Larry Stephen Elliott

Larry Stephen Elliott moved on from this world on July 7, 2026, after several years of progressive decline. He was born June 13th, 1947, to Evelyn and Harold Elliott, the youngest child of a family that included his beloved older sisters Rita and Carol. Born many years after his two older sisters, Larry was somewhat of a “surprise child” to his parents and per his report, was spoiled by his parents and sisters who considered him to be extra special. As a child, Larry was especially proficient in math and science, fondly recalling his days as an amateur chemist with a home chemistry set.

Larry spent his formative years in Upper Arlington, Ohio and like many in the community before him, became enamored with the game of golf, participating on the high school varsity team (the same golf team that Jack Nicklaus led to a state golf title in 1956, several years earlier). Following high school, Larry went to DePauw University for a year, where he continued to play golf at the collegiate level, prior to transferring and completing a major in Biology at Ohio State University. Following college, he briefly taught Math at a local high school for a year before his acceptance into the College of Medicine and Public Health at Ohio State in 1970, where he completed his medical degree in 1973. After a year of surgical internship at Ohio State, Larry made the decision to forego further surgical training to become an emergency room physician in 1974, a vocation that he would continue for a staggering 49 more years, retiring in December of 2022.

Apart from his lifelong career as a physician, where he cared for and treated thousands of patients on a yearly basis, being a scratch golfer for years (despite never getting enough time to play given his busy family life and career), Larry was best known as “DAD.” After a divorce early in life, Larry met the love of his life, Carol Antonick, who he married in November of 1980. With both having two children of their own at the time of their marriage, Carol and Larry instantly had a large brood, all between the ages of 2-4 years old (Christopher, Jessie, Katie, and Amy) with another child, Mark added a year later. Within this blended family, each child was treated as one of Larry’s own, and lifelong bonds were created. Summer times, when all five children were present in the house at once (while likely chaotic from a parent’s point of view), continue to be cherished memories for each of the children, who grew up in what anyone would describe as a “tight” family, full of the love that Carol and Larry provided. One of Larry’s goals as a father was to provide an “epic” vacation experience, each year, something always delivered, no matter the effect on his personal bank account. Trips to Disney World, the Von-Trap lodge in Vermont, and the beaches of Cape Cod, Kiawah, Daufuskie Island and Hilton Head became the norm with Larry typically driving an RV to get the family contingent to its destination. As the children aged, some of these trips became even “bigger” as the children were allowed to invite friends for the week, resulting in family vacations with up to ten teenagers sharing the same house. During his children’s lives, Larry and Carol, shepherded each child through various hurdles (whether physical, mental, or legal) with grace, always providing unconditional love and somehow getting them to the other side. That each child survived to adulthood was a particular point of pride for each of them given the controlled chaos within the household, with the accomplishment being much more than each child “surviving.”

In his later years, Larry became a grandfather many times over with a collection that included: Ella, Joss, Merritt, Greer, Mia, Vera, Holden, Marin, McKenna, Payton, Braden, and Bethany. He was especially close to Bethany, whom he and Carol “adopted” in his twilight years when Bethany’s parents were unable to care for her. Becoming a “father” all over again in his late sixties was one of his prouder accomplishments in addition to having raised children who themselves had become successful parents of their own.

The tragic blow in Larry’s life was the loss of his beloved wife Carol in April of 2023 due to uterine cancer. Coupled with his need to retire several months earlier, the two bedrocks of his life were instantly gone – voids he could not fill in his subsequent years. Over the course of the next several years, Larry struggled to find balance in his life, however as his days grew to an end, he found religious peace and was able to connect with his family in meaningful ways (having a physician’s knowledge that his time was near). He died peacefully in the care of hospice, with his daughter Jessica, a palliative care physician at his side (one of several children to go into the field of medicine).

He will be missed as a father, grandfather, confidant, mentor, golfing partner, and huge Ohio State fan. Having already been laid to rest next to his wife Carol (and with the ashes of his loved Welsh Corgis (Ruby, Duke, Rocky and Brutus) scattered nearby, a celebration of life will be scheduled in the coming months.