Larry J. Howard
Larry J. Howard, 77, of Palm Coast, Fla., and previ-ously Bemus Point, N.Y., passed on July 22, 2020. He was a 1961 graduate of Forestville High School earning varsity letters in football, basketball, base-ball, and track.
Larry received his asso-ciates degree from Central Technical Institute in Kan-sas City. Mo., and then served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the 6th Special Forces Group (SFG) Airborne Division stationed in Fort Bragg, N.C ., and received the Na-tional Defense Service Medal.
He retired from the Bemus Point Central School District after work-ing for over two decades as the head mechanic in the transportation department.
Larry was a motorsports enthusiast, taking particular pride in co-owning with his father the #4F semi modi-fied car that raced success-fully in the early years at Arkwright and Stateline Speedways. He enjoyed BMW motorcycles and Chevrolet Corvettes – own-ing multiple models of each. He was accompanied by Peggy, his wife of 54 years, on annual summer motorcycle trips throughout the eastern seaboard.
Larry is survived by his wife Peggy (married Dec. 25, 1965): three children: and seven grandchildren: Dr. Keary (Dawn Marie) Howard with grandchil-dren: Kassidy, Madigan, and Kampbell; Jared (Evangeline) Howard with grandchildren: Lela and Maggie; and Ardelle (Jor-dan) Rambacher with grandchildren: Savanah and Keaton. Services will be private.