Duane Lee Lawrence
Marriages
Carol Lawrence
Obituaries
Daily Sentinel page 3D - December 22, 2019
Duane Lee Lawrence was
born in Hendricks, Minnesota,
to Leslie G. Lawrence and
Eleanor Amundson Lawrence
June 1, 1940.
He received his undergraduate
degree from Valley City State
Teachers’ College in Valley
City, ND, and his Master’s and
Doctorate degrees from the University of North Dakota in Grand
Forks.
Throughout his career he was an educator in Oregon and
North Dakota, Director of Student Opportunity Programs at the
University of North Dakota, Superintendent of the North Dakota
Industrial School in Mandan, Director of the Southeast Human
Service Center in Fargo, and Director of the Sunrise Center for
Substance Abuse at Pomerado Hospital in Poway, CA. In addition,
he consulted in management training for police and highway patrol
organizations across California.
He is survived by his wife, Carol; former wife, Connie Seaborn;
daughters, Dee (Mark) Franta, Dana (Michael) Potter, and Carla
Lawrence; sisters, Lavonne (Ken) Merkes and Marie Albertson; six
grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
His proudest achievement, in addition to being “Dad” to his very
special daughters, was being a 36-year member of, and providing
service to, the Alcoholics Anonymous organization and its
members. He will be remembered and treasured by many.
Burial will be at a later date in Greenwood Cemetery in Fisher,
Minnesota.
