Lawrence (Olly) Crane

Sincere condolences to Cathleen, Stephen, Martin & Alison
I have fond memories of your brother in law and dad. He was kind, patient and friendly. May he rest in peace.

My sincerest condolences to Martin and the rest of the Crane family. I remember Prof. Crane as a kind, gracious and gifted teacher. May he rest in peace.

Dear Martin, my sincere condolences to you and family. God will give you comfort and strength needed and watching over you. Take care.

Dear Alison and Family,

So sorry to hear of your Dads passing. Thinking of you all at this sad time, may the fond memories you have of him carry you through your sadness. May he RIP.
Dympna, Johnny, Dylan, Ella & Hugh

To Alison, Cathleen, Stephen, Martin and families - my sinceree condolences to you on the passing of Lawrence, I treasured my relationship with him over the last 20 years or so. He was wise, kind and very tolerant in all his dealings. May he rest in peace.

A true gentleman in every sense of the word. We’ll miss his charm and wit at family gatherings. Thinking of yee all at this sad time. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

I have known Lawrence for more than fifty years, during which time he has been a highly regarded, cooperative and supportive colleague. He was a loyal and dedicated member and Fellow of Trinity College where he has taught and worked in the School of Mathematics since 1961. He was an excellent teacher, attentive to his students who greatly valued his lectures and by whom he is remembered with appreciation and affection. He had a deep commitment to his subject with which he had a creative engagement which continued throughout his life. This could be sensed by his students and was reflected in his lectures. Lawrence will be remembered with affection by his colleagues and students, collaborators and many friends.

Heartfelt sympathy to Alison, Stephen, Martin, Cathleen and the extended Crane family. We are blessed to have many fond memories of Olly he was a true gentleman. May he rest in peace.

So sorry hear about passing of your Da Steve. Condolences to you and all the family.

Dear Martin, Ping & Ben.
Our heartfelt condolences to Crane family for the demise of your beloved father Lawrence. May his soul rest in peace.
Please stay strong, stay safe and take care.

Dear Martin & Family, my sincere condolences on the passing of your dad, may he rest in peace. You're in my thoughts at this difficult time. Take care, Angela

Dear Uncle Martin, Ping E & Ben,

Our most sincere condolences to you and your family on the passing of your father. May our prayers ease you through this difficult time.

Dear Alison, Martin, Joe, Lily and Conor,

Our sincere condolences on the lost of your lovely Father and Grandad Olly.

He was such a lovely gentleman and will be sadly missed in Clontarf.

Thinking of you all at this time. x

Dear Uncle Martin & Ping E, I would like to express my sorrow and condolences to you and your family.

To Alison, Martin, Stephen and family.
It was a privilege and joy to work with and get to know Lawrence so closely in recent years.
Please accept our heartfelt sympathy and condolences.

Dear Alison, Cathleen, Martin and Stephen, we are very sorry to hear "The Professor" has passed away. A brilliant man and irreplaceable. He will be badly missed. And of course, one of the kindest neighbours on The Stiles Road all down the years.

Linda McEvoy

Deepest sympathy to Steve, Martin and all the family

Deepest sympathy to Martin and the Crane Family at this time.

Deepest condolences to Uncle Martin and your family. May your father rest in peace

To Martin and Lawrence's family, our team and I had the pleasure of working on several projects with Lawrence during the late 1990s and early 2000s and we found him to be a wonderful colleague. From synthetic fibres to steam turbines, no problem was beyond his methodical and confident approach. He was also great fun and we really enjoyed his company.

Martin, Penny & Ben
We extend our deepest sympathies to you and your family. May the soul of your father be at peace with our heavenly Father.

Stephen and Family, sorry to hear the news about your father

On behalf of all the staff in the School of Maths, I send sincere sympathies to Lawrence's family. I had the pleasure to know him for a short time as a colleague and to meet him at School events and at our School's Christmas lunch every year. His passion for mathematics was clear and his always kind and encouraging words were deeply appreciated.

