It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Lawrence X. Corley Oct. 30. Lawrence was born Nov. 9, 1933 in New York to the late John G. and Agnes M. Corley. He was a long-time resident of Aberdeen before moving to Bayside Manor in Keansburg in 2014.
He graduated from Manhattan College in 1960 and went to work at The Singer Co. for 11 years. He was then employed by Merrill Lynch where he retired as a vice president in OTC. He had both his NASD Series 7 and NFA Series 3 licenses.
Upon his retirement Lawrence took up running, first as a hobby and then as a passion. He started with a 5K in 1996 in Freehold. It was not long before he was racing in the Spring Lake Five, the Jersey Shore Half Marathon, the Marine Corps Marathon, the Boston Marathon and the New York City Marathon. He used racing as a way to see the United States and completed races in Maryland, Vermont, Illinois, Massachusetts, Florida, Pennsylvania, Montana and California.
He loved gathering with family and one of his favorite traditions was the annual Corley family vacation at Ocean Beach where he started Hot Dog Day/Family Picture Day and was lovingly referred to as “Uncle Fun.” He was very proud of the fact that he and his five siblings, all of their 26 children and all of his eight grandchildren were baptized in the same baptismal gown.
Lawrence served on active duty in the United State Army and was honorably discharged. He received both the National Defense and Army Good Conduct medals.
He was preceded in death by Arlene P., his wife of 55 years, and his five siblings, John P., Robert E., Gerard T., Francis J., and Agnes M.
He is survived by his three daughters, Maureen (Robert) Annunziata, Anne (Raymond) Allieri and Jennifer (Michael) Corley, and eight grandchildren. He had a great joy of life and will be missed by many.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Friends of the Monmouth County Park System (Holmdel Park) at friendsofmonthcountyparks.com or the Jersey Shore Running Club at jsrc.org.
Arrangements are under the direction of John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown.
The article originally appeared in the November 12 – 18, 2020 print edition of The Two River Times.
