Lawrence D. "Larry" Reimer Jr.

Lawrence D. 'Larry' Reimer Jr. of West Chester Lawrence D. "Larry" Reimer, Jr., 77, of West Chester, died Thursday, November 4, 2010 at Neighborhood Hospice, West Chester. He was the husband of the late Margaret Muth Reimer with whom he shared 21 years of marriage. Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1933, he was the son of the late Lawrence D. Reimer, Sr. and the late Louise Becker Reimer. Larry had grown up in Baltimore, Md. where he graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and the Johns Hopkins University. He served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957. He then was employed as a programmer by Burroughs Corporation (now UNISYS) in Paoli, until his retirement in 1996. He was a member of the Unitarian Fellowship of West Chester, the West Chester Area Senior Center, West Chester Lodge #322 F& AM, and Rajah Shrine in Reading. Larry was active for a number of years with Boy Scouts and the Philadelphia Sailing Club and was a volunteer for the Chester County Hospital and the American Helicopter Museum. He belonged to Delaware County Field & Stream Association, and was a Life Member of the National Rifle Association and competed several times in the National Pistol Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio. Larry enjoyed sailing, travel, genealogy and many kinds of music, especially bluegrass, dixieland and big-band. He is survived by his son David Reimer and his wife Julie, sister-in-law Barbara Nye and her husband Bert; niece Vicki Card and family; nephew Carl Reimer and family; and special friend Eileen Craig. He was a loving husband, father and a friend to everyone he met. Relatives and friends are invited to his Memorial Service, 2 p.m., Saturday, November 6, 2010, at The Unitarian Fellowship of West Chester, 501 South High Street, West Chester, http://www.ufwc.org/uupark.htm. Visitation will be held 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, November 5, 2010 with a Masonic service at 7:15 p.m. at the DellaVecchia, Reilly, Smith & Boyd Funeral Home, 410 N. Church St., West Chester, 610-696-1181, www.DellaFH.com. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Chester County Hospital Foundation, 701 East Marshall Street, West Chester, PA 19380.