Personal Life and Death
Laurel was also a rancher and a banker. He and his son founded Falcon International Bank in Laredo, one of the largest Hispanic-owned banks in the nation. He was affiliated with Rotary International and the Optimist Club, which he headed in Laredo from 1977 to 1978. He was a member of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
Laurel died of a lingering illness at a Laredo hospital. A funeral mass was held at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, and interment followed in the Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Laredo. He is honored with his bust in the lobby of the Webb County Courthouse in Laredo, along with that of a subsequent district attorney, Charles Robert Borchers, who served from 1973-1980.
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