Laurie lacob

Laurie Lacob was born on 15 August in Los Angeles, California, USA. Laurie was a producer, known for The Hot Flashes () and Stage Mother ().

Laurie Kraus Lacob passed away on June 19, following a long battle with cancer. Despite significant health challenges, Laurie lived her life with passion, purpose, and joy. Her energy, graciousness, and kindness were infectious, bringing out the best in those who surrounded her. She met her former husband, Joe Lacob, her sophomore year, and they married shortly after her graduation.

Together, they moved to the Bay Area, where they both attended graduate programs at Stanford University. Laurie enjoyed a stimulating career and spent more than a decade developing and executing research and communications strategies in the venture capital, technology, and university advancement sectors. Following the birth of her second child, she chose to stay home to raise her children and welcomed the arrival of a third and fourth child to her growing family.

She focused on creating a loving, active, and fun-filled environment where the four close-knit siblings thrived. After Laurie and Joe divorced, she continued to focus on providing her children with a stable and supportive home during their critical development years. Although they barely knew their maternal grandparents, who passed when they were young, it gave Laurie great satisfaction to know that her children embody many of the same philanthropic values that began two generations earlier.

In recent years, it has been a delight for Laurie to see some of her children find wonderful significant others. The toddlers bring joy and hilarity to every family gathering.

Laurie Kraus Lacob passed away on June 19, following a long battle with cancer.

Laurie adored adventure travel and organized many annual trips for the family. Together they hiked, biked, and shared quality time in beautiful locales. Laurie devoured books and movies and became intrigued by the potential for film to be a vehicle of social impact. Embarking on producing in mid-life, she was involved in the creative aspects and production of two films, released in and