Larry Dean McGuire
October 11, 1933 - April 12, 2018
Larry Dean McGuire, 84, passed away peacefully April 12, 2018 at home in the presence of his loving family. He was born October 11, 1933 in Salt Lake City, UT, the fifth of six children to Claude and Rosa McGuire. He married the love of his life Donna Rae Bailey in Elko, Nevada on July 23, 1954. They were married for 58 years before she preceded him in death.
Larry served in the US Navy and worked as a Medical Technologist at LDS Hospital. He loved his pugs, fishing, hunting, puzzles, reciting poetry, and singing as if no one was listening. He was also an avid runner and completed 15 marathons. Larry was quick witted, kind, and charmed the pants off of everyone he met.
Larry and Donna raised 8 children together: Larry Jr. (deceased), Biff (Pamela), Peggy (Billy), Laurie (Phil), Scott (Lori), Vard, Patrick (Megan) and Mindy. He was preceded in death by his wife Donna, son Larry, parents and siblings. He is survived by his remaining 7 children; 20+, grandchildren; 8+ great-grandchildren.
A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, April 19th at Edison Ward, Pioneer Stake Center (1401 West 700 South, SLC Utah). Friends and family may gather for socialization at 10:00am at the church, and the service will begin at 11:00am.
In Loving Memory
I am very sorry for your loss and offer my heartfelt sympathy. May you find comfort from your precious memories of your time together and strength from God's loving promise found at Isaiah 41:10.
M. Hughes
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I worked in the lab at LD with Larry for a couple of years. He was a delight with one foot in traditional laboratory work - everything by hand using pipettes, volumetric flasks, balances, plotting of graphs for every run, etc and the other foot striding forward to automated analysis and computerization. He loved to hate it. He made the world a better place. Sincere condolences to the family.
Wayne Wilson
West Jordan, UT
My dearest grandpa, I love you so much. I didn't probably spend as much time with you as I could have, but I loved the time we spent. We shared our birthdays since I was born, and I will miss that so much. I will also miss you reading poetry or saying ?who is this?? when I call you on the phone and then replying with ?it's a Kel!?. I love that you never called me Kelee, you always called me Kel. I love that you encouraged me to memorize and recite back El Dorado, by Edgar Allen Poe. You were the best grandpa I could have ever asked for and I know I will see you again one day soon! Give grandma a big hug and kiss from me! I will never forget either of you!
Kelee Allsop
Salt Lake City, UT