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Lawrence G. Bell, Jr., 75, of Ford Rd, Perrysburg Twp., died Saturday, October 29, 1994 In The Toledo Hospital. He was born in Toledo on February 12, 1919 to Lawrence and Martha Jane (Arnold) Bell.
He was married on May 5, 1958 In Toledo to Anita Haskell. A lifelong resident of the Toledo area, Mr. Bell attended Scott High School, Western Reserve Academy and graduated from Kenyon College In 1940. After a brief period of employment in sales with Anchor Hocking Glass corp., he entered the U.S. Army In 1942. He saw active service with the 85th Infantry Division in Italy in World War II as a Battalion company Commander and was the recipient of the Bronze Star Decoration with an Oak Leaf Cluster. Following his release from military service, Mr. Bell joined the Aetna Life Insurance Company as an agent In the Toledo office. He served in that capacity with both the Aetna and New England Life until his retirement this year.
Over the years, Mr. Bell served on many community and civic boards. He was a life trustee arid former president of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Toledo, a longtime member of the Board of The Toledo Hospital, a former trustee of Kenyon College, a member of the Board of Trustees since 1970 of the Toledo Museum of Art, and for many years was chairman of the Endowment Development Committee.
Mr. Bell often remarked that his greatest thrill was to be honored at a surprise dinner arranged by his wife on his 70th birthday with a gift from his four sons of a scholarship fund at Kenyon College established in his name.
He is survived by his wife, Anita; sons, Frank of Larkspur, CO, Graeme with his wife, Claudia, of Washington D.C., Roger, of St. Louis, MO, Walter, with his wife Jacqueline; and granddaughter, Alexis, of Perrysburg; brother, A. Arnold Bell, of Connecticut.
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