Rose Marie Mueller Lawson

Rose Marie Mueller Lawson died Sept. 15. She was 80.

Lawson was born in Winnemucca, Nevada, to Louis and Rose Mueller. The family moved to Livermore, where she grew up on South L Street, attended 5th Street School, and graduated from Livermore High School in 1958.  She was working at Snow White Drive-in when she met James Lawson. They were married in 1959.  She worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from 1978 to 1996 in the engineering records center.

She was an accomplished painter and a member of the Livermore Art Association. She and Jim did extensive traveling around the United States. Over the years, she fostered children from other countries and was a huge supporter of World Vision.

She is preceded in death by her parents and her brothers, Erwin and Michael. She leaves behind her husband of 61 years, Jim; her son, Steven (Dixie) of Cottage Grove, Oregon; grandchildren, Josh (Chassity), Matthew, Dennis (Michelle) and Tracy (Loren); 19 great grandchildren; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.

There are no plans for services at this time.  Those who wish to remember may make donations to their favorite charity.