Dr. Laurent J. "Larry" Guillou Jr.

Dr. Laurent J. "Larry" Guillou, Jr. -Savannah, GA- Dr. Laurent Joseph Guillou, Jr., 69, of Savannah, Georgia, died Saturday afternoon, December 2, 2006, in Cumming, Georgia, under the care of Hospice Atlanta. Born in New York City on September 24, 1937, he was a son of the late Laurent Joseph Guillou of Pleyben, France and Anastasia Sheppard Guillou of Savannah, Georgia. He moved to Savannah with his parents and attended Cathedral Day School and Benedictine Military School, Class of '55. He received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Microbiology from Louisiana State University. He was a long time faculty member of Armstrong Atlantic State University in the Biology Department and recently retired after 35 years. He is survived by three sons, Laurent J. Guillou III, of Savannah, Georgia, Leal Patrick Guillou of Tampa, Florida, and Gregg Carlin Guillou and his wife, Ulrike, of Fussen, Germany; a daughter, Ashley Guillou Lewis and her husband, Grant, of Augusta, Georgia; one granddaughter, Peyton Virginia Lewis, of Augusta, Georgia, and his life-partner Nancy Haban of Cumming, Georgia. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 o'clock Tuesday evening at Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue, with the vigil service being held at 7 o'clock. Funeral service will be held at 11:30 o'clock Wednesday morning at the graveside, Catholic Cemetery, conducted by The Reverend John A. Kenneally. Remembrances: Hospice Atlanta - 1244 Park Vista Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30319. Savannah Morning News December 4, 2006 Please sign our Obituary Guest Book at www.savannahnow.com