Larry Lebert Price's Obituary
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Larry Lebert Price, of Lakewood Washington, on April 20th at the age of 74. Larry passed away at home in the arms of his loving wife, Susie Price, from a very rare form of Lou Gehrig's disease.
Larry was born on April 12th 1949 in Tacoma Wa. to his parents William G. (Lavone) Price Jr.(both deceased) grandparents William G. (Carrie) Price, and Edger (Betty) Lebert (all deceased). Larry is survived by his wife, Susie Price, stepson Jason Mendenhall, stepdaughter, Shelia (Dennis) Lynam, brother William" Bill " (Pat) Price, nieces Michelle Price (Dennis) Selberg & Lisa Price (Craig) Kiichle, and Uncle Gerry Lebert and cousin Beth Lebert.
His memorial will be held May 20, 2023 from 1:00 to 4:00 at Mountain View Funeral Home, 4100 Steilacoom Blvd SW in Lakewood Washington.
Larry graduated from Weber State University in Ogden, Utah with a degree in Industrial Arts Education. He taught woodworking in St. Helens, Oregon, and later Baker, Oregon. There he developed & oversaw a 2 year program which involved students building homes on land owned by the school district.
He owned Coast to Coast hardware stores in Oregon and Washington for a number of years. He worked 30+ years for BMC West in Lakewood, Washington selling building packages and hardware to residential builders. Larry retired from BMC (now Builders First Source) in 2021. He was a well respected, sincere and devoted business person. He volunteered his time to a kidney transplants awareness group in our community, as well as assisting with the annual Leukemia Lymphoma Society drives while being employed at BMC.
He was introduced to his wife Susie through a mutual friend, Sue McAvoy, on a blind date May 10, 2019. One of their special dates was a surprise trip on a hot air balloon over Auburn, Washington. They quickly fell in love and Larry was said to be the happiest his family had ever seen him in his life. Larry and Suise married in Kauai, Hawaii, on July 4, 2019. (the day they gave up their independence). They enjoyed traveling, camping & cruises to the Caribbean, Alaska, and most of all---Tahiti.
Larry was an amazing, kind, joyful, and very much a caring person. His personality was genuine and he had a pure heart, which was a blessing for everyone who knew him. His laughter was contagious and he always made everyone feel comfortable being around him. Larry loved Susie unconditionally with all of his heart.
During Larry's illness Susie provided 24 hour care with compassion and love. Larry passed away knowing how much he was loved by his wife, family & friends. Please make any donations in Larry's honor to https://donate.wa.als.org/give/421463/?_ga=2.97661915.579961766.1683144857-630808094.1683144857#!/donation/checkout
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