Dear Martin, my sincere condolences to you and your family on the passing of your dad. Larry Crane (as we knew him – apologies for the informality) taught me 431 Fluid Mechanics starting Michaelmas Term 1983. I can still remember his lectures as he made a difficult subject accessible to all of his class and I have the treasured notes on this subject on my desk as I write this. It was particularly gratifying to subsequently learn that his son was a trusted colleague. Always remember that as well as through his family, his legacy lives on through the knowledge and understanding that he gave to so many, and will continue to do so as long as we, his students, continue to draw breath. May his soul rest in peace.

Sincerest sympathies to you all. I took a course on partial differential equations with Professor Crane in the late 90s; he was a splendid teacher and lovely man who, despite his brilliance, taught in a clear, straightforward manner without any airs and graces.

Dear Stephen, Martin, Alison, Cathleen and our younger cousins, such sad news to receive of Olly's passing. He will always be fondly remembered as a kind and wise uncle as well an inspiring gentleman.

Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this sad time.

Sincerest sympathies for your loss.Ollie was a true gentleman. We’ll remember fondly his visits to Kilcorney over the years. We always enjoyed his company and will miss him greatly. Rest in Peace Ollie

To Alison, Cathleen, Stephen and Martin, very sorry to hear about your loss in these difficult times. He was a real gentleman and I'm sure will be sadly missed by you all.

To Stephen, Martin, Alison and Cathleen, I was so sorry to hear of Olly's passing. It was a privilege to have such a wonderful and wise uncle. My thoughts are with you all.
Paul Crane

Lawrence, whom we ungrateful 1960s undergrads called Larry, had a sharp mind, a kind heart and a twinkle in his eye while trying to convey the wonders of applied maths to the multitude. In the 70s and 80s I found him a wise and insightul colleague while I was lecturing in CS. My condolences to Stephen, Martin and all the family.

My sympathies to the Crane family on the passing of the wonderful Professor Crane. I have great memories of him, have kept my lecture notes from his second year applied maths course to us physicists (somewhere). I have often told my son about his fantastic lectures on angular momentum in applied maths, which variously keep his spinning top upright, his bicycle from falling over, and explain the Coriolis Effect of the bathwater going down the plughole. One of the best teachers I ever had. May Prof Crane rest in peace.

I am truly sorry to hear of the loss of your father. Please accept our condolences and he Rest In Peace.

We were very sorry to hear of the passing of Olly. May he Rest in Peace. Our sincere sympathy to Stephen, Martin, Alison,Cathleen, his Grandchildren and extended Family. We have lovely memories of Olly at Family Gatherings and Celebrations.He was an absolute gentleman and great company. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time.
Linda, Gary, Jennifer, Niall, Shelley and the extended Keogh Family.

Dear Martin - so sorry to hear of your sad loss, made all the more difficult in this time of such limited social contacts. Sincere condolences to you and all the family. - Barry

It was my privilege to have had Professor Crane as a lecturer back in the 70s, and to get to know him, more recently, as Lawrence in our work with INCA. I remember him as a warm and kind man with a sharp intellect and a determined curiosity. My sincere condolences to his family. May he rest in peace.

My sincere condolences on the sad news. Lawrence was a kind and patient gentleman who will be missed by all who knew him.

Martin and Stephen
My sympathies on the passing away of your father.
I hope you are both doing as well as possible under the circumstances.
Brendan T.

I am very sorry to hear of Lawrence's death. I always enjoyed meeting him from time to time and talking with him. I offer my sincere condolences to his family.

My sincere condolences to the family of Prof. Crane. I was very sorry to hear this sad news. I will miss our regular chats over a coffee at Tillies Cafe in Clontarf. A great mentor, colleague and good friend. He will be greatly missed and fondly remembered.

Dear Martin,
My deepest sympathy on the death of your father. My thoughts are with you and your family at this difficult time.

