P. C. Lauinger -- the Passing of a Friend

It is with genuine sadness that we report the death on February 20, 1988 of Mr. P. C. Lauinger, one of the library's staunchest supporters and a true gentleman in the best sense of that word. P.C., as he was universally known, graduated from the College in 1922, and throughout his lifetime maintained a special affection for and dedication to his alma mater. He served on the Board of Regents, the University President's Council under Father Edward Bunn, S.J., and was appointed in 1968 one of the first laymen to serve on the University's Board of Directors.

In 1956 Mr. Lauinger was awarded the John Carroll Award, which the Alumni Association confers annually upon a distinguished alumnus/alumna in recognition of lifetime achievement and outstanding service to Georgetown University. The University itself conferred upon him its highest honor by awarding him an honorary doctorate in 1958. In 1963 he received the Brotherhood Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews. He also received the Oklahoma Petroleum Council's Outstanding Oklahoma Oilman Award in 1969, and was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1979.

Mr. Lauinger was a charter member of the Library Associates' Board of Trustees, serving from 1975 until 1985, when ill health forced him to become a Trustee Emeritus. All of his sons attended Georgetown: Philip (C'58), Frank (C'62), Anthony (C'67) and Joseph (C'67). In 1970 Joseph was killed in Vietnam. In his memory and in honor of all Georgetown graduates who lost their lives in all wars, Lauinger Library bears Joseph's name.

For his legacy of commitment, service and generosity to Georgetown University and especially to the library, we salute the achievements of this outstanding gentleman of Georgetown. He will remain always in our memory.