Bruce Lauritzen, who helped build First National Bank of Omaha into a national force and made the family-owned bank a towering presence on the Omaha skyline, died Wednesday at age 80.
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Bruce Lauritzen, shown in 2015, helped take First National Bank of Omaha to new heights.
Bruce Lauritzen was instrumental in bringing the headquarters of First National Bank downtown.
Fred Hawkins Jr., left, and Bruce Lauritzen, president of First National Bank, talk after the groundbreaking of the First National headquarters downtown in 1998.
Photos: Lauritzen Gardens Conservatory
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A water lily is reflected in one of several water features within the new Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory at Lauritzen Gardens.
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The sun reflects off the plants in the tropical section of the new cConservatory at Lauritzen Gardens.
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Cyclamen are featured in the temperate section, which mimics the climate of Savannah, Georgia, at the lower level of the new conservatory.
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An Australian Tree Fern glows in the sunlight of the tropical section in the new Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory at Lauritzen Gardens.
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Bright foliage and water features highlight the tropical section in the new Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory at Lauritzen Gardens.
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Visitors can connect to the woodland trail behind the conservatory, which leads to a grove of bur oak trees. The trail has just reopened.
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Stair-stepped glass buildings with over 17,500 square feet of gardens stretch out of the hillside at Lauritzen Gardens as part of the new conservatory.
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The temperate section of the new Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory at Lauritzen Gardens.
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Acorns and moss hang from a southern live oak tree in the temperate section of the new Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory at Lauritzen Gardens.
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A lizard finds a spot in the sunshine on a southern live oak tree in the temperate section of the new Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory at Lauritzen Gardens.
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The temperate section of the new Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory at Lauritzen Gardens.
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The temperate section of the new Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory at Lauritzen Gardens.
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The tropical section featured in the new Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory at Lauritzen Gardens.
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A Bismarck Palm tree stands prominently featured in the tropical section of the new Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory at Lauritzen Gardens
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Patrons wind their way through the tropical section featured in the new Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory at Lauritzen Gardens.
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Golden Lobster Claw Heliconia flowers are featured in the tropical section of the new Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory at Lauritzen Gardens.
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Birds of Paradise flowers are featured in the tropical section of the new Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory at Lauritzen Gardens.
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The new Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory at Lauritzen Gardens, as seen from Kenefick Park.
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The new Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory to the left of the Lauritzen Gardens' visitor and education center, as seen from Kenefick Park.
