Gerard James Lawrence MD

Gerard James "Jerry" Lawrence, 90, died on January 9, 2024. He died of complications related to pneumonia while in hospice care at Greenwich Hospital. Jerry is survived by his beloved wife Fleur ( née Hahne ). They were lovingly happily married for 58 years. Also left to mourn are their four children Christopher ( Eileen ) of Killingworth, Kirsten ( Sander ) of Greenwich, Melissa ( Marc ) of Barcelona, and James ( Rebecca ) of Charleston, thirteen grandchildren, and a large extended family in Sweden.

Jerry was born in New York City, the treasured only child of Anne ( née Collins ) and John Lawrence. Hard working, disciplined, and competitive, he was a high achiever from an early age. At the conclusion of high school he was Valedictorian, a Division I basketball recruit ( “the Elmhurst Flash" ), and he sang at the senior prom ( "Too Young" ). He was a proud product of NYC and he loved the city, especially the courts at Rockaway Beach, St. John's, the New York Giants, Jimmy Weston's and the Giraffe.

Jerry was a graduate of Xavier High, St John's, USMC, NY Medical College (Flower 5th Avenue ), and Yale Orthopedic Residency Program.

Jerry was an orthopedist in Willimantic at Windham Community Memorial Hospital. He loved being a doctor, he loved taking care of people, and he was a dedicated member of the community. He was a consulting orthopedist to UConn, ECSU, and Windham High School. He was also for many years the orthopedist for USA Basketball, the Big East Tournament, and the US Open ( tennis ). Jerry also served terms as Chairman of the Board at Windham Hospital, President of the Connecticut Orthopedic Society, on the UConn Board of Trustees and on the UConn Health Center Board of Trustees.

Scholar, athlete, man of faith and principle, voracious reader and student of history and politics, world traveler, but most importantly a man who loved his family, Jerry will be dearly missed.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend calling hours at the Robinson Wright & Weymer Funeral Home, 34 Main Street, Centerbrook, CT, Tuesday January 16th from 5 PM until 7 PM. Funeral Services will take place at The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT at 11:30 AM Wednesday January 17th. Burial will follow at the Duck River Cemetery in Old Lyme. In lieu of flowers please consider making a donation to the Fleur and Jerry Lawrence Endowed Scholarship at the University of Connecticut or to Windham Hospital.

To share a memory of Jerry or send a condolence to his family please visit www.rwwfh.com

Death be not proud, though some here called thee

Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so,

For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow

Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.

Donne