Dr. Larry E. Becker 1943-2012

BECKER

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/23/2012 at 12:24:40

Sioux City Journal
July 07, 2012

Dr. Larry E. Becker, Col. U.S. Army (Ret.) of Boerne, Texas, formerly of Sioux City, passed away June 28, 2012.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Boerne, Texas. Graveside services will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, with military rites. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Vaughan’s Funeral Home in Boerne. To leave a message for the family, please visit www.vaughanfuneralhome.com.

Larry was born on Nov. 8, 1943, in Sioux City, to Joan and Lawrence Becker. At age one, he went to live with his maternal grandparents, Ernest and Jennie Rembe in Primghar, Iowa, until he graduated from high school. He obtained his pre-medical degree at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, in 1965 and his medical degree from University of Iowa in Iowa City in 1968.

He met his wife, Dorothy in 1964 and married in 1966.

He proudly and faithfully served with distinction for 28 years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and Reserves as a flight surgeon and physician. After selling his dermatology practice in Boerne, he briefly retired until being persuaded to teach and became a professor at the VA Hospital and UTHSC. He taught many dermatology residents including Dr. Ana Sauceda.

Larry found enjoyment in many hobbies including biking, shooting, hunting and amateur radio. He was very active in the local Kendall Amateur Radio Society.

He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Dorothy; sons, Doug and wife, Gina and granddaughter, Irina, and Brad and wife, Amy; his mother, Joan in Sioux City; and sister, Cindy Hughes in Ashburn, Va.

Larry was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents; three uncles; and his father.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Ralph Fair Ministries (Peru Mission) at www.icmweb.org, the First Baptist Church in Boerne (Next Generations Building Fund) at www.fbcboerne.org or The Geneva School of Boerne (Tuition Assistance) at www.genevaschooltx.org.