Top Story Retired state Supreme Court Justice Lawrence Koontz dies Sunday The Roanoke Times Mar 17, 2025 Mar 17, 2025 Updated Mar 18, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Retired Supreme Court of Virginia Justice Lawrence Larkins Koontz Jr. of the Roanoke Valley died Sunday.kAmz@@?EK[ gd[ H2D 2 =:76=@?8 C6D:56?E @7 E96 G2==6J[ H96C6 96 2EE6?565 #@2?@<6’D y6776CD@? w:89 $49@@= 2?5 ':C8:?:2 %649[ 7C@> H9:49 96 8C25F2E65 H:E9 2 32496=@C @7 D4:6?46 568C66 :? `hea[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 ?6HD C6=62D6 23@FE 9:D A2DD:?8]k^Am Koontz Submitted image kAmw6 2EE6?565 %]r] (:==:2>D $49@@= @7 {2H @7 E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 #:49>@?5[ C646:G:?8 9:D =2H 568C66 :? `hed]k^AmkAmz@@?EK D6CG65 2E 6G6CJ =6G6= @7 4@FCE :? 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