Sarasota Herald-Tribune Sarasota, Florida
Published On the Web (http://www.newscoast.com/obits.cfm) on May 17, 2001
(Web publish date and Print publish date are supposed to coincide)

Norman Lakin
Norman Lakin, 89, Sarasota, died May 14, 2001.
He was born April 15, 1912, in Columbus, Ohio, and came to Sarasota in
1981 from Mansfield, Ohio. He was the retired owner and operator of Todd's
Jewelry Store in Mansfield. He graduated from Ohio State University in
Columbus and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a Mason and a
member of Scottish Rite. He was a field director with the American Red
Cross in World War II.
Survivors include a nephew, Laurence Jacobs of Honolulu; and a sister,
Bernice Block of Norfolk, Va.
A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Friday at Toale Brothers Funeral
Home, Colonial Chapel.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand
Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34238; or to Mote Marine, Attn: Pam Armstrong, 1600
Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236.