Earl Lawver

Published 12:45 am Friday, May 23, 2014

Sept. 7th, 1923 – May 4th, 2014

Earl Lawver, a long-time resident of Orinda, CA before moving to Bend, OR in 1989 and most recently Danville, CA, died May 4th, 2014 at the age of 90. He was born Sept. 7th, 1923 in Tyler, TX, the only child of Earl and Ruby Lawver.

He is survived by his loving wife, Jane Knox of Danville; by his sons Bryan (Marilyn) of Danville, Lawrence of Austin, TX, and Kenneth (Frances) of Manteca; Jane’s daughters Susan of Stanford, CA, and Chris (Ron Henderson) of Fresno, CA; his grand-daughters Sandra (Chris) Francioch of Danville, and Debra of Danville; and three great grandchildren, Zoe Francioch of Danville, and Hunter and Autumn Maestretti of Manteca. He was pre-deceased by his wife of 62 years, Christine Lawver.

He lived a long and joyful life. His parents were both school teachers who needed BA degrees after they started teaching so he spent his youth in Tyler, TX and summers in Ft. Collins, CO where his parents studied. After starting at Rice University, he joined the Army Air Force in World War II. He had meteorology training at UCLA where he met and married his first wife and spent part of his war years in Costa Rica and Panama. He finished his engineering degree at UC Berkeley and took his first job in Houston but returned to California in 1954. His last engineering project involved an assignment in Chile where he and Chris lived for four months. He enjoyed fishing, golf, bridge, and his many friends, particularly Trinity’s Tuesday morning group. He was active in Bend with the Family Kitchen and helped start Hank’s Helping Hands.

In lieu of flowers, a contribution to Trinity Episcopal Church is welcome.