Boudria, Lawrence Joseph

Lawrence Joseph Boudria

September 29, 1944 – November 9, 2013

Lawrence J. Boudria, age 69, of Wellington, FL, formerly of Kinnelon, NJ, passed away on November 9, 2013.
Born in Hartford, CT, Lawrence was the son of the late Alfred and Frances Boudria. He proudly enlisted in the US Marine Corps. during the Vietnam War and achieved the rank of 1st Lieutenant. He served as the commander of the 3rd Marine Division’s Kit Carson Scouts in Quang Tri, Vietnam where he used his Vietnamese language skills to repatriate enemy soldiers who then served as scouts supporting the US combat Marines. As a Lt Marine Platoon Commander, he was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor for exposing himself to enemy fire in order to save the lives of his men during the siege of Khe Sanh on Hill 881; one of the fiercest battles of the Vietnam war.
Upon his return home, Lawrence earned his MBA from Columbia University and followed the route of an entrepreneur, where he was a pioneer and innovator in the telecommunications resale industry, starting his own successful businesses – Garden State Long Distance Telephone Company and Universal Car Phone.
Lawrence is survived by his loving wife, Nina; their daughter, Jacqueline; his sister Judith Gottsegen, her husband Michael; his brother-law Randolph Aversano, his wife, Jane and many beloved nieces and nephews.