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Owner and manager of Shaker Square from 1978 - 2000, Lawrence Albert
died on March 25, 2025. His death notice did not appear in the Plain Dealer until Sunday
May 3, 2025. We share it here that same day.
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"Lawrence Albert, devoted husband of Maureen, beloved father of
Braden and Kasey and dear uncle of Terryl Lynne, passed away
peacefully with family by his side in his Shaker Heights home on March
25, 2025. He was 91.
Lawrence was born on March 12, 1934 in Toronto, Canada to Hyman and
Edith Albert and older brother to Elinore. He was a bright student
who loved playing street and ice hockey throughout his youth.
Lawrence began his career training in accounting until he discovered
a talent for planning and managing retail space in the burgeoning
world of shopping centers. In the late 1950s, he moved to Vancouver,
BC to work as a shopping center consultant and advisor. There he
fell in love with two things: playing tennis in Stanley Park and a
charming English rose named Maureen, whom he married on May 24, 1963
in Washington DC. In 1971, the couple moved into their cherished
home in Shaker Heights, Ohio where they raised their children,
Braden and Kasey. Lawrence was instrumental in overseeing the
development and operations of Severance Center and Great Northern
Shopping Centers until 1978 when he became the proprietor of
Shaker Square Ltd. For 22 years Lawrence supervised the Square,
becoming an admired and respected pillar in the community.
Lawrence had deep compassion for those less fortunate and served on
the board of the St. Luke’s Foundation from 1997 - 2006. He fostered an
enduring curiosity for politics and history and was an insatiable
reader of biographies of world leaders and strategic thinkers. He
was a music enthusiast with an impressive collection of opera, jazz,
and classical music. Lawrence traveled extensively throughout Canada
and the U.S. and was a loyal Browns and Cavs fan. Lawrence will be
remembered as an ally for the underdog, a fair and diplomatic
negotiator and a humorous gentleman with an inquiring mind and a
generous heart. ....."
(Editor's note: Maureen Albert died in 2020. Her obituary told of
her working in the Shaker Square office.)
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