Larry Lynch

Larry Lynch was born on December 31, 1945, to Ted and Mary(McIsaac) Lynch in San Francisco, California. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, at the log home he built, in Upper Olalla, Oregon, on September 11, 2026. Larry attended Catholic school and graduated high school in 1963. He attended San Jose State University for three years, and then graduated from the University of Oregon . From 1974 - 1985 Larry planted trees, and went on to be a founding member of Golden Reforestation, Inc. in 1977. He was a pround member of the Golden Rockets. After graduating from the U of O, with honors, Larry worked as a Lumber Broker for American International Forest Products. His exceptional skills with numerical calculations gave him a reputation for being one bad ass mathematician. He retired from AIFP in 2008. Larry loved the great outdoors and became an activist, advocate, volunteer caretaker and fundraiser on behalf of Iverson Park. He gathered a group dedicated to saving and preserving the land and infrastructure of this historic Park in Douglas County Oregon. He was elected as President of Friends of Iverson Park, and later was unanimously elected as President Emeritus. He loved Iverson Park and worked to improve and protect the park for future generations to enjoy. Larry is survived by his loving wife Shawnee, his children Kevin Johnson, Aaron Yaskin(LaViva), Kalico Lynch (Tye), Jesse Lynch (April), and Sarah Lynch Marble(James); His granddaughters Nami, Grace, Nola, and Kamilla; His grandsons Kaelin, Diego, Dorje and Kaleb and his siblings Mary, Carol, Don and Bob Lynch. Larry was preceeded in passing by his parents, his twin sister Lillian, his older brother Ted, and his granddaughter Caryl. Larry was known, and will be remembered far and wide, for his kind , generous and loving nature. He was always there for others.