Lawrence McLean - Obituary

awrence Schuyler McLean, “Ace,” 85, a 25-year resident of Annapolis, died Friday, April 8, 2011 at Mandrin Chesapeake Hospice House in Harwood, MD. He was born September 24, 1925 in Washington, DC. He was a corporal in the Cadet Corps of McKinley Tech High School where he graduated in 1944. Lawrence immediately entered the U.S. Navy and served on the USS Wilkes Barre, CL-103, during World War II. After his military service, Lawrence became a District of Columbia firefighter. He is on the registry of the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, DC, and was a member, and former D.C. and Maryland representative, of the U.S. Navy Cruiser/Sailors Association. He was also a member of the VFW, the Masons, the Emerald Society, and Heritage Baptist Church. Lawrence was an avid Redskins fan who also enjoyed fishing and singing. Lawrence is survived by his wife of 59 years, Una Mae (Blackwell) McLean; two daughters, Cynthia (Peter) Bartolomeo of Waldorf , MD, and Jennifer (Timothy) Carnahan of Fairfax Station, VA, seven grandchildren: Melissa, Amanda, Louisa, Carolyn, Matthew, Margaret and Angela, and five great-grandchildren: Haley, Raelynn, Presley, Kellen and Kendall. He was predeceased by his sister, Mary Ann Johnson. Friends will be welcomed to Lawrence’s Memorial Service on Saturday, April 16, at 11:30 a.m. until service begins at noon at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater, MD. Interment Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. An online guestbook is available for your convenience at www.kalasfuneralhomes.com.