Larry Edward Reid

1945 - 2019

Larry Reid, 73, of Peterborough and the Monadnock Region, died peacefully on October 2, 2019, under the care of The Monadnock Community Hospital's hospice unit after a period of declining health. Born November 15, 1945 in Visalia, California to Doris (Grant) Reid and Cyril Reid, he was 1 of 5 children.

After finishing high school in California, Larry took his reins and crossed the country a few times mostly hitch-hiking with his dog. He made lengthy stops in places such as the Bahamas, San Diego, Big Sur, a tugboat on the Mississippi Delta, and Virginia. After being drawn to New Hampshire in the late 1970's to attend a wedding, he remained and mastered his craft as a carpenter with many remodeling jobs in the area bearing his mark. He also was very involved in the pyro-tech business and shot many fireworks shows for Atlas fireworks. He loved the outdoors and spent a lot of time mountain biking , fishing and hiking. Larry was also a volunteer for the Rindge Rails and Trails organization and because of his struggles with COPD became involved with Breathe NH, a non-profit organization for lung health, where he was honored as Volunteer of the Year in 2015.

He leaves behind 3 sisters and 1 brother in California; Larry was particularly close to his sister Donna (Reid) Pacheco who came to visit Larry recently. He also leaves many friends who will miss him greatly.

As were his wishes, a small service was held where his remains were offered to the Monadnock region. Any donations one chooses to make in Larry's memory should be made to Breathenh.org.