Lawrence Robert Biestek

Lawrence "Larry" Robert Biestek, 76, entered heaven on Wednesday, April 3rd, surrounded by his loving family.

Larry was born in Hammond, Indiana to John and June Biestek on September 21, 1947. He attended Hammond High School (1965) where he played football, baseball and basketball. After high school he played football for Wabash College and then transferred to Purdue University (1969) graduating with a degree in Industrial Management. Following college, he joined the Air Force Reserves where he was recommended for officer candidate school.

A job with Bank of America led Larry to Houston, Texas. He later became a commercial real estate appraiser for Coldwell Banker which became CBRE. It was there that he met his wife, Sally. They were married on November 7, 1992, at First Presbyterian Church of Houston. The two of them enjoyed traveling, entertaining and volunteering with their church.

In 1997, his daughter Rebecca was born. Larry loved spending time with his daughter, especially when coaching her sports teams. Whether it was basketball, softball, swimming or soccer, he was on the field leading the team or on the sidelines cheering them on. While not known for his dancing skills, he did enjoy escorting Rebecca to every father-daughter dance and Dance Club (which they usually skipped out early from).

Larry was a member of Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church for over 30 years. His favorite ministry was Kids' Meals, where he routinely enjoyed making and packing sandwiches at the church with other groups and church members. He also loved being involved with their Bible Study Fellowship Sunday school class and volunteering in MDPC's Prayer Partner program where church members commit to praying for other church members every day. With his family, he also enjoyed packing shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child.

In retirement, he could be found traveling, reading a book, listening to classical music, doing a Sudoku, Jumble or jigsaw puzzle, or watching Wheel of Fortune. Larry was an avid history buff and loved reading books and watching movies about World War II.

Larry is preceded in death by his father John Biestek and mother June Biestek and survived by his wife of 32 years, Sally Biestek, daughter Rebecca Lyon, son-in-law Scott, and siblings Dr. Art Euler (Connie), Marie Sanchez, Eileen Tuttle and many nieces and nephews.

Larry will be remembered as a quiet and gentle family man. He was kind to everyone he met and a constant source of knowledge and love.

A memorial service will be held honoring his life at the Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church Chapel, (11612 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77024) on April 19, 2024, from 10:00-12:00, with a reception to follow. In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that memorial contributions please be directed to Kids' Meals (kidsmealsinc.org/give/) or Houston Public Radio (secure.givelively.org/donate/houston-public-media-foundation).