I had the privilege to have been a student of Prof Crane in Applied Mathematics 1984-1988. He was a gentleman and a scholar of the kind that is very rare. He will remain ever in my memory as one of my best ever teachers: a twinkle in his eye as he explained the complexities of the nabla operator.

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Dear Martin, Alison, Stephen, Cathleen & families, Penny & Ben,
My heartfelt condolences at the loss of your beloved Lawrence, a true gentleman and the epitome of kindness. Lawrence & Mary showed me wonderful hospitality, for which I'll always be grateful. Lawrence was extremely kind & helpful over the years - he was a special person but always humble. Thinking of all of you at this sad time. We are so sorry for your loss & are keeping you in our prayers.
May he rest in peace.
Tania, Allec, Issei (Byrne), Mary Harada

Dear Alison, Cathleen & family,

My sincere condolences on the sad news of Olly’s passing.
You are all in my thoughts at this difficult time.
May Olly Rest in Peace.

To Stephen, Martin, Alìson, Cathleen and extended family. Very sorry to hear of Ollly’s passing. He was always a gentleman. I have very found memories of our summer holidays to Styles Road, and his many trips to Cavan. Olly was always very kind and helpful.
May he Rest In Everlasting Peace.
John Joe Plunkett, Toughernaross.

Sincere condolences to Steve and family, on the loss of your father. Thinking of you at this sad time. xx

Sincere sympathies to Martin and the extended Crane family on the passing of Prof. Crane. May he rest in peace. Memories of days in the Ed Burke doing diff.eqns for Engineering Maths.

Our deepest condolences to you all for your loss. What an absolute gentleman with the kindest heart. We will very much miss our lovely neighbour. Thinking of you all at this very sad time,

I am so sorry to hear of Professor Crane's passing. He was a kind and supportive lecturer and thesis supervisor, and I owe him great thanks for his very positive influence on my life and career

My condolences to you and your families on the passing of your Dad - may he rest in peace. Lawrence has been like a second dad for me - I owe him a lot. I have very fond memories not only of my time as his student at Trinity and our graduation ceremony. Whenever I visited Ireland I was welcome in Stiles Road. A number of times Lawrence visited me in Germany and despite me not working on fluid dynamics anymore he always managed to get me interested in his latest ideas. I will keep him in my prayers.

Dear Martin and family.

My sincere condolences on the death of your father. I remember him as a lecturer when I was in college, as I'm sure do all the students with whom he shared his knowledge over the years.

COVID 19 restrictions make your loss all the more difficult, but you and your family are in the thoughts of many in DCU this week. May he rest in peace.

Dear Alison and family,
Our deepest condolences for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this very difficult time.
Gavin, Lydia, Conor and Goran

Deepest sympathies to all the family on the passing of your dear father Lawrence.

Sincere sympathy to Alison Martin and Stephen at this very sad time. Both Olly and Mary were the most wonderful friends and neighbours to my mother and sister Marie and Bernie Manning. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.

My deepest condolences to Martin and the Family. You are in my thoughts and prayers at this difficult time

Dear Alison and family. So sorry to hear about the passing of your darling dad. May he rest in peace. Thinking of you all xxx.

Deepest sympathies on the sad passing of Dr.Crane. A kind and gentle neighbour whom it was a pleasure to know. May he Rest in Peace.

Fergus Carroll, ex Stiles Road.

Dear Stephen, Martin and Alison
My deepest condolences on your dad's passing. I had the pleasure of having him as an undergraduate lecturer in TCD and he was always supportive. During my Phd I actually worked on one of the equations your dad had published and he was very helpful and always willing to talk even though I was not his student. He was a very kind and generous person. I am sorry for your loss.
John Butler

Dear Martin, please accept my sincere condolences on the death of your father. My sympathies and thoughts are with you and your family at this very sad time.

Dear Martin,

My condolences to you and your family on the passing of your Dad - may he Rest in Peace.

Best wishes
Brendan and family

Sorry hear tis sad news, Deepest condolences to u and family.