Robert Carl Lawler

LAWLER, Robert Carl

77, of New Carlisle, passed away Thursday, July 29, 2021. He was born March 19, 1944, the son of Virginia and Carl Lawler. Robert was a 1962 graduate of Tecumseh High School and a 1966 graduate of Case Institute (now Case WRU). He began his engineering career at Dayton Power and Light in electrical testing and system planning departments. After retiring in 2001, Robert became a consultant with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) helping with the sales and service of power system equipment – circuit breakers, transformers, protective relays, and smart grid devices.

Robert was preceded in death by his parents, son Douglas, and cousins Richard and David. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Joyce; beloved dog Champ; daughter Jennifer, son-in-law Scott and granddaughter Sophia; daughter-in-law Gillian; cousins Dan, Larry and Sue, and in-laws Doug, Carol and Ursula. He will be remembered for his love of cars, computers, jazz and movies. Robert took extreme pride in his video collection, starting with VHS then going all in on LaserDisc technology. After he finally accepted the DVD format, he tracked them in a database organized by release date, genres, and when videos were due back from unsuspecting borrowers. Most of all, Robert will be missed for his exceptional skills and devotion generously given to his family, lifelong friends and coworkers.

If desired, family and friends may make memorial contributions to Bethel Township Firefighters Association, 3333 Lake Road, Medway Ohio 45341, to honor the assistance, strength and courage they provided to Robert and Joyce as they successfully managed his health for a number of years.

A celebration of life gathering will be finalized at a later date. Until then, it’s very clear, our love is here to stay. Not for a year but ever and a day. The radio and the telephone and the movies that we know, may just be passing fancies and in time may go. But oh, my dear, our love is here to stay.