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Robert Marshall Lawrence M.D.
Home: Rochester, NY
Date of Death: August 13, 2005 Age:
Birthplace: Kennecott, Alaska
Birthdate: June 28, 1923
Service Date: Thursday, Aug 18, 2005 at 10:30 am
Visitation Date: Tuesday, 8/16 from 7-9 pm and Wednesday, 8/17 2-4 and 7-9 pm
Service Place: St. Thomas More, Rochester, NY
Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on August 13, 2005. He is survived by his devoted wife of 55 years, Ruth Anderson Lawrence, M.D. and nine children, Robert, Barbara, Timothy, Kathleen, David, Mary Alice, Joan, John, and Stephen; and their spouses, Rachel, Dennis Asselin, Edith, Barry Morris, Felicia, David Khalil, and Anthony Cotrupe; sixteen grandchildren, Rob, Max, Patrick, Nathaniel, Madeleine, Hannah, David Lee, Mikey, Victoria, Jackson, Ryan, Eli, Daniel, Nellie, Henry and Lucy. Predeceased by his sister, Martha “Mattie” Lawrence Weiners. Also survived by his brother, Donald Lawrence; many nieces and nephews. Dr. Lawrence was an Emeritus Professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He received his M.D. degree in 1949 from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and was the first resident in anesthesiology at Strong Memorial Hosptial in 1952. He was honored with “The Living Tree” award for his superior work as a physician. He was the first Executive Director of the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC). Robert Lawrence rose to the rank of Captain in the US Army serving in World War II and the Korean War. Dr. Lawrence was in the original M.A.S.H. unit, earning a Bronze Star.
Friends may call Tuesday, 7-9 pm and Wednesday, 2-4, 7-9 pm at the funeral chapel (2305 Monroe Ave.). A Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, 10:30 AM at St. Thomas More Church, 2617 East Ave. You are invited to bring a written memory or photo for the family’s Memory Book. A Funeral Mass will be held Thursday at a time to be announced at St. Thomas More Church, 2617 East Ave. 14610. Interment at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Dept. of Anesthesiology, Strong Memorial Hospital, 601 Elmwood Ave., Rochester, 14642 or to the Golisano Children’s Hospital, 300 East River Rd., PO Box 23039, Rochester, 14692-9804.

Robert Marshall Lawrence (1923)