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Lawrence ('Gog') Mark and June Connolly.
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DescriptionLawrence Mark with June Connolly (mother-in-law of his eldest son).
A greyscale photo of Lawrence's face was printed in the ‘Leader’ on February 8, 1993, accompanying his obituary. He was 75.
Born in Wellington, he gave himself the 'Gog' name, as a child. He had studied accountancy before being called up for World War II; he became a major in the artillery during his five years overseas.
He met his wife Yolande, from Lower Hutt, in the Middle east; they married in Rome in 1944.
After returning, they ran a country store in Raumati, then moved to Upper Hutt in the mid-1950s where he and his brother-in-law began Mark & McKenzie; they also had a music shop, Somerset House.
Both businesses were eventually sold, and Gog completed the Real Estate Institute's and Valuers' Institute exams and went into real estate with Tony Wood (Mark & Wood).
Founder member, the Upper Hutt Club; Rotary and Probus clubs member, and a past president of the Chamber of Commerce.
Date TakenJanuary 1993(?)
A greyscale photo of Lawrence's face was printed in the ‘Leader’ on February 8, 1993, accompanying his obituary. He was 75.
Born in Wellington, he gave himself the 'Gog' name, as a child. He had studied accountancy before being called up for World War II; he became a major in the artillery during his five years overseas.
He met his wife Yolande, from Lower Hutt, in the Middle east; they married in Rome in 1944.
After returning, they ran a country store in Raumati, then moved to Upper Hutt in the mid-1950s where he and his brother-in-law began Mark & McKenzie; they also had a music shop, Somerset House.
Both businesses were eventually sold, and Gog completed the Real Estate Institute's and Valuers' Institute exams and went into real estate with Tony Wood (Mark & Wood).
Founder member, the Upper Hutt Club; Rotary and Probus clubs member, and a past president of the Chamber of Commerce.
Date TakenJanuary 1993(?)Depicts or relates to
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Reference1993 02 02 7FormatColour printSize101 x 150 mm
FormatColour printSize101 x 150 mmScanned byDon McLeod
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