SAINT GEORGE, UT – Lawrence E. Laubscher, Sr. ("Larry"), passed away at his home on October 20, 2020, at the age of 89. He was born in Kansas City, MO on January 9, 1931. Upon the death of his father in 1937, he moved with his mother, Elizabeth R. Laubscher, and his sister, Ellen Bortz Hocking, to Washington, D.C.   He graduated from Calvin Coolidge H.S., Washington, D.C., in 1948, and from George Washington University with degrees in Electrical Engineering (BEE 1952) and Law (JD 1955). While attending engineering school, he worked part-time as an Engineering Aide for Potomac Electric Power Company. He also was a 3-year varsity letterman in tennis, and a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. Upon graduation during the Korean War, he married his high school sweetheart, June Oberndoerfer, and worked as a civilian Electrical Engineer on the U.S. Navy TALOS guided missile program. Larry   attended law school at night, and eventually entered the field of Intellectual Property Law, which he greatly enjoyed to the end of his professional career.

Larry and June had three children, Larry, Jr. (1953), Nancy (1954; d. 1998) and Linda (1957). Following June's death from cancer in 1966, Larry married Mary Schminky in 1968, and in 1972, they had a son, Brian. In Silver Spring, MD, Larry was a Boy Scout Cubmaster, and served as Vice President of the Church Counsel for St. Luke Lutheran Church. Upon moving to Arlington, VA in 1976, he was a Crystal City soccer coach, and sang for many years in the choir of Westminster Presbyterian Church, where he was a Deacon and an Elder.

Professionally, he joined with his son, Larry, Jr., in founding the firm of Laubscher & Laubscher,

which firm originated in Arlington, VA, and eventually moved to Annapolis, MD. Upon semi-retirement, he moved with Mary to St. George, UT in 2010, became a member of the Utah State Bar, and continued his practice in a satellite office to the main Annapolis office managed by Larry, Jr. In Utah, he was a deacon at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, and sang with the church choir and with the St. George Interfaith Choir. He greatly enjoyed the golf and social programs at Bloomington C.C.

Larry was a member of the American Bar Association, the America Intellectual Property Law Association, and the Utah, Virginia, and District of Columbia Bar Associations. He was a Past President of the Patent Lawyers Club of Washington, D.C.

Larry is survived by his wife of 52 years, Mary S. Laubscher, his children, Larry Laubscher, Jr. (Patty) of Annapolis, MD, Brian Laubscher (Renee) of Springfield, VA, Linda Gleave of Salt Lake City, UT, son-in-law, John Griffin of Frisco, CO, thirteen grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Bloomington CC, 3174 S Bloomington Dr. E, Saint George, UT on April 24, 2021 at 2:00 pm. In Lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Switchpoint CRC, 948 North 1300 West, Saint George, UT 84770.