Larry Myers

Myers, Larry, one week shy of his 97th birthday, longtime Fullerton resident, Lawrence A. Myers died in a Santa Ana convalescent home on May 6th from complications of a hiatal hernia. He had taught 5 languages to generations of locals, not fully retiring until age 93, and was often seen in later years sporting about town on his electric scooter. He loved to regale interested parties with stories of his WWII service, his extensive foreign travels and his youth in Orange County. Larry was born on May 13, 1910 in Olive (now a part of north Orange), where he attended grammar school. Larry completed high school in Anaheim and attended college at U.C. Berkley (Spanish major, French minor). Larry married the former Alice Williamson in 1947, and the following year they moved into a house they bought on Jacaranda Place, where they would live the rest of their lives. They lived in Italy in 1953-54 when Larry won a Ford foundation study grant, and returned in the late '50s when he won a Fulbright Scholarship to study Russian (first in Indiana, then in the Soviet Union). He and his wife had no children, though they cared for various foster children over the years. Larry is survived by nephew, Ron of Los Angeles, and Don of Bear Lake, PA. A memorial service was held on Monday, June 4th at 1 p.m. at the Fullerton Methodist Church (Commonwealth and Pomona), with the Rev. Don Roe officiating. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Larry's name to Fullerton United Methodist Church.