Lawrence “Larry” Robert Brunet, a former manager of the Milwaukee Journal office in Green Bay, died on Tuesday, Jan. 2, in Green Bay, after a prolonged battle with COPD. He was 84.
Born in Milwaukee, his family relocated to the Fond du Lac area during his childhood. A standout athlete, Brunet graduated from Goodrich High School and UW-Oshkosh, where he earned a full football scholarship. In 1961, he served in the reserves as a Marine before moving to Green Bay in his late 20s. During this time, he ran the Journal‘s Green Bay bureau.
In 1970, he moved to Las Vegas, where he married his wife, Kellie, and they had a daughter. After working as a blackjack and craps dealer in old downtown Vegas for a decade, he and his family returned to Wisconsin and purchased the Roadhouse Pizza in Ripon.
A private family service will be held at a later date, with interment at the Allouez Catholic Chapel Mausoleum in Green Bay.
