Lawrence Victor DeVischer, a Boulder native, passed away at 90 years of age on October 18, 2024 at Denver Hospice in Denver Colorado. Lawrence was born to Arthur and Mary DeVischer on October 5, 1934, and was in the middle of 12 children. Lawrence attended school at Sacred Heart, Casey Junior High and Boulder High School. In his younger years, Lawrence, a.k.a. Larry, worked alongside his father in a range of entrepreneurial endeavors, including heading into the mountains cutting down trees and setting up Boulder's only Christmas tree lot and construction projects around Boulder. Later, Larry began to work at the Ideal Market in Boulder in 1955 moving from Bag Boy to Produce Manager. He met and married Mary Alice Dehn at the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Boulder, Colorado, in 1955 and moved to Florida. They had one daughter, LaQuae born in 1956. Larry and Mary divorced, bringing Larry back to Boulder.
Larry met and subsequently married Jo Ann Jensen who was a policewoman in Boulder. They picked up and moved to California for new opportunities as Larry would join State Farm Insurance in San Francisco as an insurance agent in 1963.
Settled in San Francisco, and finding success with his sales skill and witty charisma in selling insurance in his own office, Larry and Jo Ann welcomed a daughter, Debra in 1965. Larry and Jo Ann divorced in 1968. Larry married Sally Marie Ahern Lewis and lived in San Francisco with
Sally and his stepsons, Charles and Michael Manner. His insurance practice continued to thrive, and he would work with State Farm until he retired.
Larry and Sally moved to Santa Rosa and lived on a farm with Sally's family. Larry always said he enjoyed growing fresh vegetables on the farm and took great pride in his home grown tomatoes. When his wife Sally passed in 2005, Larry moved back to Colorado and moved in with his older sister Sally with whom he lived until he passed.
His older sister, Sally, ever the nurse who was always doting and taking care of her little brother, said Larry was a wonderful brother, who had a generous heart, good sense of humor and wonderful singing voice. Larry has three surviving siblings, Sally Darby (CO), Janice DeVischer (CO), and Jean Belyeu (CO).
Also surviving him are two daughters, LaQuae Howard (FL) and Debra Taweel (CA), stepson Michael Manner (CA), and three grandchildren, he was so proud of, Taylor, Haley and Brodie Taweel (CA), and his nieces, Kelly Darby (CO) Tracey Sutherland (CO), and nephew, Jack Darby (FL). Stepson Charles Manner and nephew, Chad Darby preceded him in death.
His memorial service is being held at Sacred Heart of Mary Church 6739 South Boulder Road at 11 AM on Friday, November 22.
Following the interment a reception at Sacred Heart of Mary reception hall will be held. If attending the reception, please RSVP Debra at dtaweel@gmail.com .