Larry L. Teeter passed
away at his home in
Susanville on Sunday, April
28, 2013. He was born in
Burlington, Vt., and raised in
the Los Angeles, Calif. area.
He graduated from Utah
State University.
After living and working in
Medford, Ore. and
Monticello , Utah, he and his
family moved to Susanville
in 1978 where he was a
recreation planner for the
Bureau of Land
Management.
Larry is survived by his
wife, Margie; and twin sons,
Daniel and wife, Wendy, and
grandchildren, Lily and
Shelby; and David and wife,
Rebecca, grandson, Zane and
granddaughter, Chloe.
He is also survived by a
brother, Douglas, and sister-
in-law, Amy, of Fresno, Calif.;
sister-in-law, Barbara Teeter,
in Rochester, N.Y.; aunt Milda
Wilhelm, in Rochester; and
numerous cousins, a niece
and a nephew.
He loved the outdoors and
hiking and camping. He and
his family spent many
summer vacations visiting
national parks. He had fond
memories of going to
Yosemite and, prior to his
death, took his
grandchildren to his most
favorite place on Earth, the
valley of Yosemite.
While in college Larry
spent two summers as a U.S.
Forest Service ranger in the
John Muir wilderness
outside of Fresno and said it
was the best job he ever had.
After two ears of Army
service at Fort Knox, Larry
joined the BLM in Medford
where he met his wife,
Margie. They were married
in 1970 and two years later
David and Daniel joined the
family. Shortly after that they
moved to Monticello, where
his job included running the
Colorado and San Juan River
plus working in wilderness
areas.
In Susanville he spent
many enjoyable hours
walking on the trails in the
Susanville Ranch Park with
his dogs. He also helped to
eradicate the star thistle in
the park by pulling out as
many as he could on his
walks.
In lieu of flowers a small
donation can be made to the
Lassen County Public Works
to help fund the replacement
of the burned down bridge
over Piute Creek in
Susanville Ranch Park.
For details, call David
Teeter at Margie's Book
Nook at 257-2392.
A private service is
planned for this July on a
mountaintop followed by a
gathering at the Teeters'
home.
Submitted by Bill D. Holder, class of 1961. [08/16/17]
