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Note: l says for Sunday, Dec. 17, 1916, "Lottie Cole came about 11 A.M. The doctor came a little later. The last boy arrived about 12-30." His obituary follows:
"Dr. Willis G. Lawrence, a graduate of the College of Ceramics, magna cum laude, class of 1939, has Joined the staff of research department of Alfred unlversity, and began work Mar. 1. He, Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lawrence and a graduate of Wayland High school, class of 1933." (The Wayland Register, quoted by The Lima Recorder, March 20, 1947)
Dr. Willis G. Lawrence
Born December 17, 1916
Died December 19, 1992
Dr. Willis G. [Larry] Lawrence of Riveria, Fla., Dean Emeritus of the New York State College of Ceramics, died Saturday (Dec. 19, 1992) in a hospice near his home, following a long illness. Born Dec. 17, 1916 in Springwater, Dr. Lawrence grew up in Wayland attending high school there, and entered the College of Ceramics in 1935 to earn a B.S. degree in glass technology. Following his graduation in 1939, he attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology receiving a doctoral degree in 1942. He was married in 1941 to the former Marjorie Eiss, who survives. He is also survived by a daughter, Linda Lawrence Walters of Erie, Pa.; two sisters, Eva Humphrey of Webster�s Crossing and Josephine Cortnik of Dansville; two brothers, Lyle Lawrence of Dansville and Lloyd Lawrence of Sarasota, Fla. and three grandsons.
Services were held in West Palm Beach, Fla. A memorial service will be conducted in Alfred in the Spring. Memorial contributions may be sent to Bel Adrick, 5816 East Valley Road, Alfred Station, N.Y. 14803 for a plaque in his memory. (GCE, December 24, 1992, p4)
Note: Willis (Larry) received a Doctor of Science degree from MIT and was professor and dean at New York College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, NY Died of bone cancer. Had had heart attack. Only family member to smoke. W. A. Lawrence's journa
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