Lauzon, Loren Hampton

1922 - 2002  (79 years)

• Name	Lauzon, Loren Hampton  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Born	14 Jul 1922	Grand Canyon, Coconino, Arizona, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 May 2002	Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, USA   [1, 2, 3, 8]
  Buried	Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery, Grand Canyon, Coconino, Arizona, USA   [2, 8]
  Person ID	I17911	Our Family
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024

  
  

  Family	Silverstein, Harriett Julia,   b. 25 Apr 1920, Revere, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 19 Aug 1976, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA  (Age 56 years)
  Married	5 Sep 1946	Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery, Grand Canyon, Coconino, Arizona, USA   [5, 9, 10]
  Children	+ 1. Lauzon, Robert Maurice
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024
  Family ID	F6720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Loren Lauzon - Tombstone

  
  

• Notes

  Loren H. (Tiny) Lauzon, 79, died May 16, 2002, at the Prescott Veterans Hospital. Mr. Lauzon was born at the Grand Canyon to Hubert and Edith (Bass) Lauzon. He received his education at the Grand Canyon, Flagstaff High School and the Wasatch Academy in Utah. Tiny served honorably in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the European Theater during World War II. He resided in Wickenburg where he owned and operated the La Siesta Service Station for 35 years, before retiring to Prescott Valley. The Bass/Lauzon family is noted in the Northern Arizona Historical Society as pioneers and homesteaders in the Grand Canyon area. Tiny was most proud to be known as the last child born in the "Box Car," which served as the medical clinic for the Grand Canyon. His parents and his first wife, Harriet, a sister and a brother preceded him in death. His wife Shirley of Prescott Valley, survives him. His son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Deborah, and grandchildren, Michael, Sarah, Rebecca and Leah, all of Flagstaff, also survive him. Surviving step-daughters and sons-in-laws are Sharon and Craig Lund of Colorado, Laura and Eddie Nasser of Wickenburg and Debbie and Bob Mead of Nevada, and seven step-grandchildren and eight great step-grandchildren. Also surviving are an aunt, Lenore Bass of Wickenburg, and numerous nieces and nephews, all of Arizona. Loren H. (Tiny) Lauzon, 79, died May 16, 2002, at the Prescott Veterans Hospital. Mr. Lauzon was born at the Grand Canyon to Hubert and Edith (Bass) Lauzon. He received his education at the Grand Canyon, Flagstaff High School and the Wasatch Academy in Utah. Tiny served honorably in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the European Theater during World War II. He resided in Wickenburg where he owned and operated the La Siesta Service Station for 35 years, before retiring to Prescott Valley. The Bass/Lauzon family is noted in the Northern Arizona Historical Society as pioneers and homesteaders in the Grand Canyon area. Tiny was most proud to be known as the last child born in the "Box Car," which served as the medical clinic for the Grand Canyon. His parents and his first wife, Harriet, a sister and a brother preceded him in death. His wife Shirley of Prescott Valley, survives him. His son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Deborah, and grandchildren, Michael, Sarah, Rebecca and Leah, all of Flagstaff, also survive him. Surviving step-daughters and sons-in-laws are Sharon and Craig Lund of Colorado, Laura and Eddie Nasser of Wickenburg and Debbie and Bob Mead of Nevada, and seven step-grandchildren and eight great step-grandchildren. Also surviving are an aunt, Lenore Bass of Wickenburg, and numerous nieces and nephews, all of Arizona. Loren H. (Tiny) Lauzon, 79, died May 16, 2002, at the Prescott Veterans Hospital. Mr. Lauzon was born at the Grand Canyon to Hubert and Edith (Bass) Lauzon. He received his education at the Grand Canyon, Flagstaff High School and the Wasatch Academy in Utah. Tiny served honorably in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the European Theater during World War II. He resided in Wickenburg where he owned and operated the La Siesta Service Station for 35 years, before retiring to Prescott Valley. The Bass/Lauzon family is noted in the Northern Arizona Historical Society as pioneers and homesteaders in the Grand Canyon area. Tiny was most proud to be known as the last child born in the "Box Car," which served as the medical clinic for the Grand Canyon. His parents and his first wife, Harriet, a sister and a brother preceded him in death. His wife Shirley of Prescott Valley, survives him. His son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Deborah, and grandchildren, Michael, Sarah, Rebecca and Leah, all of Flagstaff, also survive him. Surviving step-daughters and sons-in-laws are Sharon and Craig Lund of Colorado, Laura and Eddie Nasser of Wickenburg and Debbie and Bob Mead of Nevada, and seven step-grandchildren and eight great step-grandchildren. Also surviving are an aunt, Lenore Bass of Wickenburg, and numerous nieces and nephews, all of Arizona.

  
  

• Sources

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