Larry Anthony Park Obituary (1958

Larry was born on July 25, 1958 in Lynnwood, WA. He was one of eight children born to Erven and Jacqueline (Hoffman) Park. Larry and his family followed his father's career in sales and had lived in Santa Rosa, CA(1960 - 1963), Mountlake Terrace, WA(1963 - 1968), Tigard, OR (1969 - 1976) and Kelso, WA. He graduated from Kelso High School with the Class of 1976. Larry later attended Mt. Hood Community College and Longview Community College and attained a Associates Degree in electronic engineering. He met his future wife, Dianne Vandehey, while coordinating a Catholic Young Adults event at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Hillsboro. They soon began dating and married on May 30, 1981 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Roy. They made their home in Banks until 1986 when they moved to their home in Manning. They have two children, Shannon and Wendy. Larry had worked in the high tech industry all of his life. First at Intel, then N Cube and Sequence, as an electrical engineer. He also holds several patents as an inventor and researcher. Larry was very close to his two daughters. He and Dianne would coach their teams in soccer and softball. Larry also volunteered as a Sunday School teacher and for Special Olympics in Portland with his brother-in-law and family. Larry was a gifted artist and enjoyed painting pastels.He was also an avid hockey fan and played semi-pro football in the late 1970's to early 1980's for the Grizzlies. He was very handy around the home, enjoying house projects and remodeling. With his engineering degree Larry was often the "Repair Guy" to fix electronic toys and home gadgets. He is preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Denise Minton, his nephew, Christopher Moen, and sister-in-law, Linda (Vandehey) Lee. He is survived by his wife, Dianne;his two daughters: Shannon Park of Newport News, Virginia; Wendy and Scott Pratt of Parker, CO;his three grandchildren: Asher, Audrey and Natalie; his six siblings and their spouses: Lonnie and Sally Park of Canby, OR; Fr Joseph Park, O.P. of Mission, Canada; Lori and John Moen of Everett, WA; Douglas and Carmela Park of Edmunds, WA; Teresa and Dominique Froesch of Corona, CA; Dan and Janet Park of Vancouver, WA; his in parents-in-law, Bob and Ann Vandehey of Banks, OR; his brother-in-law, Dennis Lee; his brother-in-law Brian Vandehey of Banks, OR; his sister-in-law Brenda and Shawn Stokes of Banks, OR; and many nieces and nephews.