He was born January 24, 1931 in Oak Creek, Colorado to Verne and Florence Decker. He graduated from Hayden High school in 1949, where he met Dorothy Holderness. In High school, he drove trucks for his father’s trucking company and discovered his love for photography, basketball, and football.
Lawrence and Dorothy were married in 1951 in Hayden, Colorado. Lawrence attended CU Boulder, then joined the Navy as an aviation electronics technician. They were stationed in Nashville, TN 1952 where they had their first son, Steve Decker. In 1954 they were stationed in the Territory of Hawaii, where they spent many hours on the beach. In 1955, He left the Navy and they moved to Colorado Springs and had their second son, Eric Decker in 1959.
Lawrence worked 33 years at IBM, where he retired in 1988. His hobbies included flying his Cessna plane, being outdoors and camping. He and his brother spent countless weekends riding their horses in the back country all over the State of Colorado. Dorothy and Lawrence were also very interested in Genealogy and in doing so spent good amounts of time mapping cemeteries all over the state. After retirement from IBM, he stayed very busy working on his house, traveling, and spending time with his family and friends. Thursdays he could be found at Wade’s Cafe catching up with long time friends over breakfast. Dorothy passed away unexpectedly in 2003. After Dorothy's passing, he spent time gardening, spending time with his granddaughter and working on computers. In 2015 he was moved into assisted care at Winslow Court. The staff there took great care of him, as well as the SunCrest Hospice Group. He is survived by his sons, Eric and Steve Decker, his brother George Decker, four grandchildren, Ian, Noah, Heather, Phil Decker and one great grandchild.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 12, 1:00pm at Swan-Law Funeral Home, 501 N. Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs, CO. Reception to follow at Patty Jewett Municipal Golf Course, 900 E. Espanola Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
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