your purchase will go to offset the costs associated with his funeral arrangements and carrying out his last wishes.
This has been a difficult time, but a specific moment stands out from the blur of the past week. When the doctor asked what his occupation was for the death certificate, I had to stop and think. What exactly do we put? He was so many different things over the course of his life, Air National Guardsman, printer, consultant, writer, speaker, the list is endless.
Then, I remembered the story of Benajmin Franklin, while writing a mock obituary for himself had simply stated that only wanted the following occupation on his tombstone, "Printer".
At that moment, it was easy to decide.
"Printer" is the occupation that is listed on his death certificate and the occupation of which he was the proudest.
You are welcome to join us in the celebration of his incredible life. As he always opened each Crouser Report he wrote with phrase "Dear Friends", please know that he truly meant it.
Please see the following link for the obituary and visitation information:
Obituary information for Thomas Pringle "Tom" Crouser
You are invited to attend the visitation on Friday, November 15, 2024, from 5pm to 8pm at Bollinger Funeral Home, 420 Lee Street, W., Charleston, WV 25302. A funeral service to honor and celebrate the life of Thomas Pringle Crouser will be held at the same location on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at 11am to allow for a short visitation period before the service begins at 12pm. The service will be officiated by Pastor Tom Moore. Interment will follow at Elk Hills Memorial Park, 4705 Pennsylvania Ave, Charleston, WV 25302.
Thank you for allowing him to be part of your life, while we look forward to continuing to serve you into the future.
Sincerely,
Rex Edward Crouser II, CISSPedward@crouser.com
