Lawrence Brackett Thurlow, II

1919 - 2015  (95 years)

• Name	Lawrence Brackett Thurlow  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	II
  Birth	23 Nov 1919	Buffalo, Erie, New York   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 May 2015	Niantic, New London, Connecticut   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I260109	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	18 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Lawrence Brackett Thurlow,   b. 10 Jan 1883, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts d. 6 Jul 1929, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Edith Woods,   b. 10 May 1885, Massachusetts d. 14 Aug 1968 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1905  [5]
  Family ID	F103201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Marian Rix,   b. 28 Mar 1918   d. Oct 1985 (Age 67 years)
  Children	1. Anne Thurlow
  Family ID	F103226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 May 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Janet L. Mayfield
  Marriage	8 Jul 1994	Missouri   [6]
  Family ID	F103227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 May 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Find-a-Grave Larry Thurlow, 95, Niantic, formerly St. Joseph, passed away May 11, 2015. Larry was born Nov. 23, 1919, in Buffalo, N.Y., and grew up in New London and Niantic, Conn. He graduated class valedictorian from Chapman Tech High School in 1937. He won the Rensselaer Medal for Math and Science, as well as a Diplomatic Scholarship to Tufts University. Following high school, he ran for Connecticut State Senator for the Socialist Party in the twentieth district. As a Staff Sergeant in the US Army Air Force (WWII), he served as a weatherman in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Liberal, Kan., and St. Joseph, where he met his wife, Marian Rix. Larry was owner of Sewall Paint Stores until he became Area Supervisor for the Mo. Dept. of Revenue. Larry was a mason, St. Joseph Lodge #269, and a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason. He was a member of the Moila Temple Legion of Honor, the High Twelve Club No. 49, and the American Legion. He served at various times on the Democratic State Club of Missouri, the Little United Nations Club, the English Speaking Union, the Missouri Writers Guild, the Buchanan County Democrats and the Governors Advisory Council on Aging. He also participated in many Elderhostel Education Travel opportunities. Preceding him in death were his parents, Lawrence Thurlow and Edith Thurlow Bond; his wife, Marian Rix Thurlow; his brothers, Kenneth Thurlow, William Thurlow, and Fred Bond Jr.; and his sister, Elizabeth Thurlow Whitehead. Larry is survived by: his daughter, Anne Thurlow; his brother, Winthrop Thurlow; dozens of nieces and nephews; a grand-dog; and his second wife, Janet Mayfield. Larrys brilliance, intellectual acuity, impressive memory, wit, humor and enormous laugh will be remembered by all who knew him.

  
  

• Sources

  [S32014] 1920 census, New York, Erie county, Year: 1920; Census Place: Buffalo Ward 20, Erie, New York; Roll: T625_1104; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 169 (Reliability: 3). [S51713] Find-a-Grave, Lawrence B. “Larry” Thurlow, II BIRTH 23 Nov 1919 Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA DEATH 11 May 2015 (aged 95) Niantic, New London County, Connecticut, USA BURIAL Unknown MEMORIAL ID 146587571 · View Source (Reliability: 3). [S23286] Draft registration WWII (Reliability: 3). Name: Lawrence Brackett Thurlow Race: White Age: 21 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 23 Nov 1919 Birth Place: Buffalo, New York, USA Residence Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA Registration Date: 1 Jul 1941 Registration Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA Employer: Colts Firearms Weight: 140 Complexion: Ruddy Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Brown Height: 5 9 Next of Kin: Frederick Bond [S64272] Obituary, Find-a-Grave, Larry Thurlow. [S64263] 1910 census, Indiana, Delaware county. [S54019] Marriage record, Missouri, Name: Lawrence B Thurlow Gender: Male Marriage Date: 8 Jul 1994 Marriage Place: Missouri Record Date: 12 Jun 1994 Record Place: Jackson, Missouri, USA Spouse: Janet L Mayfield Certificate Number: 1994I0070373 (Reliability: 3).