Anthony Joseph Laux

46, died on December 24, 2015 in Gainesville, Florida after a sudden illness.

Anthony was born on November 28, 1969 at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan to parents Judith Adair Jones Laux and Lt. Col. William R. Laux. He was raised on Tachikawa AB, Hamilton AFB, CA, in Winter Haven, FL, and Sebring, FL. Anthony graduated from Sebring High School in 1988 and attended the University of Florida. He had a life-long passion for construction and co-founded a successful construction management firm (Johnson-Laux Construction) in Orlando.

Anthony is survived by a large and extended family that he loved dearly and that loved him, including his wife, Michelle Lennon Laux and sons, Nicholas, Andrew, Matthew, and Phillip of Lake Butler, FL. He is also survived by his parents, William Laux of Sebring and Judith Laux of Gainesville; siblings, Steven Laux (Kristin) of Gainesville, Cynthia Laux of Mission Viejo CA, Carrie Fellhoelter (Gary) of Orange CA, Mary Jane Faircloth (Wendell) of Sebring, and Thomas Laux (Mary) of Tampa. Anthony is also survived by father-in-law, William Lennon, Jr.; mother-in-law, Geraldine Lennon; brother-in-law, William Lennon, III; sisters-in-law, Rita "Loree" Rogers (Wilbur) and Kathleen Chaikin (Richard), all of Lake Butler, FL; and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

A memorial and celebration of Anthony's life will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 2nd, 2016 at Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home, 4001 Sebring Parkway, Sebring, Florida 33870. The family requests that donations be made in lieu of flowers to the Bridges of Hope Charitable Trust, 1326 Antioch Church Road, Homerville, Georgia 31634 (http://www.bridgesofhope.org).