It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Larry “Grampy” Therriault. After a hard fought battle with kidney and heart failure, he passed on January 5, 2024.

Larry was born in Lebanon, PA on November 1, 1942, to his mother Helen Dorothy Lanteigne. He was adopted at birth by his maternal aunt Alice and her husband Albert Therriault. He grew up in Lunenburg, MA, where he developed a lifelong passion for fishing and the outdoors. After graduating from Lunenburg High School in 1960, he joined the Air Force and served four honorable years.

Larry worked many jobs throughout his life. A few of his favorites were at a paper mill, bartending, and house painting. After moving to Pratt, KS in 1989, he did landscaping and house painting before working maintenance at the McDonalds restaurant in town, where he stayed for many years before retiring. Not being content with retirement, he went back to work at Pratt High School, where he stayed until he began having health problems and had to retire permanently to Texas to be near family. 

Larry lived a full, vibrant life dedicated to family, creativity, and a giving nature. His kindness and love extended far beyond his immediate family and touched the lives of all who knew him. His favorite activities - spending time with his family, fishing, watercolor painting, woodworking, and giving gifts to others - were all expressions of this love.

Larry was a connoisseur of life's simple pleasures. An avid lover of seafood, he often joked that he could eat seafood for breakfast. His favorite color, blue, reflected his peaceful demeanor and his love for the ocean.

Described as warm, funny, sarcastic, kind, and giving, Larry's personality was as colorful as his life. He believed in meeting life's challenges head-on, embodied in his favorite saying, "It is what it is."

Left to honor Larry are his children Lyle Therriault and Melissa (Chris) Lyons of Massachusetts and Nicole (Bill) Carlson of Texas, along with four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Each of them carries forward his legacy of love, laughter, and kindness. Special thanks to Larry’s granddaughter, Helen Pereira, for being a devoted caregiver to him in his last year of life.

Larry Therriault will be forever missed by his family, friends, and those who knew him. His essence, however, lives on in the lessons he taught, the love he shared, and the memories he created. The void he leaves is enormous, but so is the impact of his life.

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