Dearest Auntie Lily, Loren, and Lorraine,

I have always known Uncle Lawrence to be a kind, generous, gentle, humble man who had a big heart!  He loved deeply, especially his family!  

I will always remember and cherish the many times over the years when he and all of you came over to our home to celebrate all the special occasions...i.e. Christmas, New Years, Easter, Father's Day, Thanksgiving Day (when it was held in Sacramento).  He never turned down an invitation to a meal (Hee! Hee!) and always enjoyed the food, especially when it was cooked by Gary's Mom Edna.  He especially loved her clam chowder!  He also loved and enjoyed the "siblings luncheons" we had over the last couple of years, too.

Uncle Lawrence always held a special place in my heart, and he and his memory will always be "forever in my heart"!

Love, Linda

Dear Aunt Lily, Loren and Lorraine,
Among many happy memories over the years, there are three that are particularly precious to me as one of many of Uncle Lawrence’s nieces from childhood:

When Grandma and Grandpa came to visit us in Oakland, you came up the front steps carrying a big box, and when I asked you who it was for you said the surprise was for me.  I was wildly excited and exclaimed that I could hardly wait to see the rocking chair.  The surprise was apparently on him because he didn’t know I could read, and we had a big laugh over it.  Throughout the years I have kept the rocking chair in my home, and even now it sits in a place of honor in its original red paint.  Whenever I look at it I am reminded of my dear uncle’s kindness and generosity.

Shortly after Uncle Lawrence bought a new blue and white Chevy coupe, he took our family for a scenic drive to Lake Tahoe.  There is a precious photo of my sisters and me tickled with excitement and delight wading in the freezing cold water at the beach.  I don’t know how he was able to fit all of us in the car - and no seat belts either! - and yet he took the time and trouble to take us on an unforgettable adventure.

And finally the third precious memory is a time when as a youngster I was tasked with taking Grandma shopping in a department store.  Obviously it was not something anyone volunteered for, and Uncle Lawrence recognized what a challenge it was for me.  After “mission accomplished” he surprised me with a miniature blown glass figure of a cat.  I have no idea how he acquired it or how he knew how much that appreciation gift would mean to me.  And yet, somehow he knew.

My dear uncle knew so much about how to make a person, no matter what age, feel appreciated, loved, and a necessary part of something important.  That “something” was family and he showed us by example how to be a part of it.   I miss my dear uncle and am so grateful and blessed to have had him in my life.
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15 septiembre, 1925 – 14 febrero, 2019

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