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Larry Allen Goldsmith was born on March 13, 1947, in Seattle and passed away on May 16, 2018 in Everett, Washington. Larry grew up in Martha Lake and was a proud graduate of Meadowdale High School and the University of Washington. He served in the United States Army Reserves as an instructor and continued his career for over 30 years as a certified financial planner. Larry was preceded in death by his parents, June and Verne; Wife and Soul Mate, Kathy; and nephew, Wyatt. Larry is survived by his brother, John; daughter, Lisa, son, Scott; daughter-in-law, Nicole, son-inlaw, Phillip; and grandchildren, Hayden, Jaxx, Olivia, Sarah and Lauren. Larry was well known for his sense of humor, fun loving attitude and love for the University of Washington football program, GO DAWGS! Larry loved his family more than anything, his children and grandchildren were the apple of his eye and he boasted about them incessantly. A private celebration of life will be held on May 20, 2018, in his hometown of Everett. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of our father to the Alzheimer's Research Foundation at: alzheimersresearchfoundation.com
reprinted from the Everett Herald, legacy.com
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Paul Tomlin
Rest In Peace, Larry.
Kevin Cloud Brechner (66)
Very sad. RIP, Larry.
Toni Rocco (Hauser)
You will be missed.
Karen Kraatz (DeBruler)
Larry and I worked together in band and orchestra for two or three years, first at Edmonds (I think) and then at Meadowdale. His sense of humor and devilish antics always kept things lively. I remember during one orchestra concert at MHS, all the players got "lost" in a particular piece that we hadn't practiced all that well. People were playing randomly in different spots and it sounded awful! The director just kept waving his baton, but Larry and I exchanged looks and barely managed to suppress laughter.
Larry has missed Kathy terribly ever since her passing. I believe that he is happy to be reunited with her spirit now. Rest finally, Larry, and thank you for the fun times.
Dick Horch
Yesterday, I had a wonderful opportunity to share with Larry's Son & Daughter, a group of lifetime friends, & relatives, Dave Truax, Bob Baumgartner, & Dean Mcdonald, while they said goodbye to Larry in a way that would have made him very happy. They celebrated it at a small brewery in Everett. Everyone there was sharing stories & enjoying the company of family & friends. Then, they showed us a video of Larry's life & the tears flowed. There were sad tears like him walking his daughter down the isle & other tears remembering a lifetime full of love. I shared with Larry's son & daughter, my favorite "Goldsmith" story....I went to Larry's house after school one day& saw that he had a ping pong table outside under cover, but with an open door to the street. My eyes lit up ! I had "sized" Larry up & he didn't seem athletically scary, like a Ray Ewing type, or incredibly fast, like a Steve Laffoon...so I blurted out.."I'm gonna kick yer butt Goldsmith ! If you knew Larry, there's an impish look he had & I saw it the 1st time that day. The 1st game, I think I got maybe 3 pts. His back was against the inside wall & there was about 40tf. behind me. The 2nd. game, I said "let's switch sides" to which he said, winner gets to choose sides, but you can serve 1st. I only played 6 pts. & then said, "I quit"!! I learned 4 things that day. 1. Don't judge a book by it's cover...while Larry didn't look like my idea of a typical athlete, he was a very good athlete. If he hadn't been such a great tennis player, he would have been on our baseball team. 2. When you see an impish grin...you're probably about to be "snookered". 3. If a guy is a super tennis star, he probably knows his way aroung all paddle & ball activities. & 4. Every time he smashed the ball & scored a point, I had to go nearly down to the street to get it...& every time I got back up to the table...that "stupid grin" was waiting. Our Sr. year I probably heard 100 times ... "Hey Horch, ya wanna play some ping pong?" I asked Larry's kids if that sounded like their dad, & they said perfectly!! when they stopped laughing. You know the last time I heard it? It was up in Everett at one of our reunions... 50th maybe...& yes.....he still had that darned grin !! Larry will live on through his kids & grandkids. They seemed like very special people.
Peri Axness (Di Crescentis)
That was a great story, Dick. I am glad you shared it. I remember Larry as extremely nice, funny and an easy guy to be around. High school was so awkward for me, that was a big deal. May he rest in peace!