PETER L. LAWRENCE

Lawrence, Peter L. Of Braintree - 56 years of age, passed away unexpectedly at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, on Friday the 16th of October, after a brief illness. He was born in Quincy. Peter was a 1977 graduate of Braintree High School and later graduated from Quincy College. He was a lifelong resident of Braintree. He worked for Howard Johnson Hotels in their IT Department until 1986, before moving on to Boston Gear's IT Department until 2004. He was now working as an IT Manager for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Health, DPH-EHS, Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Peter loved baseball. He was an umpire for the South Shore Umpires Association, "SSUA", and a member of the Baseball Umpires Association of Massachusetts. He was a coach for the South Braintree Girls Softball League and the Braintree American Little League. He and his wife Laurel celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary on October 11. Peter was the son of Elizabeth (Leslie) Lawrence of Braintree and the late Herbert W. Lawrence. Peter is survived by his loving wife Laurel A. (Wybieracki), and his children, Jennifer, Christine and Peter, all of Braintree. He was the loving grandfather of Jayden Lawrence. He also leaves behind his sister Melissa married to Thomas P. Kelleher of Braintree as well as many nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be held at the Mortimer N. Peck-Russell Peck Funeral Home, 516 Washington Street, BRAINTREE from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. A funeral service will be held at the South Congregational Church, 1075 Washington St, Braintree, MA 02184 on Friday, October 23rd, 2015 at 10:30 AM. Pastor Scott D. Killian will officiate. Burial will follow at the Braintree Cemetery. Charitable donations may be made to the American Heart Association at 300 5th Ave, Waltham, MA 01701 or to the Habitat for Humanity at 20 Mathewson Dr, East Weymouth, MA 02189. For directions and information see (www.peckservices.com).