San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Low, Lawrence K. March 9, 2005
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The Record  March 11, 2005
Stockton
Lawrence K. Low 
August 19, 1920 - March 9, 2005



Dr. Lawrence K. Low, 84, of Stockton passed away on March 9, 2005 in a local 
hospital. Born in Oakland, CA he is the youngest of six children. Lawrence Low 
attended UC Berkeley and graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons 
in 1944. Dr. Low was a retired dentist who practiced dentistry for 46 years. He 
was a life member of the American Dental Association, California Dental 
Association, and the San Joaquin Dental Society. He was a Fellow of the 
American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists. He 
served in the US Navy as a Lt. Commander of the Dental Corps and was stationed 
in San Diego and Mare Island. An active member of the Stockton Scottish Rite 
Bodies, he was awarded the 33rd degree and he served as the Personal 
Representative to the Sovereign Grand Inspector General for sixteen years. He 
was instrumental in establishing the Childhood Language Disorder Clinic at the 
Stockton Scottish Rite. He was a member of the San Joaquin Lodge #19 Free and 
Accepted Masons, the Stockton Shrine Patrol, the Stockton Cathay Club, Chinese 
Acacia Club, North Stockton Lions Club and the Commonwealth Club of San 
Francisco. He was the past President of the Ben Ali Shrine Club. He was awarded 
the Legion of Honor by the Supreme Council of the International Order of 
DeMolay. He was also the past President of the Dameron Hospital Foundation and 
also served as the Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army. He was 
also a Kentucky Colonel.
Dr. Low was the beloved husband of Julie Low of Stockton for twenty-three 
years. He was the loving father and father-in-law of Lawrence Low, Jr. and Kim, 
Leonard Low, Dr. Lester Low and Wendy, Dr. Lyndon Low and Elise, of Stockton, 
and Mari-Anne Low and Dr. Richard Gallagher of Gilroy; beloved step-father of 
Anne Hilow, Bill Hilow and Carol Dones; loving grandfather of Janal, Brent, 
Charles, Brittany, Garrett, Carina, Marisa, Ariana, Alexander, Rachael, Brian 
and Keagan. Dr. Low is also survived by his sister, Gladys Chew of San Rafael. 
He was preceded in death by his brother, Dr. Wiliam G. Low.
Friends are invited to attend Services and a Celebration of Life, Monday, March 
14, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. in the Scottish Rite Temple at 33 W. Alpine Ave. in 
Stockton. Cherokee Memorial Park and Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 
Visitation will be Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Cherokee Memorial 
Park Evergreen Chapel. Committal will be private in Colma, CA.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Stockton Scottish Rite Childhood 
Language Disorder Clinic, 33 W. Alpine Rd., Stockton, CA 95204 or the Dr. 
Lawrence K. Low, Julie H. Low and Family Endowment at the University of the 
Pacific School of Dentistry, 2155 Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115. Max 
Carroll of Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 
 




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