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<div class="obituary-text"> 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.<br class="">
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Published in Waterloo Region Record on Sep. 26, 2020.
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