It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Lawrence Paul Hetzel, 30, announce he has entered into eternal life on August 15, 2017, after a battle with T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
Larry was born on July 28, 1987, in Baltimore, Maryland and is a lifelong resident of Harford County. He graduated with honors in 2009 from UMBC with a degree in chemical engineering. After graduation, he joined Lockheed Martin in Middle River, and loved that he was able to work alongside his father. He was an avid volleyball and basketball player and loved spending time with Vicki, his family, and his pets. He shared his love of volleyball by coaching at his high school alma mater, The John Carroll School.
Larry will be lovingly remembered by his fiancé Vicki Archilletti, his parents Donna and Lawrence, brothers David and James, future sister-in-law Victoria Ripple; his maternal grandmother Margaret Francis and dogs Rue, Bub, Andromeda, and Lady. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Mary and Albert Hetzel and his maternal grandfather Gordon Francis.
With Larry’s passing, we are reminded that life is to be celebrated. While Larry’s life may have seemed too short, those who were touched by him understood that the quality of existence far exceeds the quantity of time in which one lives. We will miss him every minute of every day.
Viewings will be held on Friday August 18, 2017, from 3 P.M. to 5 P.M. and 7 P.M. to 9 P.M. at Schimunek Funeral Home located at 610 W. MacPhail Road Bel Air, MD. 21014. Larry’s life will be celebrated on Saturday August 19, 2017, at St. Margaret’s Church in Bel Air, Maryland at 10 A.M., Burial at Highview Memorial Gardens in Fallston.
In lieu of flowers, we ask that donations be made in his name to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, LLS.org, BARCS animal shelter, baltimoreanimalshelter.org, or to the kutcherfoundation.org in Larry Hetzel's name
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