Lauren Robert Wallace

LEWES – It is with great sadness that the family of Lauren R. Wallace announce his peaceful passing on Friday, August 21, 2026, at age 87. He will be dearly missed by his wife Carol, three children, Janelle Hansen, Jon Wallace, and Bill Wallace. Lauren has seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother Marvin Wallace, wife Ellen and their two sons.

Lauren lived in the Pacific Northwest the first half of his life and still has family ties there. He joined the Marine Corps out of high school while he decided what he wanted to do with his life. He came home from the Marine Corps and within a short period of time, married Carol. They lived on the same street as young children. Carol being a year older, would safely escort Lauren to school. They have been married 66 years.

Lauren‘s occupation was in the banking industry. He loved to fly private planes and work numbers. Lauren combined these two talents into a career of financing airplanes. They moved as a family to the Baltimore area in 1979. After retirement, Lauren and Carol settled into life on the Eastern Shore. He was a member of the Marine Corps league, then became a member of the Civil Air Patrol in Georgetown, where he mentored young cadets and shared his love of flying with them. It became one of the accomplishments he is most proud of.

A funeral service for Lauren Wallace will take place at 12:30pm on Monday, August 31, 2026, at Short Funeral Services, 609 E. Market Street, Georgetown, De 19947. Family and friends are invited to pay their personal respects beginning at Noon. Interment will immediately follow at 2:00pm at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 26669 Patriots Way, Millsboro, De 19966.

In lieu of flowers, a tax-deductible charitable donation may be made to the nonprofit, Delaware Hospice online at https://delawarehospice.org/give/, by phone at 855.DHI.GIVE, or by mail to Delaware Hospice Center, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963.