Lawrence A. Laukhuf

LAUKHUF Lawrence A. Laukhuf, aged 65 of Fairfield, passed away on September 8, 2011 at St. Vincent's Medical Center with his wife and children by his side. Larry was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was predeceased by his mother, Marie Rosenberg Laukhuf; father, Charles August Laukhuf; and sister, Lois Laukhuf DeSio. After serving in the Marine Corps, he started a career in graphic design in the Art Department of Readers' Digest Magazine. He was an associate Art Director for Western Publishing Company and then the Art Director of Guideposts magazine for nineteen years. While at Guideposts, he was most proud of the rising new illustrators he mentored and the numerous awards he received from The Society of Illustrators. Before his retirement earlier this year, he worked in the publications and printing department of Gateway Community College, where he leaves many dear friends and colleagues. Larry's family and friends will remember him for his ever present sense of humor, his unfailingly positive outlook on life, and his inexhaustible generosity. He often quoted Lou Gehrig's farewell speech, "I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth." He is survived by his wife Lynne; daughter, Shannon; and son, Adam, who wish to thank the kind and caring nurses and staff of the Medical Specialists of Fairfield and St. Vincent's Medical Center's 7South floor. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11am DIRECTLY at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 661 Old Post Rd., Fairfield. Interment will be held privately. Calling hours will be held on Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Lesko & Polke Funeral Home, 1209 Post Rd., Fairfield Center. Memorial contributions may be made to Gateway Community College Foundation, for the Larry Laukhuf Memorial Scholarship, c/o Evelyn Gard, 60 Sargent Drive, New Haven CT 06511. To sign an online register, purchase flowers or to get directions, please visit www.LeskoPolkeFuneralHome.com