Lawrence (Lawrie) Duff - December 6, 1924 – February 21, 2022 |
Jean, Lydia and Bishnu will be attending the District Conference in Prince George in mid-May. Lawrie Duff will be honoured in the “Time to Remember” presentation with the following information:
Rotary Membership total: 62 years
1960 Downtown Rotary Club of Calgary
1980 Rotary club of Calgary East
2010 Rotary club Vancouver Arbutus
Lawrie's father, Robert Duff, had been a Rotarian since the 1920’s.
Lawrie was a Rotary Foundation Major Donor Level 1. He was also a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow, a Sgt-at-Arms for Rotary Vancouver Arbutus and the designated photographer for his Rotary Clubs
Lawrie’s career as a photographer started when he enlisted in the RCAF in 1943. He was stationed in England 1944-45 as Ground Crew Photographer and was in the Army of Occupation in Hamburg Germany from 1945 to 1946.
Lawrie married Elizabeth in 1949 and they had three daughters. They live and work in Vancouver. In 1953 he founded Duffoto Process Company in Calgary. His company employed 139 people over 44 years. He was also involved in Calgary Real Estate 1949 – 2022 and helped restore a historical building in Ainsworth Hot Springs to turn it into a museum (1964-2008). Lawrie retired in 2010 and continued to be an active and much loved Rotarian in Vancouver.