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  William Laas
was born on July 4, 1883 in Monroe, Michigan and was the proprietor
of a hotel and parking garage in Houston, Texas. He was the son of
Johann and Dorothea (Roggelin) Laas
and the second cousin of
Rika (Knaack)
Heiden, wife of August.
William was married to Clara Mae (Brunson, Artale) Laas who was born
May 19, 1877 in Saltilla, Mississippi. She worked as a waitress. Clara died
May 21, 1952 in Harris County, Texas at the age of 75. They lived at
2307 Keene
in Houston and William was the manager of a hotel.
William died on April 2, 1961 in Harris County, Texas.
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In
the pre-expressway era before 1960s, it would have been a
very long drive from Texas to Michigan. Yet, William Laas
and his wife often made the trip to be at the annual
