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BONANNO, Lawrence Age 87 of Burlington, Ontario In 1931, the curtain rose with the birth of Lawrie within the sound of Bow Bells in London, England. On July 16, 2019, the curtain fell for the final time as Lawrie passed peacefully at The Carpenter Hospice in Burlington, Ontario after a brief, but hard fought battle with cancer. At 17, Lawrie began his studies at the Royal Aircraft Establishment in Farnborough, England, and after 7 years, he completed an apprenticeship winning first class in Aeronautical Engineering. Soon after, he met Fay at a dance night at the local hostel where he was boarding. After graduation, he emigrated to Hamilton, Ontario, and nine months later, Fay followed him to Canada and they were married in July 1955. He is survived by son Trevor and wife Karen, daughter Lynda and husband Keith, five wonderful grandchildren; Clair, Kevin (Karen), Chris (Allison), Michelle and Jessica, and Nora, a new great-granddaughter who made him smile every time he saw her. He is survived by his sister Maureen and sister-in-law Iris, and predeceased by Victor and Veronica. Lawrie started his career in Canada at the Research and Development Lab in Hamilton. A number of years later, he established his own company, Bonanno Systems, where he specialized in printing press installation and maintenance, instrumentation of specialized components for hydroelectric generating stations, and custom prototype machining. A fulltime endeavor until his 83rd year, when he began to slow down due to illness. Early hobbies included sailing his boat, Scavenger, in Lake Ontario, target shooting for the Hamilton Shooting Club, watch and jewellery repair, camping and canoeing in Algonquin Park, and doing production, sound, and lighting for local dance company recitals. His hobbies eventually landed him at Burlington Little Theatre (Theatre Burlington) where he orchestrated sound, lighting, set design, and producing numerous plays. He was instrumental in the building of the Drama Centre in Central Park. He received numerous awards from Theatre Burlington, Theatre Ontario, the Western Ontario Drama League, the Burlington Performing Arts Centre, and the Outstanding Achievement Award for Volunteerism from the Ontario Ministry of Culture. Visitation will be held at SMITH'S FUNERAL HOME, 1167 Guelph Line (one stoplight north of Q.E.W.), BURLINGTON, 905-632-3333 on Friday, July 19th from 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A Celebration of Life will take place at St. Luke's Church (1371 Elgin Street, Burlington) on Saturday, July 20th at 1:00 p.m. Reception to follow in the Parish Hall. Private cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowers, donations to The Carpenter Hospice in Burlington would be appreciated. www.smithsfh.com
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