Daniel F. Lawler

Surrounded by his beloved family, Daniel F. Lawler slipped gently from this world on Fri., Oct. 15, in the compassionate care of St. Francis Hospital where he began his life as the first baby born in the ?new? maternity wing in 1936. Loving husband for 38 years of Mickey Doyle Lawler, Dan leaves the joys of his life: daughters Mary ?Muffy? Lawler of Braintree, MA; Terry Lawler Keenan and her husband Thomas of West Hartford; and Katherine D. ?Katy? Lawler of West Hartford. He also leaves his ?Uncle Mike? Duponte and many cousins. Dear to his heart were his ?adopted? daughter Grace Beckett and his new grandchildren, Shauna, Brenna, and Alex Keenan, and Devin Wright. He was the son of the Late Florence Duponte Lawler and Frank Lawler, attended schools in Hartford, and was a 1954 graduate of Hall High School in West Hartford where he excelled at football, baseball, and basketball. Dan attended Fordham Univ., served in the U.S. Army in Korea, and finished his undergraduate degree in mathematics at CCSU. He held graduate degrees from both CCSU and SCSU. His career included teaching mathematics curriculum for inner-city schools that is used in many cities throughout the country. Upon retiring in 1994, Dan?s greatest pleasure was sharing the laughter of the four beautiful women who made his life so joyful, traveling with his wife Mickey while working with the family business, Skydyes, and his warm association with fiber artists and quilters across the country. He also was an avid golfer whose only hole in one occurred early one morning with no one in sight to witness it, yet he was never disbelieved by any who new him well. A memorial service is planning for Thurs. Oct. 21, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at the Flagg Rd. UCC, 134 Flagg Rd., West Hartford. Friends may also gather with the family at the Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Ave. West Hartford on Tuesday Oct. 19 from 6-8 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Board of Christian Service, Flagg Rd. UCC, 134 Flagg Rd., West Hartford, CT 06117; Odyssey Community School, 579 West Middle Turnpike, Manchester, CT 06040; or Head Start Program, CRT Development, 555 Windsor St. Hartford, CT 06120.

Daniel F. Lawler

October 15, 2004