~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF veteran, WA/DL Capt. Lawrence ‘Larry’ David Smith
January 11, 1938 ~ June 20, 2021 

Notification with the passing of retired Western/Delta pilot Captain Larry Smith, age 83.  Captain Smith joined Western Airlines 02-24-1969 and retired with Delta Air Lines, based 030/SLC.  He is survived by his wife Mary, his daughters plus many more dear family members and close friends.  Obituary information is available online at River View Abbey Funeral Home.

For those who may wish to contact the family, that address as listed on white pages is: 
3617 County Road 106, Elizabeth, CO 80107.

Thanks to Carol Faulkner for sharing the information.

Obituary:  After a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease, Lawrence D. “Larry” Smith went home to be with his Heavenly Father on June 20, 2021. Larry was born to Lawrence and Margaret Smith on January 11, 1938, in Whittier, CA.  In the early 1960’s Larry was living in Colorado and met Mary Schroeder. They fell in love and married in 1964 having 57 wonderful years together.  They had two daughters Jill and Stephanie.  

Larry knew he liked airplanes at a young age and in 1957 he started Air Force pilot training, beginning a long and wonderful career in aviation.  Larry flew fighters and was a test pilot in the Air Force.  In 1969 Larry joined Western Airlines starting the airline portion of his career with Western then Delta Airlines.  After retiring from the airlines, Larry joined Sky Fighters in Englewood, CO, flying aerobatics with people wanting a military dogfighting experience.  Larry loved sharing aviation with friends and family. He never turned down a chance to take someone that expressed an interest in aviation, flying.  He also taught Sunday school and bible study, volunteered for the Food Bank and prison ministry, and was a founder of Harvest Bible Church in Elizabeth, Colorado.  Larry also enjoyed riding horses, swimming, reading, singing, and spending time with his family. 

Larry loved The Lord and was a wonderful husband, father, brother, and friend.  He is survived by his wife Mary, his daughters Jill and Stephanie, son-in-law John, sister and brother-in-law Linda and Jim Laing, sister Sharon Mair, numerous brother and sisters in law, cousins, nieces, and nephews.  He will be missed. 

A funeral service was held Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at 11:00 AM at Riverview Abbey, in Portland, Oregon, and a memorial service will be held at Harvest Bible Church in Elizabeth, CO at a later date.