Remembering Lawrence Joseph Bury - obituary to follow:
On November 11th, 2024, we lost our wonderful Larry (aka Dad, aka Pop Pop). Larger than life in every sense of the word, his life was filled with love, joy, humor, and a lot of adventures. Larry was born in 1942 in Baltimore and as a young boy lived in Highlandtown. His family eventually moved to Bowley’s Quarters to a house on the Chesapeake Bay where, over the years, he and his extended family had many happy memories “down the shore”.
Larry attended Calvert Hall College High School and was a member of the last class to graduate from the old school at Cathedral and Mulberry Streets in Baltimore in 1960. Larry met his wife Barbara when they were 15-year-old sophomores in high school. They married in 1964 and had a beautiful and loving 60-year marriage.
After graduating from Calvert Hall, Larry continued his education at the University of Maryland and then, in 1960, enlisted in the U.S. Army as a Telecommunications Specialist with the U.S. Army Security Agency. During his army career he spent two years in Okinawa and upon his return he was stationed at Arlington Hall. He was honorably discharged in 1964.
After his discharge he was assigned as a civilian to the Telecommunication Operations Division at the National Security Agency (NSA) as a Telecommunications Officer. In August of 1971 Larry was offered an assignment to be a Staff Officer in the Senior U.S. Liaison Office (SUSLO) at the U.S. Embassy in London, England. While living in London, Larry and Barbara and their two young children, took advantage of being overseas and traveled all over the United Kingdom and Europe. After returning to the U.S., he attended the Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk, Virginia. In the ensuing years, Larry’s career took him to many different countries including Burma, Egypt, Syria, and Russia, to name a few. He retired in 1997, his career at NSA having spanned 36 years. After retiring from NSA, Larry worked for Honeywell as a technical writer. After his second retirement, he and Barbara traveled all over the world, and he relished experiencing the different countries and their cultures.
Larry was an accomplished athlete and excelled in soccer, playing for a championship team at Calvert Hall and continuing to play club soccer as a young man. He coached soccer for the Baltimore County Department of Recreation from 1975 through 1984, including coaching his son Larry, Jr. in the sport. He was creative and curious and had many hobbies over the years. He was a photographer, he painted and drew, he was a music lover, and he read extensively. He had the best sense of humor and was forever making us laugh. Larry was a real family man. He was completely devoted to his wife and together they brought out the best in each other. As a dad, he was goofy and playful, but he was also a deep thinker, and we had many profound conversations over the years. He was big and strong and always made us feel safe. He loved horsing around with his grandsons, he attended every one of their sports events, and he took each of his grandsons on a trip to a National Park when they turned ten. He made beautiful memories for his whole family and for that we feel so grateful.
Larry is survived by his wife, Barbara, his daughter, Leah Bury Morabito, and his son Lawrence Bury, Jr. and his wife Gwen. He was adored by his five grandsons, John Morabito, Anthony Morabito, Matthew Morabito, Evan Bury, and Tyler Bury. He was predeceased by his twin brother, Louis Bury and his little sister, Mary Bury. His surviving siblings are Brian Bury, Paul Bury, Ellyn Hooper, Tim Bury, and Anne Paula Feihe, and oh do they have stories!
Larry will be greatly missed by everyone.
Services were held at the Church of the Resurrection Chapel on Saturday, November 30th, 2024.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to your favorite charity in Larry’s honor.
