Larry Richard O'Leary
November 7, 1916 - June 16, 2010
Obituary
On June 16, 2010, at age 93 our tall, handsome, always charming Dad completed his life’s work to follow our mom, who died July 6, 2009 just after their 68th wedding anniversary. Recently he struggled mightily with heart failure, liver cancer and failing health. He missed Mom Eileen so much this past year and we all shared his last days. Family and friends were all- important and he will be so missed by his children, Kathie, Larry Patrick Margaret, Michael Robin, and Timothy Carolyn. Grandchildren include: Megan Fairweather, Mark Stapleton, Kevin Stapleton, Jenny Kelly, Amy O’Leary, Alison O’Leary, Riley O’Leary, Patrick O’Leary and 4 great-grandchildren.
Dad lived a full life with multiple careers, including lumber jack, well-digger, and wholesale beer distributor in Coeur d’ Alene, ID, followed by 33 years as an engineer at Boeing, Seattle, both during the war years and from 1956-81.
He and Mom shared happy years of retirement with many friends at Lake Limerick, Shelton, WA, and Superstition Springs, Apache Junction, AZ, and at Fernwood Retirement home in Des Moines and finally in his home in West Seattle.
Much loved for his warm heart, work ethic, and devotion to family and friends, he never ‘met a stranger.’
Services will be 2pm June 22 at Holy Family Church, 9622 20th AVE SW, Seattle, WA 98106. Remembrances to Jeremiah’s Hope, American Cancer Society or Highline Hospice.
My condolences to the family.Larry and I had a great time at Fernwood chatting about our old days in Spokane and Gonzaga.What a good person he was as was Eileen.