For half a century he worked in a range of medical posts in Sheffield but is most fondly remembered for his work at Abbey Lane surgery in Woodseats, where he practised from 1971 to 1997.
For 25 years he worked alongside his second wife Dr Moira Brimacombe, who described her husband as a wonderful man devoted to his family and profession.
"He was a man of huge compassion and considered himself privileged to be a doctor and was always generous with his time," she said. "He was a poet and a dreamer but also eminently practical and pragmatic – a man who could compose a soliloquy and a prayer but also cope with any medical emergency.
"He described himself as 'Lucky Brim' and always had the attitude that he was a fortunate man. As a family man he was completely devoted to his wife, his children and grandchildren and also to his nephews and nieces."
Lawrence was widowed in his early forties with the death of his first wife Lilian in 1970 and lived with his four children, Joe, Alec, Liz and Kayte, above his surgery before moving to Bents Green. He also has two children, Jerry and Nick, from his second marriage to Moira whom he married in 1972.
Lawrence's son Alec said his father was a traditional family doctor. "Dad would think nothing of going out to visit a patient in the middle of the night and would even sleep at the surgery if it snowed heavily to ensure that he was there for his patients the next day," he said.
"He worked in a time when a doctor would go out on half-a-dozen visits a day and would know every single patient by name. Dad represented a bygone era."
Born in Bradford, Lawrence Brimacombe spent two years in the RAF in India before qualifying from Sheffield University's School of Medicine in 1954.
His career saw him work as a police doctor, at the Mass Radiography Centre and the A&E department of the now Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
After retiring from general practice he continued to work for the Government Benefits Agency until finally hanging up his stethoscope at the age of 77.
Several former patients have expressed their sadness at his passing.
Woodseats resident Mick Evison said: "He was a man for all seasons, someone with no airs and graces and he would always stop and chat to you no matter how he was feeling."
Former patient Michael Robinson added: "As our family GP he was all that you could wish for – professional and dedicated, caring and compassionate. There was a photo of him in the hallway of the Abbey Lane surgery, he looked genial, relaxed and content in his consulting room. For me that captures him."
The funeral was at St William's Church on March 3, followed by interment at Abbey Lane.

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