[All] Obituary for Lawrence Goerzen - spouse of Susan Koswan

[Susan Koswan]

Goerzen, Not Goeszen ....

Susan K

On 9/29/2020 7:21 AM, John Jackson wrote:
>     Lawrence Goeszen September 26, 1957 - August 23, 2020 During our 
> 31 years together, we loved to tell vacation stories of how disaster 
> followed us in our wake—an earthquake in San Francisco, the Gulf War, 
> Hurricane Katrina after we left Florida, a tornado at a friend's 
> cottage, a hurricane while camping, and even the eruption of Hawaii's 
> Mount Kilauea that buried our vacation paradise in lava. Our 
> ridiculous good luck ran out in August when you silently disappeared 
> under the water on a perfectly normal beautiful summer day. We were 
> west meets east; an introvert and an ambivert; and we were both able 
> to do what we loved in our lives together. You thrived doing design 
> work as an electrical engineer (two patents!) and it allowed me to 
> stay home, raise our two sons, and pursue my interests. It meant you 
> never, ever had to go shopping again or make another huge pot of 
> borscht or chili that you had to eat all week. You were smart, 
> liberal-minded, non-judgmental, well-read, a wonderful father and 
> life-partner; you could fix and build stuff. We laughed and rarely 
> fought, hoping that time would resolve disagreements. And it mostly 
> did. You gave the most important gift to our family - your time and 
> attention. Whether it was board games, hiking, biking, discussing 
> engineering, politics or weirdest super power, you were here for us. 
> We are so very, very sad that we lost you so soon and so suddenly. 
> Cremation has taken place and, due to COVID, only family and a few 
> close friends will be planting a memorial tree in a neighbourhood 
> pollinator garden on what would have been Lawrence's birthday. We will 
> wear our brightest clothing, eat some chocolate, and send a big 
> virtual hug to our family, friends and neighbours who have shown us 
> unwavering support and love at this time.
>
> To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store 
> <https://sympathy.legacy.com/en-ca/funeral-flowers/name/lawrence-goerzen-funeral-flowers/p196855156/?affiliateId=4186&pm=240>. 
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> Published in Waterloo Region Record on Sep. 26, 2020.
>
> Go to this link, to see a wonderful picture of Lawrence: 
> https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/therecord-waterloo/obituary.aspx?n=lawrence-goerzen&pid=196855156
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> John Jackson
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