Obituary of Bruce Alexander Lawrence

Bruce Alexander Lawrence of Calgary passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at the age of 83 years. Bruce was born on October 11, 1921 in Maple Creek, SK. He graduated with a Civil Engineering Degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1945. Bruce worked for Imperial Oil in the Arctic and South America. Bruce was a Senior Executive of NuWest Developments for many years, and then went on to create his own development companies including, B.A. Lawrence and Associates, Retlaw Engineering, and Cirrus Corporation. Bruce was the Past President of the Urban Development Institute. He was a brilliant man who loved music, photography and making movies. His passion was flying and gliding, originally with the Estevan Flying Club, and he would also regularly swim across the lakes where he vacationed. Bruce is survived by his loving companion Kathleen; three daughters and a son-in-law, Nancy, Patricia, and Kim and Mark; one son and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Leslie; and seven grandchildren, Alison, Jeffrey, Kristin, Kyle, Kirk, Ashton, and Reece. Celebration of Bruce’s life will be held at McINNIS & HOLLOWAY’S Park Memorial Chapel (5008 Elbow Drive S.W.) on Saturday, July 9, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. Forward condolences through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the charity of the donor’s choice. In living memory of Bruce Lawrence, a tree will be planted by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES Park Memorial Chapel, 5008 ELBOW DRIVE S.W. Telephone: (403) 243-8200.