Lawrence W. Gleason, 68, of Midwest City, passed away at home on April 4, 2018. He was born August 24, 1949 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of Lawrence and Mary Gleason. Lawrence was a veteran of the United States Air Force and had lived here since 1973, moving from Castle Air Force Base, California. He retired from the United States Post Office after 32 years of service. Lawrence was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church and the American Legion. He enjoyed fishing in the spring, football in the fall and in October he would prepare to be Santa Claus at daycares, schools and hospitals. The children loved to hear him recite the reindeer names. Lawrence was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Linda Gleason of the home; sons, Michael Gleason and wife Julie of Del City and Andrew Gleason and wife Dina of Katy, Texas; grandchildren, PFC Kaleb Gleason, USMC, Kyle, Zachary, Makayla, Cameron, Madisson, Brady and Brooklyn. Visitation was held Friday, April 6, 2018 at Bill Eisenhour Funeral Home. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Hospice Quality Care, Peggy, Linda, C.J. and Treba.
