Liudvikas, Laukaitis aka "Larry Harpole"

Born: October 20, 1930 Lawrence, MA

Raised: Lawrence, MA

Deceased: October 28, 2014 Lawrence, MA

High School: Dropped out 1946 Lawrence High School

Father: Leonas Liudvikas 1910-1959

Mother: Dorota (Damacela) Liudvikas 1912-1981

Marital Status: 1947-1955 Gabrys Burnatas (1932-1955)

1957-1999 Karolina Kasprzak (1940-1999)

1992-2014 Helga Zuckertitten (1966-2062)

Offspring: Elvinas Liudvikas (1948-2020)

Jurgis Liudvikas (1950-2026)

Waldemar Liudvikas (1951-2025)

Judita (Harpole) Johnston (1958-2031)

Katre (Harpole) Kinsey (1959-2040)

Marija (Harpole) Meade (1961-2032)

Galeti/Jerry Harpole (1963-2026)

Chastity Harpole (1993-?)

Liudvikas Laukaitis lived his entire life in Lawrence, Massachusetts.  In 1970, he changed his name to Larry Harpole after Harpole Mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Lindvikas and his first wife, Greta (Gabrys) Laukaitis (1932-1955) had three children: Elvinas (known as Elvis) (1948-2020), former president of Naumkeag Bank and Trust; Jurgis (known as George) (1950-2026), who managed the family’s interests in Nassua, New Hampshire; and Waldemar (known as Walter) (1951-2025), who is the senior partner of a law firm in Boston. Liudvikas was suspected of having killed his first wife as he was known to strike her.

In 1957, Liudvikas married the children’s nanny Karolina Kasprzak (1940-1999). The couple had four children: Judita (known as Judith) (1958-2031), Katre (known as Kate) (1959-2040), Marija (known as Margaret) (1961-2032) and Galeti (known as Jerry) (1965-2026). Liudvikas filed to have Karolina committed to an asylum in 1969. In 1990, Liudvikas became romantically involved with Chastity’s mother, German nightclub performer Helga Zuckertitten (1966-2062). Helga had been suffering challenges in her career and legal difficulties in her native country. She stayed in America, becoming a citizen in 1995.

In the post WWII years as Lawrence’s mills were declining, a teenaged Liudvikas made a good income as an arsonist. By 1950, he was able to make Lawrence a base of operations to move contraband between Boston and Montreal, banking a large profit. By pressuring the Naumkeag Bank and Trust, he secured a zero percent interest loan to purchase the defunct Harpole Mill in 1959. Large loans that created no income drained enough capital from the bank that Liudvidkas gained control of the bank in 1964 and named Elvis Harpole president in 1970. The bank moved to the site of the old Harpole Mill which, using federal urban renewal funding was rebuilt into the Harpole Commercial Park, Harpole Residential Tower and The Lofts at Harpole. The warehousing of contraband was moved to Nashua, New Hampshire.

Liuvikas funded the entertainment business Helga founded. The business currently owns a nightclub in Boston; wine bars in Boston and Salam; cigar bars in Boston, Lowell and Natick; and dive bars in Lawrence, Fitchburg, and Needham.