Paul Christian Lauterbur 77 of Urbana died at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at home.

Memorial services will be held at a later date. Renner-Wikoff Chapel and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Lauterbur was born on May 6, 1929 in Sidney, Ohio the son of Edward J. and Gertrude Wagner Lauterbur. He married M. Joan Dawson on July 3, 1984 in Stony Brook, New York, She survives.

Also surviving are one son; Daniel J. (Joanne) Lauterbur of Perry, Michigan, two daughters; Sharyn L. (Michael) Di Geronimo of Long Island, New York and Elise Lauterbur of Urbana, one sister; Margaret L. (Ken) McDonough of Coshocton, Ohio and five grandchildren Andrew, Ashley, Laura, Paul and Jacob.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and one brother Joseph Lauterbur.

Mr. Lauterbur was a Professor at Stony Brook University and the University of Illinois and graduated from the Case Institute of Technology and the University of Pittsburgh.

He was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict.

Mr. Lauterbur was a Noble Laureate, a member of the American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, National Academy of Sciences, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

Condolences may be offered at www.renner-wikoffchapel.com.