Tribute: Larry J. Widmer

Larry J. Widmer died November 9, 2012, in Dallas, Texas.

He was born August 7, 1934 in Spokane, Wash. to Alfred Widmer and Esther Haase.

He was a graduate of North Central High School in Spokane (1952) and Washington State University (1956).

He is survived by his wife Dorothy Widmer, children Debra Widmer-Reyes, Steven Widmer and Lori Profit; his grandchildren and his sister Gloria James.

Larry Widmer was a self-made man. Born on a wheat farm in rural Spokane, he was raised by his mother, who worked a variety of jobs to provide for her son. A star football player at North Central High School,...