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Lawrence Danos Obituary
01/08/1942 - 05/27/2025
Lawrence Edward Danos, beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away peacefully at his home in San Francisco, on May 27, 2025, at the age of 83.
Larry was born January 8, 1942, in Thibodaux, Louisiana, to parents Louis Arthur Danos and Marjorie Ketteringham Danos. He was one of five siblings and leaves behind his sister, Katherine D. Morris, and many nieces and nephews.
Larry earned a degree in geology from Florida State University and later studied business, computer science, and environmental management in the Bay Area.
He served in the U.S. Army as a German interpreter and spent much of his career with the Environmental Protection Agency, where he was devoted to environmental issues facing the world today. Larry also volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, wildlife rehabilitation, the Unitarian Universalist church, and local disaster and recycling programs.
An avid reader and bird watcher, Larry will be remembered for his curiosity, service, activism, and love of the natural world.
A memorial service will be held at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco at 1:00 pm on September 13, 2025. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the Environmental Defense Fund or First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco.
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Julie Fisher
September 13, 2025
Remembering Larry. Presenting movies and discussions at the Unitarian Universalist Church.
Always thoughtful and forward thinking. Larry, you were and are a valued part of our community.
Thank you for your vision, your reflections on where we have been and your hopes for the future.
Presente!
Dolly Veale
September 12, 2025
I was saddened to learn of the death of Larry Danos. I did not get to meet Larry in person but got to know him through working online in zoom film screenings about the struggle of the political prisoners in Iran, hosted by the Sensible Cinema. I found Larry to have been curious and open minded, as well as having a kind and caring spirit towards oppressed peoples' struggle in other parts of the world. I send my sincere condolences to his family, friends and community of activists, especially to folks at the UUSF like Melvin Starks through whom I got to know Larry. It is a real loss and we will all miss him in the fierce fight for a better world now urgently calling on all of us.
Dolly Veale, co-initiator of Free Iran's Political Prisoners NOW and contributor to revcom.us
Robin Krop
September 11, 2025
I will not be able to attend the memorial for Larry but I am heartbroken to hear that he passed! He was such a good friend to everyone and he had such integrity. I always appreciated his environmental reports! He will be sorely missed!
Julienne Fisher
September 11, 2025
Rest in Peace.
Terry Morris
September 6, 2025
I meant Larry one time when in Covington La. What a nice kind person he was. Larry and brother Bob were just nice to be around. Kathy was so lucky to have such brothers. How glad that I knew them both. We need more people like this in this old world. I know that the Big Guy up there stock went up big when they arrived.
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