Lawrence Eugene Taylor

Lawrence Eugene Taylor, 75

May 8, 1947 – January 4, 2023

BUTTE - On the morning of January 4, 2023, Larry passed away peacefully with his sister, Barbara by his side at St. James Hospital in Butte, MT. Larry was 75 years old.

Lawrence "Larry" Eugene Taylor was born in Butte on May 8, 1947. He was the firstborn child of Lawrence and Wilma Taylor. Larry grew up in the Finn Town neighborhood of Butte where he developed his sense of humor as a prankster, according to his sister, Laurel. After graduation from Butte High School in 1965, Larry attended Montana Tech before being drafted into military service. Larry served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam war from 1967-1970.

After his time in service, Larry worked for the US Forest Service, spending summers with his dog, Butchie on fire watch. He loved being in the outdoors either alone with his many dogs over the years or with his girls, Jennifer and Julie. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and found humor on occasionally putting a dead fish on the end of someone's line.

Larry worked for the USPS for more than 30 years where he made many lifelong friends, hunting and fishing buddies. After retirement you could find Larry and his faithful companion, Griz on many mountain adventures.

Larry was a quiet, kind man who would do anything to help those he loved often times without them even knowing how much. He made us laugh and love more that we could ever imagine. The light in the world is dimmer now that you are gone.

Larry was preceded in death by his parents: Lawrence and Wilma; brother, Donald. Larry is survived by his daughters: Jennifer (Jason) Jones, Julie Vincent and Steven Scates; granddaughters: Lilian Jones and Blakley Vincent; siblings: Laurel (Don) Sundberg, Barbara (Frank) Bennett.

No services are planned per Larry's wishes.

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