Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Lawless, John Hart, Sr. March 20, 2009
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Virginian-Pilot  March 22, 2009
NORFOLK - John Hart Lawless, 80, of the 500 block of Washington Park, died March 
20, 2009, in his home. Mr. Lawless was born in Norfolk, the son of the late Joseph 
Thomas Lawless Jr. and Dorothy Spencer Hart.

Mr. Lawless retired from the United States Navy. He graduated from Maury High 
School in 1946. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1952 and obtained 
his master's from Old Dominion University in electrical engineering.

Mr. Lawless retired from Old Dominion University as a professor in electrical 
engineering. He was a lifelong member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Norfolk.

Mr. Lawless was preceded in death by his loving wife of 50 years, Elizabeth 
Kirkpatrick Lawless. He was also predeceased by four brothers and a sister. 
Survivors include three daughters, Katherine Dudley Lawless and her husband, Jamie 
Lowe of Norfolk, Mary Lawless Gregory and her husband, Christopher of Woodbridge, 
Va., Dorothy Lawless Edwards and her husband, Mark of Norfolk; two sons, John Hart 
Lawless Jr. of Roanoke, Va., and Thomas Kirkpatrick Lawless of Memphis, Tenn. Mr. 
Lawless is also survived by 11 grandchildren.

He will be missed by many from the neighborhood who found their way to the Lawless 
Kitchen Table.

A funeral Mass will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Monday at 11 a.m. by 
Father Daniel N. Klem. There will be a Christian wake at the funeral home today at 
7 p.m. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 26, in St. Mary's Catholic 
Cemetery in Norfolk. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Sacred 
Heart Catholic Church. Online condolences may be made to the family at 
www.hdoliver.com.

H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments, Norfolk Chapel, is handling arrangements.

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