2008
Lawrence E. Plant, 85, a machinist and optics specialist, died Dec. 31 at Collingswood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in
Rockville. He had Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
He worked for 30 years as an optics specialist and machinist for the old Naval Ordnance Laboratory at White Oak before retiring
in 1977. He then worked 15 years as a machinist for R & R Lighting of Silver Spring.
Mr. Plant was born in Washington and graduated from McKinley Technical High School. He served in the Navy during World
War II, in the European and the Pacific theaters, and during the Korean War.
He returned to the Washington area and lived in Silver Spring for 57 years. He was a lifetime member of the Knights of
Columbus and a member of the Holy Name Society at St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church in Silver Spring.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Rose M. Plant of Silver Spring; six children, Roseann Ryba and Lawrence W. Plant, both
of Annapolis, Rita M. Gerlach and Edith D. Seligson, both of Frederick, Mary Elizabeth Griner of Rockville and Michael E. Plant of
Charlotte; a sister, Dorothy Buckovac of Luray, Va.; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
-- Patricia Sullivan