1950
Larry
2017
Larry Dean Slusher
May 20, 1950 — May 17, 2017
Larry Dean Slusher, 66, of Odessa, Mo., passed away May 17, 2017, at Select Specialty Hospital at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Graveside services will be at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at the Odessa Cemetery. Visitation will also be on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, from 12:00 to 12:45 pm at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home. Memories and condolences may be left at www.ralphojones.com or on our Facebook page. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 South Second Street, Odessa, Mo., 64076, 816-633-5524. Memorials may be made to the Odessa Area Historical Society or the Odessa High School Band Program.
Larry was born May 20, 1950, in Odessa, Mo., to Robert B. and Doris J. (Dunkeson) Slusher and was a life-long Odessa resident. He graduated in 1968 from Odessa High School, where he was valedictorian and the outstanding science student of his senior class. He was also a letterman in basketball and band. He excelled playing the snare drum, helping the school’s drum ensemble, concert band and marching band earn several “I” ratings in district and state competitions. He also earned the Senior English Award and was named to the National Honor Society and a delegate to Missouri Boys State. He served as a Little League basketball coach during high school and later as a youth-league baseball coach.
Larry graduated in 1972 from Central Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and a minor in Business Administration. He was a member of the Alpha Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity, serving as Chapter Secretary as a senior. He was named to the Dean’s List and was a Regents’ Scholarship recipient.
Following graduation, Larry worked as a substitute teacher in the Odessa School District and as a private tutor while taking post-baccalaureate classes in education, mathematics and science at CMSU. He began working at Sears, Roebuck and Co., in Independence, Mo., in 1978 and spent a total of 15 years with the company in various computer-related, training, and sales positions. He went to work at Fike Corporation in Blue Springs, Mo., in 1994 as a data-entry programmer and retired as a configuration programmer in February of 2017 after more than 22 years with the company.
He enjoyed reading and listening to jazz music. He was also an avid sports fan, following the Royals, the Chiefs, college football and basketball, and the Odessa Bulldogs.
Larry is survived by his mother, Doris Slusher, a brother, Dennis Slusher, both of Odessa, and many cousins.
He was preceded in death by his father, Robert B. Slusher, and an infant sister, Carol Ann Slusher.
Graveside services will be at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at the Odessa Cemetery. Visitation will also be on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, from 12:00 to 12:45 pm at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home. Memories and condolences may be left at www.ralphojones.com or on our Facebook page. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 South Second Street, Odessa, Mo., 64076, 816-633-5524. Memorials may be made to the Odessa Area Historical Society or the Odessa High School Band Program.
Larry was born May 20, 1950, in Odessa, Mo., to Robert B. and Doris J. (Dunkeson) Slusher and was a life-long Odessa resident. He graduated in 1968 from Odessa High School, where he was valedictorian and the outstanding science student of his senior class. He was also a letterman in basketball and band. He excelled playing the snare drum, helping the school’s drum ensemble, concert band and marching band earn several “I” ratings in district and state competitions. He also earned the Senior English Award and was named to the National Honor Society and a delegate to Missouri Boys State. He served as a Little League basketball coach during high school and later as a youth-league baseball coach.
Larry graduated in 1972 from Central Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and a minor in Business Administration. He was a member of the Alpha Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity, serving as Chapter Secretary as a senior. He was named to the Dean’s List and was a Regents’ Scholarship recipient.
Following graduation, Larry worked as a substitute teacher in the Odessa School District and as a private tutor while taking post-baccalaureate classes in education, mathematics and science at CMSU. He began working at Sears, Roebuck and Co., in Independence, Mo., in 1978 and spent a total of 15 years with the company in various computer-related, training, and sales positions. He went to work at Fike Corporation in Blue Springs, Mo., in 1994 as a data-entry programmer and retired as a configuration programmer in February of 2017 after more than 22 years with the company.
He enjoyed reading and listening to jazz music. He was also an avid sports fan, following the Royals, the Chiefs, college football and basketball, and the Odessa Bulldogs.
Larry is survived by his mother, Doris Slusher, a brother, Dennis Slusher, both of Odessa, and many cousins.
He was preceded in death by his father, Robert B. Slusher, and an infant sister, Carol Ann Slusher.
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