Eugene Joseph Laurich

Eugene (Dean) Joseph Laurich of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina died February 15, 2012 surrounded by family. He was born on July 24, 1953 in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of the late Emil Laurich and Victoria Laurich Faltraco. He was the youngest of two siblings. Dean is a 1971 graduate of Xavier Military Academy in New York, New York, and received his B.A. from The University of Notre Dame in 1975. He received his JD in 1978 from The University of South Carolina School of Law. He was a member of the South Carolina Bar. He has been practicing real estate law in the Lowcountry since 1978 and over the past two decades developed several successful business ventures. He is survived by his mother, Victoria Laurich Faltraco; his wife of 28 years, Debra (Clark); two daughters, Emily Grace and Bonnie Victoria; and other relatives and many friends. Dean was preceded in death by his brother Louis. He was a loving husband and father. Friends will be received Sunday, February 19 at The Island Funeral Home and Crematory, 4 Cardinal Road, from 4 to 6 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, February 20 at 10:30am at Holy Family Catholic. Burial will follow at Six Oaks Memorial Park in Sea Pines Plantation. The family requests memorial gifts in the memory of Eugene J. Laurich to The American Heart Association, MAA Memorial and Tribute Processing Center, PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058-5215 or Hilton Head Humane Association, Post Office Box 21790, Hilton Head Island, SC 29925. Condolences may be made online at www.theislandfuneralhome.com.