Lawrence LOWE Obituary
Born March 29, 1933 in Toronto, Ontario, passed away peacefully at age 83 on June 17, 2016 in New Westminster, BC. He is survived by his loving family; wife Rosemary; children Jennifer, Helen, and Robert; grandchildren Matthew, Andrew, Christopher, Emilie, and Calvin; great-grandson Felix; brother Christopher and sister Peggy. Lawrence moved to England with his family in 1939 when his father became Dean of Christ Church College in Oxford. After completing his education at Oxford University he married Rosemary and they moved over to Canada in 1957. They made stops in Montreal and Edmonton before moving to Vancouver to take a teaching position at UBC. He had a nearly 30 year career at UBC in the Soil Science Department within the faculty of Agricultural Sciences before retiring in 1994 as professor emeritus. Since retiring he has continued to apply his researching skills to the study of genealogy and family history. A Memorial Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 25 at St. Timothy's Anglican Church, 4550 Kitchener Street, Burnaby. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
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heather burpee
June 10, 2017
dear rosemary,
we just found out about lawrence's death. we are so sorry to hear of his passing. he was a lovely man and i know you had many happy years together.
love heather and robbie
Mayumi Ichino
June 22, 2016
Thank you Lawrence for sharing such a good time with playing tennis. I am definitely going to miss you.
Andrea O'Neil
June 22, 2016
In memory of a special father-in-law & grandad. XO
Emilie & Calvin Lowe
June 22, 2016
We'll never forget you Grandad! Please watch over Granny & the whole family.
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