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Lawrence Schindo was born in Rye on July 23, 1906 to Leonard and Mary Rich Schindo. He had six brothers and three sisters In Rye his family lived at 209 Central Avenue. and were parishioners at the Church of the Resurrection.
Lawrence enlisted and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He served in WWII for three years, seeing action in the European Theatre with the 28th Infantry Division.
The 28th suffered extremely heavy casualties in autumn 1944, in the costly and ill-conceived Battle of Hürtgen Forest (19 September to 16 December 1944); the divisional history conceded "the division accomplished little" in the battle.
The campaign was the longest continuous battle the U.S. Army fought in World War II. Finally, a tenuous line along the Or and Sauer Rivers was held at the end of November, only to be abruptly broken by two panzer divisions, three infantry divisions and one parachute division (including the 352nd Infantry Division and the 5th Parachute Division) in an infantry-tank attack on the "Ridge Road" just west of the Our River on 16 December 1944, starting the Battle of the Bulge.
The Ardennes Offensive was launched along the entire 28th divisional front by the 5th Panzer Army led by General der Panzertruppe Hasso von Manteuffel.
The 28th, which had sustained heavy casualties in the First Army drive to the Roer, fought doggedly in place using all available personnel and threw off the enemy timetable before withdrawing to Neufchâteau on 22 December for reorganization, as its units had been badly mauled.
Lawrence was honorably discharged in 1945. He married his wife Lucy Capozzi Schindo on October 9, 1948
Lawrence was employed by the Apawamis Club in Rye as assistant golf pro and later went into his own business as a club maker in the Eagle Golf Shop in Rye. He was a parishioner at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye and was a member of the Rye Golf Club.
He was well known in the golf circles and enjoyed giving golf lessons. He will always be remembered for his love of the game of golf.
 Lawrence Schindo, avid golfer and longtime resident of Rye, died on Friday, October 3, 2003. Mr. Schindo was 97 years old.
He was survived by his sisters Mary Colangelo of Connecticut and Adele Ritacco of Florida and many nieces and nephews.
His wife Lucy Capozzi Schindo predeceased him in 1990. He was also predeceased by his brothers John, Dan, Mattie, Paul, Joseph, Frank and Leonard.
The Funeral Mass was held on October 7, 2003 at the Church of the Resurrection. Interment followed at Greenwood Union Cemetery, Rye, NY.
Published in The Journal News on Oct. 5, 2003.
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