Bryan K. Lauch, 40 years old, passed away suddenly at his home in Korena, Slovenia on September 6, 2017 after a long battle with depression. This world is a heavy load for the most beautiful of souls. Born in Lancaster, April 12, 1977, Bryan was the son of Milton Lauch and Judith Lauch of Lititz, PA, the brother of Sarah Lauch Schippman and brother-in-law of John Schippman of Chicago, Illinois and the father of Bjorn Lauch, born in 2007 in Pittsburgh, PA and now living in Slovenia. Bryan grew-up in Manheim and was a graduate of Manheim Central High School where he was a member of the soccer team. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a Masters Degree from the State University of New York at Stoney Brook. Bryan also attended the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia and completed a ceramics apprenticeship with Leo Grilli in Gubbio, Italy. During his life Bryan had many adventures. While living in Brooklyn, Queens and Jamaica, New York he designed and installed roof top gardens in Manhattan, helped install the famed Christo and Jeananne-Claude Gates in Central Park and had numerous exhibits of his own art displayed on the east coast. He was a ceramics instructor, model maker, metal caster, and teacher of beginning ceramics and drawing at the State University of New York. After moving to Pittsburgh he became an adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh and Carlow University. Bryan was also an instructor at the Andy Warhol Museum, a sculpture instructor for The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and an art instructor for the Society for Contemporary Crafts. After moving to Maribor, Slovenia in 2007 with his family, Bryan taught English for Language Experts, tutored numerous private clients, tended a vineyard, made wine and created art. Many of his wooden sculptures are displayed prominently in public squares throughout Europe. He was the youngest member ever inducted into the International Painting and Sculpture Gathering in Slovenia. He was a very devoted father to Bjorn who was the light of his life. We hope that Bryan's family and friends will always carry the memories of his happy days in their hearts. Funeral services have been conducted in Slovenia. Those wishing to celebrate Bryan's life are asked to give a donation in his name to a charity of their choice.