Raymond Lester Landtroop

Landtroop, Raymond Lester, 93, passed away on May 22, 2014 in his Irving home. He was born on July 19, 1920 in Burleson, Texas to Green Franklin Landtroop and Bertha Edith (Lester) Landtroop. Raymond was a veteran of the US Army Air Corps serving during World War II. He obtained the rank of Captain after flying 31 missions in a B24 Bomber over France, Germany and England. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, EAME Campaign Medal with three Bronze Stars and an Air Medal with three Oak Leave Clusters. Raymond married Helen Rose Green, the love of his life, on June 13, 1958 in Dallas, Texas. Raymond was the founder and owner of Triple L Machine Company in Irving. He moved his family to Irving in 1968 where he was a longtime member of First Covenant Church. He was a member of Tannehill Lodge #52 A.F. & A.M., Hella Shrine Club and Irving Shrine Club for many years.

Raymond was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Rose Landtroop, his parents, three brothers, Homer Landtroop, Loyd Landtroop and Marshall Landtroop; and one sister, Lois Angus.

He is survived by his son, Larry Lester Landtroop and wife, Linda Gayle Landtroop of Duncanville, Texas; two grandsons, Ryan Lester Landtroop of Irving, and Jason Elliott Landtroop and wife, Christy of Mansfield, Texas; and three great grandchildren, Abigayle Marie Landtroop, Calleigh Sue Landtroop and Kirkland Elliott Landtroop.

The family will receive friends for visitation on Tuesday evening from 6:00PM-8:00PM at Restland Coppell Chapel. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Faith Baptist Church, 111 W. Camp Wisdom Rd., Duncanville, TX 75116 at 12:00PM. Military Honors and Masonic Rites will follow at the Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery at 2:00PM.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to be made to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, 2222 Welborn St., Dallas, TX 75219, www.TSRHC.org or Shriner’s Burn Center for Children, 815 Market St., Galveston, TX 77550, www.shrinershospitals.org.

Funeral services conducted under the direction of Restland Coppell Chapel.