Lawrence Joseph Gersdorf of Morgan Hill passed away on Saturday evening, December 30, 2006 at St. Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy. He was 59. He is survived by his wife, Yvonne, his sister, Donna La Rae and two children, Derek and Stacey. He was a Sr. Quality Inspector at Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Sunnyvale. He was involved with the Titan Launch Vehicle at Lockheed Martin in Vandenberg Air Force Base before transferring to Sunnyvale. He had a long career in aerospace. He was a talented artist and musician playing drums and bass guitar in churches on the central coast for many years. He also played drums professionally in the L.A. area backing artists such as Sonny & Cher and Carl Weathers. He was born in Long Beach. He succumbed to a massive heart attack after a long battle with lung cancer and heart disease. He will be greatly missed.
He will have a private service At New Hope Church in Gilroy in mid January, followed by a service at Harvest Bible Fellowship in Arroyo Grande, California on January 28, 2007 at 2:30 P. M.p.m.
