It is
with great regret and sorrow that I must inform you of the death of our
Classmates, Larry Welsh, on February 6, 2019, in Charlotte, NC.
Larry
is survived by his wife, Rosemary, their three children, five grandchildren, and
three great grandchildren.
Funeral services are pending.
Larry
will be inurned at West Point at a date to be determined.
Condolences may be sent to Rosemary at 2855 Crescent View Drive, Charlotte, NC
28269-1434.
Well done, Larry. Be thou at peace.
Remembrances:
Class Memorial Pages\C-1 Larry Welsh.pdf
Obituaries:
Lawrence
Edward Welsh, Larry or “Dutch” passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2019 at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center with his family by his side. Larry was
79 years old.
Larry graduated from Xenia High School in 1957 then went on to attend the United
States
Military Academy at West Point, graduating in June of 1961. He was deployed to
Vietnam in
1964, serving in the 173rd Airborne Brigade as Battery Commander.
During the
years
1965-1966, while attending infantry school at Fort Benning, he met and married
Rosemary Garvey.
In 1968 Larry was again deployed to Vietnam, assigned to 108th Artillery Group.
During the years 1973-1977, Larry was assigned the position of Staff Officer at
US Army Europe, responsible for developing policy for surety of nuclear weapons
in Europe and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. Larry retired from the
military in 1981.
During his military career, Larry received a Master’s degree in Mathematics from
Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute and went on to teach at the US Military Academy.
Following
his retirement
from the Army Larry continued his career as a Professor of Mathematics at
Lees-McRae
College in Banner Elk, North Carolina and San Juan College in New Mexico.
Larry’s life, family and career are celebrated by his loving family. He is
survived by his wife
Rosemary, their three children, five grandchildren, three great grandchildren,
and dog Cooper.
Larry will be inurned at his beloved West Point.
Condolences may be made to the family
.
