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Lawrence Conrad

Portland, Oregon

01/30/1950 - 04/09/2025

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April 9, 2025
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Portland, Oregon

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Lawrence [Larry] Mark Conrad. Kind, patient, smart, strong and compassionate; Larry was an exceptional person. Surrounded by his loving family, he died of cancer in the home he shared with his wife, Topaz Faulkner, for 45 years. Larry left the world a better place through the unconditional love...

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I'm so sorry for your loss Topaz. I just found out today. I have a couple of memories to share about Larry, The first is him waking me up for Greek class in the morning. He was rather loud about. No way I could go back to sleep. The second is trying to play chess with him. He was in the kitchen washing dishes and I was the living room with the giant chessboard he had. He cleaned my clock 3 times without looking at the board. I wasn't very good at chess but it impressed me he didn't need to...

So saddened to learn of your beloved Larry´s passing, Topaz. You (both) remain in my thoughts. Much love & comfort to you, during this period that doesn´t lend itself adequately to words. Sending huge hugs Monica

Topaz, we just stumbled upon Larry's obituary by accident, as his picture in the Oregonian caught my attention before I recognized his name or saw the photo of you with him. We were so sorry to learn of his death, and so very impressed by what he accomplished in his lifetime.

sorry to here about Larry's passing, Dad & I send our well wishing to his family, and mom and 3 siblings.

I am so very sorry to hear of Larry's passing. I worked with him at PSU during 1984-1985, in the Center for Urban Studies. I have so many memories of grant deadlines, primitive computer systems, and squeezing Larry and Sheldon into my Ford Fiesta for our trips to Salem. I lived near him for many years, and I thoroughly enjoyed hearing that people had come to his basement to make chainmail. I will surely miss running into him at Fred Meyer's, often with Topaz. It was always fun to see both of...

Dear Family--wishing you all loving memories to hold in your heart. Thinking of you with love.