Larry D. Bolton

Larry Dean Bolton was born June 26, 1948 in Eugene, Oregon. After a long battle with multiple health issues, he was called to his eternal home on March 4, 2025 at the age of 76 years young. Born to Benjamin "Dean" and Lucille Bolton, Larry shared his childhood with his younger brother, Dan in Cottage Grove, OR, and graduated from Cottage Grove High School with the class of 1966. Soon after, he joined the United States Air Force and his military adventures began. He was proud to have served his country in Thailand during the Vietnam War. After returning stateside, he was discharged from active duty and married Jo Lynn Beaver on December 18, 1971 in Hacienda Heights, CA. Together they grew their family to include a son in October 1972 and a daughter in October 1976. Larry and his family moved to his hometown of Cottage Grove where he spent a few years working as a professional truck driver before he followed his dream to a career in the airline industry. He enjoyed working and managing various airline station operations. At about that same time, he re-enlisted in the Air Force Reserves at Portland where his military adventures began again. He deployed several times and was again proud to serve his country in support of Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom, among others. Larry and Jo moved to Vancouver, WA in 2002. After retiring from the Air Force Reserves as a Senior Master Sergeant in 2004, Larry continued his career in the airline industry, ultimately retiring from United Airlines in 2012. Larry had many loves, none of which meant more to him than the love he had for his family. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Jo Lynn Bolton, brother Daniel (Patti) Bolton, son Jeffrey (Tabetha) Bolton, daughter Kimberly (Matthew) Snauer, 6 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild. Whether is was a military assignment or leisure, Larry loved to travel and he loved to share stories of his adventures. Some of his favorites were DisneyWorld in Florida, anywhere in Hawaii, cruising and European vacations. In his younger years he was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed deer hunting with family every year. Larry loved golf, and baseball which he played, coached, and watched as a spectator. He especially enjoyed going to spring training games in Arizona. Larry also loved art and created several beautiful stained glass pieces, later transitioning his talents to water color paintings. He would often paint from photographs he and Jo took while on their vacations. Larry was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Vancouver and his faith ensures his final resting place with our Lord and Savior. Evergreen Memorial Gardens is coordinating funeral arrangements. Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 17010 NE 9th Street, Vancouver, WA 98684. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to NW Battle Buddies https://northwestbattlebuddies.donorsupport.co/page/larrydeanbolton or St. Vincent de Paul Society of Vancouver https://www.svdpvancouverusa.org/ .

Larry D. Bolton

June 26, 1948 - March 4, 2025