Robert R. Lavelle
Community Mourns Lavelle - Family, Leaders Reflect On His Life Of Giving
By Ashley G. Woodson for the New Pittsburgh Courier

Politicians, dignitaries and other high profile people, as well as the common folks came out to pay their respects to one of the most prominent and respected men in Pittsburgh history.

Robert R. Lavelle, 94, a resident of the Hill District, passed away peacefully on July 4. Lavelle’s homegoing service was held at Grace Memorial Presbyterian Church in the Hill District, July 9. Lavelle was laid to rest at Allegheny Cemetery in Lawrenceville. He will always be remembered for his faithful devotion to God’s word and for his many years as an elder, a Sunday School teacher, and Wednesday night Bible study and worship service leader at Grace Memorial Presbyterian Church; as a Realtor who founded his own business in 1951 and in 1969 incorporated it as Lavelle Real Estate; and as a banker who served as a director of Dwelling House Savings and Loan Association, a minority-controlled institution, for more than 50 years. City Councilman Robert Daniel Lavelle is the grandson of Robert R. Lavelle and said he has learned a lot from his grandfather...READ THE FULL STORY FROM THE NEW PITTSBURGH COURIER RIGHT HERE.

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