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''The Shreveport Times'' publisher Alan English recalled that Durrett "wrote, edited and guided countless stories for decades ... and through the appropriate lens.  ... Craig didn't know when work started and ended, because he lived journalism. He could be found putting the punctuation on a late editorial and up the next morning to meet someone for breakfast. Craig was a storyteller."<ref name=cdurrett/>

''The Shreveport Times'' publisher Alan English recalled that Durrett "wrote, edited and guided countless stories for decades ... and through the appropriate lens.  ... Craig didn't know when work started and ended, because he lived journalism. He could be found putting the punctuation on a late editorial and up the next morning to meet someone for breakfast. Craig was a storyteller."<ref name=cdurrett/>

On April 15, 2012, in his last ''Shreveport Times'' column, Durrett said that he was "leaving the notebooks, [but] taking the memories" with him.  "My love for journalism took hold at Louisiana Tech University. Newspapering has provided an interesting way to make a living and an outstanding way to get to know this community. ... All along the way, there were encounters with many great people, those folks who made me and my wife choose to make [[North Louisiana]] home. ... This is a wonderful community that can only get better with an informed public."<ref name=cdurrett>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2015/05/11/craig-durrett-veteran-journalist-dies/27150069/|title=Craig Durrett, veteran journalist, dies|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|author=John Andrew Prime|date=May 11, 2015|accessdate=May 15, 2015}}</ref>

On April 15, 2012, in his last ''Shreveport Times'' column, Durrett said that he was "leaving the notebooks, [but] taking the memories" with him.  "My love for journalism took hold at Louisiana Tech University. Newspapering has provided an interesting way to make a living and an outstanding way to get to know this community. ... All along the way, there were encounters with many great people, those folks who made me and my wife choose to make North Louisiana home. ... This is a wonderful community that can only get better with an informed public."<ref name=cdurrett>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2015/05/11/craig-durrett-veteran-journalist-dies/27150069/|title=Craig Durrett, veteran journalist, dies|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|author=John Andrew Prime|date=May 11, 2015|accessdate=May 15, 2015}}</ref>

After he retired from ''The Times'' in 2012, Durrett worked three years as assistant news director for KTBS-TV, the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] outlet in Shreveport, which was established the year that Durrett was born.<ref name=obit/>

After he retired from ''The Times'' in 2012, Durrett worked three years as assistant news director for KTBS-TV, the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] outlet in Shreveport, which was established the year that Durrett was born.<ref name=obit/>

Durrett died from complications of disseminated zoster virus. A memorial service was held on May 16, 2015, at the First [[Presbyterian]] Church in Shreveport.<ref name=obit/>He is survived by his wife, the former Miriam Kaye Lokey (born August 1955), of Shreveport;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=671536|title=Miriam Durrett|publisher=[[Louisiana Secretary of State]]|accessdate=May 15, 2015}}</ref> daughter Elizabeth Durrett Rose and husband, John Rose, of [[Dallas]], [[Texas]]; son Philip and wife, Marie, also of Dallas; and his mother, Henrietta Durrett of El Dorado.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2015/05/13/craig-durrett-memorial-services-set/27232453/|title=Craig Durrett memorial services set|date=May 14, 2015|author=John Andrew Prime|accessdate=May 16, 2015}}</ref>

Durrett died from complications of disseminated zoster virus. A memorial service was held on May 16, 2015, at the First [[Presbyterian]] Church in Shreveport.<ref name=obit/>He is survived by his wife, the former Miriam Kaye Lokey (born August 1955), of Shreveport;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=671536|title=Miriam Durrett|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=May 15, 2015}}</ref> daughter Elizabeth Durrett Rose and husband, John Rose, of [[Dallas]], [[Texas]]; son Philip and wife, Marie, also of Dallas; and his mother, Henrietta Durrett of El Dorado.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2015/05/13/craig-durrett-memorial-services-set/27232453/|title=Craig Durrett memorial services set|date=May 14, 2015|author=John Andrew Prime|accessdate=May 16, 2015}}</ref>

Former ''Shreveport Times'' editor Judy Pace Christie (born December 1956), who operates a consulting service, offered this analysis of Durrett: "He cared about the news, but he cared about people more. He approached each story and column with a sense of fairness and a kind heart, committed to helping our community be well-informed. He blessed countless people in his professional and personal life."<ref name=cdurrett/> 

Former ''Shreveport Times'' editor Judy Pace Christie (born December 1956), who operates a consulting service, offered this analysis of Durrett: "He cared about the news, but he cared about people more. He approached each story and column with a sense of fairness and a kind heart, committed to helping our community be well-informed. He blessed countless people in his professional and personal life."<ref name=cdurrett/>