Mr. Lawrence Larry Wayne Barnett

Barnett, Lawrence Wayne, 80 of Mesa, passed away on October 20, 2010 in Chandler AZ. Military Honors and Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, October 24, 2010, 1:00 pm at Lakeshore Mortuary, 1815 South Dobson Road, Mesa, AZ. Visitation will be held one hour prior.

Larry is survived by his loving wife of 44 years Ignacia, daughters; Christina (Lance) Bordan, Cynthia Duran, and Lisa Barnett, sister Barbara Jacobs, brothers John Barnett and Louis Barnett, and 3 grandchildren. He is predeceased by his son Larry Barnett Jr.

Contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to the Leukemia Foundation, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Donor Services, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202, https://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_donate?item_id=8072

or the American Cancer Society, https://www.cancer.org/Involved/Donate/index

Lawrence was an honored Marine having served and fought during the Korean War. Specifically he survived the battle of Chosin Reservoir where he endured a brutal seventeen day battle in freezing weather. In the period between 27 November and 13 December 1950, 30,000 United Nations (UN) troops (nicknamed "The Chosin Few") under the command of Major General Edward Almond were encircled by approximately 60,000 Chinese troops under the command of Song Shi-Lun. Although Chinese troops managed to surround and outnumber the UN forces, the UN forces broke out of the encirclement while inflicting crippling losses on the Chinese. The evacuation of the X Corps from the port of Hungnam marked the complete withdrawal of UN troops from North Korea. (exerpt from wikipedia)

Arrangements honored to be entrusted to Lakeshore Mortuary, 480-838-5639