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Lawrence Corcoran Obituary

ONAGA Lawrence O. L.J. Corcoran, Jr. 68, of Sante Fe, Texas, died Thursday November 25, 2010, at his mothers home in Onaga, KS, surrounded by several family members. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 3rd, at the Tessendorf-Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga. Burial will follow in the Onaga Cemetery. L.J. will lie in state after 9:00 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, where visitation will be that evening from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Survivors include his mother, Hazel Fairbanks Corcoran Wyss; daughter, Molly Corcoran and granddaughter Aubrey Corcoran, Sante Fe, TX; brothers, K.C. Corcoran (KS), Monty Wyss (KS), Gary Wyss (WA) and Jim Wyss (CO); sisters, Rita Hay (KS), Linda Harris (MO), and Carla Hickman (TX). Memorials are suggested to the Aubrey Dione Arae Corcoran Education Fund, and may be sent in c/o the funeral home, P.O. Box 312, Onaga, KS 66521. Online condolences at chapeloaksfuneralhome.com.

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Published by Topeka Capital-Journal on Nov. 29, 2010.

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March 22, 2012

I spent many a great day with LJ and will miss him. I tried to find him a few times and regret I was in Houston while he was sick. He was a great guy and a great friend. Steve Trotter

March 27, 2011

Although I lost contact with L.J. over the years, I still cherish the friendship we shared when I lived in Clear Lake City. He will always remain a special friend to me, a sensitive, caring man who greatly influenced the course of my life and taught me so much in the short time I knew him.
A friend. . .
Kaye

Gene Ricks

December 2, 2010

L.J. was a great guy, good friend and neighbor for many years. I have a lot of good memories, especially playing ball longer than we should have. He will be missed by many.

Woody Woods

November 30, 2010

God bless LJ Corcoran. He was a fine leader and a gentleman. He built a legacy of integrity throughout his career at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

Charles Kayser

November 30, 2010

L.J. will be missed by his college teammates and friends who got to know him again in recent years. He told me a couple of years ago that some years earlier he had returned to the Christian faith of his childhood and was in regular attendance at his local Assembly of God church. His support of another teammate stricken with ALS was amazing as he made several trips from Houston to Kansas to support him even while undergoing cancer therapy himself. My visit with him in Houston last Spring revealed more of his generosity and desire to help others. His relationship with Jesus was quite apparent. We miss him, but we have joy in the legacy of hope he has left us.

November 30, 2010

My dear friend L.J. was always there. May he rest in the arms of the Lord. Dick Beverlin

Al Morrey

November 29, 2010

It was a unique pleasure to have worked with and for L.J. on NASA's Space Shuttle Program. He was such a caring person. We can all take pride in having such a man of integrity as our friend.

Fred & Carole Schwarz

November 29, 2010

L.J. was my first friend, and my best friend. I will miss him dearly. He made it to our 50th wedding anniversary, and I had no idea this would happen so sudden. Thank God I was able to visit with him and his family. God's Peace be with you L.J. and your Family.

November 29, 2010

L.J. was just such a good guy. My husband worked with him for years, and he sort of took me under his wing when I first started out at NASA, and he was always so congenial, and looking out for the troops and the younger folks, never concerned with himself. Just a good guy, a friend, and a pleasure to know.

Sharon Martin

November 29, 2010

What a joy to have known L.J. and to have worked with him for many years at NASA on the Space Shuttle Program. He was my mentor and friend. He loved you, his family, and you should take pride in knowing what an honest and good man he was. I am blessed to have fond memories of L.J.

Denny Donahue Donahue

November 29, 2010

Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you.

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