Larry L. Huffman

Huffman, Larry L. 1935-2007. Larry Huffman died peacefully surrounded by his wife of 50 years, children and grandchildren on Monday January 15, 2007, at Columbia Hospital in Milwaukee, WI. Larry was preceded in death by his parents, Melvin and Isabel Huffman and his brother, Dave Huffman. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Huffman; sister, Patricia (Chuck) Erickson; sister-in-law, Marion Huffman; sons, Greg, Todd (Lin), Doug (Mary), and Troy (Kathy) Huffman; grandchildren, Ben, Mitch, Lauren, Kelly, Sam and Ally Huffman. Larry worked for 30 years with Super Sky Products, International of Mequon, WI one of the leading skylight companies in the world. He joined the company in 1958 and served as President and CEO until 1987. Larry then founded several businesses including the East Mequon Development Corporation, a commercial real estate development firm; Wildlife Images, an art gallery and direct mail company specializing in gifts and apparel for hunters; and Venado Hills, a white-tailed deer farm in West Bend, WI. Larry lived most of his life in Thiensville, WI having moved to Wisconsin from Galesburg, Illinois in 1957. Larry was passionate about youth sports helping found the Thiensville-Mequon Youth Baseball Association and serving many years as its first president. As a charter member of the Thiensville-Mequon Optimist Club he helped organize the All American Youth Football League and called plays as the T/M Cardinals first coach. Larry also served Thiensville as a Village Trustee. Larry was an avid outdoorsman, hunter and conservationist. He served as president of the Wisconsin Chapter of Safari Club International and as a regional vice president. He was a life member of numerous conservation and hunting organizations such as Wisconsin Bow Hunters Association, National Rifle Association, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Safari Club International, Quality Deer Management Association, North American Hunting Club and the Wisconsin Buck and Bear Club. He was an associate member of the Pope and Young Club and the Boone and Crockett Club and was serving as a representative to the Wisconsin Conservation Congress. Larry dedicated much of his life over the past 20 years to white-tailed deer. Aside from raising white-tailed deer on his deer farm, Larry assembled and sold the world's finest collection of trophy white-tailed deer mounts. His collection contained over 85 trophies ranked in either the Boone and Crockett Club or Pope and Young record books. The collection included two of the most famous trophies in the world; The Jim Jordan Buck and the Hole-in-the-Horn Buck. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 20 at the Schramka-Densow Funeral Home at 423 N. Main Street, Thiensville, WI 53092. Visitation will occur from 11 AM-2 PM with a Funeral Service at 2 PM. Memorials may be made in Larry's name to Rawhide Boys Ranch, E7475 Rawhide Road, New London, WI 54961 or Crossroads Presbyterian Church 6031 West Chapel Hill Road, Mequon, WI 53097. SCHRAMKA-DENSOW FUNERAL HOME 423 N. Main St. Thiensville (262)242-3120