This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: LAWRENCE, OLIVER, SEBESON, EY, ADAMS, MILLER Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1706 Message Board Post: LAWRENCE, Norman F. "Bud" Hickory Corners Norman F. "Bud" Lawrence, 72, of Hickory Corners, MI, died unexpectedly, where he was surrounded by his family on Thursday, November 24, 2005 at Evanston Northwestern Hospital in Evanston, Illinois. He was born in Battle Creek, Michigan on May 1, 1933 to Walter E Lawrence and Helen Oliver Lawrence. He attended St. Phillip Catholic Schools through the eighth grade. He moved with his family to Los Angeles, California, where he graduated from University High School in Westwood. He attended the University of Notre Dame until he enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1951. He attained the rank of Staff Sergeant and flew weather reconnaissance missions over Japan in the Korean War. He returned to Battle Creek, where he received an Associates Degree at Kellogg Community College. He worked for United Steel and Wire for ten years. He met Patricia L. Sebeson of East Lansing, Michigan, and they married on July 11, 1964. In 1964, Bud began his career as a food technologist in the Re! search and Department of Post cereals. In his 32 years, he assisted in the development of Honey Combs, Honey Bunches of Oats, Fruit and Fibre, and Blueberry Morning Cereals. He holds or shares many U.S. Patents for his work in cereal development. Throughout his years at Post, he attended classes at Michigan State University. He retired from Kraft General Foods in 1996 after 32 years of service. He was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church in Augusta, where he served as an usher and was on the Parish Council. He was past member of the Knights of Columbus and a past President of the Battle Creek Ski Club. Together with his wife, he founded the Parent-Teacher Student Organization Chapter at Gull Lake High School and served as its first President. He also volunteered at Kellogg Biological Station, conducting tours of the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary for schoolchildren. He also volunteered as a docent at the recent Holocaust Exhibits in Battle Creek. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Patricia L. Lawrence of Hickory Corners; his daughter, Annmarie Ey and her husband, David F. Ey of Evanston, Illinois; his brothers, Walter E. "Ed" Lawrence, Jr. (Joan) of Battle Creek, James O. (MaryAnn) Lawrence of California, Robert (Metzi) Lawrence of Ludington; and his sister, Rosemary (Dennis) Adams of Lansing. His other survivors include his cousin, Laura (Randy) Miller of Battle Creek; and many nieces and nephews and their children. He was preceded in death by his mother, Helen Oliver Lawrence in 1988; father, Walter E. Lawrence in 1993; his uncle, James E. Oliver in 1993; his aunt, Margaret Oliver in 1990; sister-in-law, Gail Lawrence; and special family friend, Alice Haylet. Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette from 11/26/2005 - 11/29/2005. (Posted by a volunteer-no family connection)