{"id":67,"date":"2026-03-16T17:56:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T21:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/celebration-of-life\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2026-03-16T17:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T21:56:46","slug":"laura-lynne-lucas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/celebration-of-life\/laura-lynne-lucas\/","title":{"rendered":"Laura Lynne Lucas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-umflint-templates umflint-template-default_no_jumbotron\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:150px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-primary-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8e2387089c35647369617f991c4b8b0f\" style=\"font-size:clamp(36.518px, 2.282rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.381), 67px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\">Laura Lynne Lucas<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-57 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/124\/files\/2026\/03\/BG_26-1024x683.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/124\/files\/2026\/03\/BG_26-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/124\/files\/2026\/03\/BG_26-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/124\/files\/2026\/03\/BG_26-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/124\/files\/2026\/03\/BG_26-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/124\/files\/2026\/03\/BG_26-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#FFF\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\n<button class=\"btn btn-section w-100 px-0 wp-menu-block-toggle mobile-nav-toggle d-none\" data-target=\"wp-menu-block-side-menu\">\n          <span class=\"h-100 mr-3 mt-1 d-block mobile-nav-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mb-1 transition bg-dark d-block mobile-nav-icon-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mb-1 transition bg-dark d-block mobile-nav-icon-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mb-1 transition bg-dark d-block mobile-nav-icon-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t  <\/span>\n          Celebration of Life<\/button><nav id=\"wp-menu-block-side-menu\" class=\"wp-menu-block sidebar-nav wp-block-umflint-menu-block\"><div class=\"nav-sidebar-title-container\">\n                <div class=\"nav-sidebar-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/celebration-of-life\">Celebration of Life<\/a><\/div>\n                <a class=\"nav-sidebar-title-close\" href=\"#\" data-target=\"side-menu\" aria-label=\"Close\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"50\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <title>close<\/title><path d=\"M19,6.41L17.59,5L12,10.59L6.41,5L5,6.41L10.59,12L5,17.59L6.41,19L12,13.41L17.59,19L19,17.59L13.41,12L19,6.41Z\" \/>\n                    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n            <\/div><ul id=\"menu-side-menu\" class=\"menu nav nav-sidebar flex-column\"><li itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/www.schema.org\/SiteNavigationElement\" id=\"menu-item-53\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-53 nav-item\"><a title=\"Giulia Angelina Colone\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/celebration-of-life\/giulia-angelina-colone\/\" class=\"nav-link\">Giulia Angelina Colone<\/a><\/li>\n<li itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/www.schema.org\/SiteNavigationElement\" id=\"menu-item-87\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-87 nav-item\"><a title=\"Kozon G. 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Laura was a witty, clever, hard-working woman who earned a bachelor&#8217;s degree in computer engineering from the University of Michigan, a master&#8217;s degree in engineering management from Lawrence Technological University, and was known for being an adept tinkerer who had an uncanny ability for fixing things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laura loved surrounding herself with houseplants and often planted strawberry and tomato plants in her yard. She was also a big card player and delighted in playing euchre when she had a chance. Laura will be remembered for her abundant laughter, easy smile, and zeal for life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is survived by her children Rayenna Sutton, Ashlynne Sutton, and Dylan Lucas, as well as her father Alan (Coleen) Lucas, brother Kenneth (Amanda) Lucas, and niece and nephew Anna and Alan Lucas. 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