| Graduation Year | Class of 1968 |
| Date of Passing | May 29, 2008 |
| About | Harold Andrew "Andy" Lauer, 58, died at 8:30 p.m. May 29, 2008, at his residence. He was born Dec. 13, 1949, in Columbus to Dr. Harold E. and Bette Annette Lauer. His father preceded him in death. His mother, Bette Strong, survives in Lima. On Aug. 28, 1976, he married Diane Navarre, who survives in Lima. Mr. Lauer retired in 2004 from the Allen County Juvenile Court, after 30 years. He was chief probation officer at the juvenile detention center, where he volunteered and hosted Camp Opportunity and eventually became director of court services. He was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church for more than five decades, where he and been an acolyte, participated in the youth choir, served on the council and had been an usher. He was a member of Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks Lodge 54. He was a life member of the National Rifle Association and was a certified instructor for the National Sporting Clays Association. He was a 1968 graduate of Shawnee High School and a 1972 graduate of The Ohio State University. He had also earned his counseling certificate. He was a doting husband, father and uncle. He was an avid outdoorsman, who spent countless hours catching walleye on Lake Erie with his father, brothers and son. He was an animal lover, especially of English setter hunting dogs. He loved to compete in shotgun sports, with and affinity for sporting clays. His favorite time of the year was spent with family and friends watching the Buckeyes battle every Saturday during the fall. After battling and beating oral cancer in 2000, he volunteered with the American Cancer Society and St. Rita's Medical Center, speaking to youth and adults all over Ohio about the harmful effects of smoking. His goal was to spread education about cancer prevention and nicotine addiction. After his retirement, his lifelong high school friends regrouped and met for breakfast on Thursday mornings solving the "world's problems." Survivors also include a son, Andrew E. Lauer, of Columbus; a daughter, Lena Lauer, of Lima; two brothers, John A. Lauer and Herb (Karlyn) Lauer, both of Lima; and a sister, Annette (Phil) Lang, of Noblesville, Ind. |
