Larry Andrew Jack

He was born March 25, 1946, in Greeley to Clifford and Mildred (Matthews) Jack. He graduated from Greeley Central High School in 1964 and attended Colorado State College until volunteering for the draft in 1966. He served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged in 1969. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War.

Larry Jack and Linda Ernst were married in the First United Methodist Church of Greeley on September 2, 1970. They made their home in Colorado while working and raising their three sons, Glenn, Clint and Tom. He was a volunteer coach with the Greeley/Evans Elks youth baseball league for many years and an active dad with the Denver Children’s Hospital Ski program.

Larry managed the Hayden Grain Elevator in Hayden, Colorado and then worked for Eastman Kodak in Windsor, Colorado, retiring in 2003 as a logistics supervisor. He was a volunteer for Loveland Habitat for Humanity and a member of the American Legion Post 18. He was always quick with a smile and a friendly helping hand.

He loved the outdoors and the family thrived on skiing, camping, fishing, and hunting trips. Having ridden motorcycles since the age of fourteen, a cruise on his Harley was still in order. Building and expanding his model N railroad and learning to play bluegrass music on his 12-string banjo were favorite pastimes as was fly-fishing on the Thompson River and North Park Lakes. As a member of Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies, he always had an old golden retriever or two by his side.

Larry is survived by his wife, Linda Jack of Greeley; three sons, Glenn Jack (partner Kelly Saxton and son Gunnar) of Greeley, Clint Jack of Pompano Beach, Florida, and Tom Jack (Raquel) of Gunnison.

He was preceded in death by his parents, grandson, Hayden Jack, and sister, Donna Lee Crabtree.

Interment ceremonies will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Greeley, at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 followed by a memorial service at 11:00 a.m. at Allnutt Funeral Service, 702 13th Street. A reception will follow.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Humane Society of Weld County, 1620 42nd Street, Evans, CO, 80620 or the Wounded Warrior Project through www.woundedwarriorproject.org.