Kevin Mark Laurie - Bob and Bev Laurie's son

Kevin Mark Laurie was born on June 21st, 1965 in Brooks. He is the fifth child and third son of Bob and Bev Laurie.

Robbie with young baby Kevin in 1965

Kevin Laurie at age 3 with his brother Robbie Laurie age 5 

abt January in the winter of 1969

Kevin as a pre teen maybe 

Robert Dennis Laurie known as "Robbie" - Bob and Bev Laurie's son

Robert Dennis Laurie was born on March 18th, 1963 probably in Taber, Alberta. He is the fourth child and second done of Bob and Bev Laurie.

Robbie as the baby with Deb and Randy, probably Christmas 1963

Kevin and Robbie Laurie, age 3 and 5 in 1969

Robbie Laurie - age 7

Randall Lane Laurie - Bob and Bev Laurie's son

Randall Lane Laurie is known as Randy. He is the third child and first boy born to Bob and Bev Laurie. He was born on September 20th, 1960 in Taber, Alberta.

Kathy Debbie and Randy Laurie at Christmas 1961 or 1962

Kathy, Debbie and Randy Laurie

Randy Laurie age 10 in 1970

Randy married Teresa Gail McLaughlin in Edmonton in 1979.

Teresa and Randy Laurie about 2013

They had one daughter named Michelle Anne Laurie

Michelle Anne Laurie - about four years old (1983 abt)

Michelle has two children and is married to Geoff Petzold. The first one is a girl, Zoe Lane Petzold who was born on Nov 2nd 2010.

Zoe Lane Petzold, 1 day old (3 Nov 2010)

Zoe Lane Petzold at one year (Nov 2011)

Geoff, Michelle and Zoe ( 2 yrs old - Nov 2012)

Cameron Gordon Petzold was born August 27th, 2013

 Cameron Gordon Petzold at one week (3 Sep 2013)

Deb Laurie - Bob and Bev Laurie's daughter

Debbie Laurie was born in Beaverlodge, Alberta on Dec 29th, 1957. She is the second child and second daughter of Bob and Bev Laurie.

Debbie Laurie age 12, in 1970

Kathy and Debbie spent some time with Aunti Alice and Uncle Gordon in the late 1960's or early 1970's.  They had fun with their cousins.

Debbie has a son named Tristan. Tristan was born on June 28th 1979 in Edmonton Alberta

Tristan and Debbie in July 1979 at 2 weeks old.

Tristan at 4 weeks having his first pablum and Debbie 
The back is labeled Tristan J Paul

Tristan - Nov 1979

 Tristan in Kindegarten abt 1984

Tristan in Grade 1 - 1985

Kathy Laurie - Bob and Bev Laurie's daughter

Kathy is the oldest child born to Bob and Bev Laurie. She was born in Taber on September 19th , 1956. Bev tells the story of how Bob was out of town the day she went into labor. She had been staying with Grandma Laurie so Gordie drove her to the hospital and dropped her off at the front door and left. The nurses were all aghast and thought he must be the worst husband until they asked her. When she told them that he was her brother-in-law and that her husband was up north working they understood and it was all good.

 Kathy Laurie age 14, abt 1970

Kathy has a daughter named Shauna who was born on June 24th, 1978.

Shauna in Jan 1980

Shauna in school

29 Oct 1986 Robert "Bob" Laurie's Funeral

Bob died in Estevan, Saskatchewan on Oct 26th 1986 but the funeral was in Taber on the 29th and he is buried in the Taber Memorial Gardens to the left of his parents sites.

This photo was taken in 1986 after Bob Laurie's Funeral.

Back Row L-R: Alice Laurie Saunders, Trent Laurie, Janne Laurie Parascak, Gordie Laurie, Bev Laurie, Kathy Laurie, Randy Laurie, Ruthanne Saunders, Gordon Saunders Middle Row L-R: Mike Saunders, Allyson Saunders Cichy, April Bodily Saunders, Debbie Laurie, Gertie Laurie Waddell Front Row L-R: Marilynne Saunders MacDonald, Mike and April's girls Victoria and Meghan, Bev Waddell Mohorich, Ruth Konno Laurie 

Robert John Laurie 5 Jan 1933 - 28 Oct 1986

Robert John Laurie was born on January 5th, 1933 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He is the 7th child of James and Jessie Laurie.

He lived in Prince Albert until the family moved to Ladner BC in March or 1937 when he was 4 years old. He went to school in Ladner for the next 10 years. In March of 1947 the family moved to Taber, Alberta. Here he finished school and played baseball. He was very good at it.

In Aunt Ruth was able to identify these team members for the Taber Merchant Juniors in 1954:

Back Row L-R: Harry McKibbon coach, Harry Sekiya, Ray Whitehead, Mr Savage, Casey Anderson, Larry Anderson, Lynn Layton, Ross McKibbon, Dickie Wiest, Van Duncombe

Front Row L-R: Bob Laurie, Charlie Wentz, Gordie Laurie, Bill Burge, Bill Tanaguchi and Lyle Howg.

Bat boy Johnny Konno in front.
(Missing from the photo are Dan Laurie, Bob Furakowa, Sat Muriyama, Marvin baker and Ralph Maier)

Bob Laurie as catcher

In 1955 Bob Laurie suited up for the Granum White Sox. He was a rookie catcher that year. He had many home runs that year according to the website for Western Canada Baseball
http://www.attheplate.com/wcbl/search.html



ALBERTA FOOTHILLS - BELT LEAGUE Granum White Sox : Altman Jack LHP (also Vulcan), Bogal Tedd C, Fennessey Bill OF, Gordy John (also Miners), Ingarfield Earl 3B, Johnson Don RHP, Johnson Roy P, Kucheran Bill RHP, Laurie Bob C , Malarchuk Al, McDonald Jim OF, Odney Steve OF, Pederson John, Pung Hans C (also Picture Butte, Niseis), Stone Frank P, Tarnava Jocko C, Vejprava Gordon SS, Walasko Willie RHP, Walkingshaw Darwin 1B, Wesley George MGR, Wesley Gord 2B

L-R: Bill, George, Bob, Dan and Gord Laurie

In 1956 or 1961 this was taken in front of the Taber home of James and Jessie. He is shown here with his four brothers.
When he was about 21 or 22 he married Bev Barrett. They had five children: Kathy, Debbie, Randy, Robbie and Kevin. For a while they lived in Vauxhall and Taber but jobs moved them elsewhere.

Back row L-R: Debbie, Randy, Kathy

Front row L-R: Bob, Kevin, Bev and Robbie

Bob had many jobs in his life. He drove machinery such as these seeders and tractors.

He is the second from the left in both photos