Obituary of Lauren G Myers

Lauren Gillian Myers Died: 23 March 2011 Age: 62 Lauren, wife of Garrett Myers, the only child of Colonel Anthony G.T. and Patricia Shave, died at home surrounded by her loving family, having courageously survived eleven years with breast cancer. Lauren was a British citizen and lived in England, Germany, Malaysia and France before moving to the United States with her husband Garrett in 1982. Earlier, she worked in London as managing director of a London-based international public relations firm and then at the military electronic firm Racal Decca. Lauren was a dedicated mother, devoted Christian, wonderful cook and consummate artist—sewing, drawing, crocheting, knitting, singing and writing. She was also passionately committed to her chosen charities. As an involved parishioner at Christ Church Grosse Pointe and Saint John’s Episcopal Church in Detroit, she completed the Bible Study Fellowship program twice, taught classes and served as an Alpha Program leader. She was a member of the Daughters of the King Fellowship and Episcopal Church Women. Extended family and friends will fondly remember Lauren for her remarkable love and compassion, intellect, grace and poise. She is survived by her husband of twenty-eight years, Garrett, children Kate, Nick (Ashley), stepchildren Jeff (Kim), and Andy (Christine), and her grand Matthew, and step-grandchildren Adam, Aaron and Alex. Lauren is also survived by her parents Anthony and Patricia Shave of Surrey, England and her father-in law, Richard Myers of Horseheads, N.Y. Visitation and funeral mass took place in Michigan. Locally, family and friends are invited to attend her grave side committal service on Friday April 1, 2011 at 1:00 pm in Maple Grove Cemetery Broad St. Horseheads, NY In Lauren’s memory, donations can be made to Local Motion Green in Grosse Pointe (http://www.localmotiongreen.org/) to support their mission of making information available on avoiding cancer causing substances and/or St. John’s Episcopal Church.