Birth date: Sep 11, 1942 Death date: Mar 13, 2021
Larry Douglas DeMontegre of Huntersville, NC, passed away Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 78 years of age. Larry was born in California, but grew up in Medford, OR. After spending 4 years in the Navy, he moved to South Carolina to at Read Obituary
Larry was a great motivator. He inspired his students with hands-on science experiments such as mousetrap cars, Estes rockets, wire-controlled airplanes, building radios, and the swinging bowling ball in a classroom at the then brand new Fairfield Junior High School in Winnsboro, SC. He inspired me to go into the field of engineering. One weekend, he took us to Ft. Jackson to fly model airplanes. I will cherish these times forever. He was devoted to his students.
I went to school with Larry at Bob Jones University. We were close friends, and I remember his telling me about being in the Navy. He had a tattoo on his right wrist, and he had it removed after enduring several surgeries which left a big scare. I left Bob Jones in May 1966 after which I went into the Army. I ran across a letter that Larry sent to me in December 1966 when I was in basic training. I have often wondered what happened to Larry since I had not heard from him after I received his letter. He was a good friend, and I will always cherish our memories. I am 82 years old, and I look forward to our reunion in heaven soon.
Bob Johnson
Hattiesburg, MS
Larry was our uncle in law. We had a great Christmas in 2019 with the DeMontegre family. Will never forget our time together. Will miss having a dark beer with Larry in upcoming trips to NC. Love and condolences to the entire DeMontegre family. Kisses from Germany!!
This is Little Larry, Larry’s brother. I remember the day Larry came into my life. Being that he is my half Brother, I never knew him until I was around eight or nine. We picked him at the Gray Hound bus depot. I remember walking around telling everyone I saw that this is my big Brother.
We lived in the mountains and non of got to town much. The one time that Larry had a date, I wanted to go too. NO WAY he said. So, I put a jar of carpenter ants in his bed for not taking me along. Think I won that little tiff.
When he joined the navy, I was allowed to go out on an excursion cruise aboard his ship. Larry was in DAMAGE CONTROL. While doing a demonstration on.... DAMAGE CONTROL, his little boat started sinking. He had to be rescued.
Being in the mountains, we lived a long way from the school bus stop. Larry didn’t have his driver license yet but Dad let him drive the dirt road to the bus stop then come straight home. I noticed that when he had to turn the car around to go home, he would drive a little further down the blacktop road hatch time to turn the car around. Sometimes he drove out of sight. He would always say, I HAD TO TURN THE CAR AROUND.
I love you my Brother, will miss you and think about all the good times we had. Was never a dull moment.
Rest easy now Larry, watch for me. I will be the one with the jar.
Larry was the sweetest person I have ever known. He always had a smile. I know he at peace but he will be missed very much.
Our hearts go out to you, Lois, and your family. We hope that all of you can soon smile as you cherish past memories of Larry. Please accept our condolences .
jill & steven mecyssne
