Larry Moyer

A longtime resident of Marin, Larry Moyer (79) passed away on November 15, 2022 after losing his battle with Multiple Myeloma.

Larry was born in San Francisco, attended St. Anne Elementary School and St. Ignatius College Prep for the first two years of high school before moving to Burlingame and transferring to Junipero Serra High School. It was at Serra High School where Larry discovered his love of basketball as a member of the school team for both his junior and senior years. He then went to University of San Diego on a full basketball scholarship, where he played with longtime friend Bernie Bickerstaff and others under coach Phil Woolpert. He would proudly reminisce that he started every game for all four years. After receiving his Bachelor's of Administration at USD, Larry continued his education at University of San Francisco receiving his MA degree in Administration and Counseling.

After graduation Larry moved to Marin County, where he began a high school teaching, administration and counseling career at Tamalpais H. S. and later at Sir Francis Drake H. S. He soon began refereeing basketball. He officiated high school, junior college (1970s), NCAA Divisions 1 & 2, and the ABA. He even helped out his son's CYO basketball games when needed. Larry was inducted into the Marin Athletic Hall of Fame as a basketball referee in 2014. His referee career spanned over 50 years.

In addition to being involved in the Golden Gate Officials Bureau (GGOB), Larry was also an officials' observer during the Pac 10 days for Cal Berkeley, and worked for the NBA as an officials' observer for all Golden State Warrior's home games for 3 years. In 2016, Ed Rush presented Larry with the "COURT CLUB Elite Achievement Award in Recognition of Excellence and the Spirit of Giving Back" in Las Vegas.

After teaching, Larry worked as a Special Services Manager at Pacific Bell, and as a Carrier Relations Manager for US Sprint until he began his career in the insurance industry. He and his wife own Moyer Insurance Services, Inc. in Novato and also work closely with Hindsight Insurance Services' home office in the East Bay.

Larry is survived by his wife Judy Moyer, children: Mark Moyer (Julie), Alison Allred (Scott), Brady Moyer (Jennifer), Lisa Melendez (Bernie), and Mike Balak (Tiffany) and his 12 grandchildren: Madison (19) & Matthew (16) Moyer; Mason (20) & Brandon (18) Allred; Cole (9), Wyatt (7) & Dylan (4) Moyer; Sierra (21), Amanda (15) & Marissa (13) Melendez; and Brittany (21) & Blake Balak (18). His brothers: Ronald Moyer (Janice) and children Ryan, Timothy & Kimberly Moyer; and Michael Moyer (Monique) and children Meghan and Lee.

In 1991, Larry and his wife Judy organized Hoops for Children, a basketball tournament that benefited the Marin CASA, a program for abused and neglected children. During those 17 years, and with the help of over 100 volunteers each year, they were able to net over $300,000. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to: Marin CASA, 1401 Los Gamos Drive, Suite 130, San Rafael CA 94903. www.marincasa.org

A Celebration of Larry's Life will be held Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at St. Vincent's School for Boys (Marinwood), 1 Saint Vincent's Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903 beginning with a 9:45 am Mass in the Church. A reception will follow in the auditorium.