Lawrence "Larry Mac" Matthew McSwain

Lawrence "Larry Mac" McSwain of Wilmington North Carolina went to be with the Lord on November 16th 2021.

He was born in Wilmington North Carolina on July 13th 1950 to Robert and Rebecca McSwain.

He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Bruce McSwain, his mother Rebecca Johnson McSwain and beloved cousin Vivian Croom.

Larry was a devoted son and brother, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and Christian. He enjoyed surfing, tennis, ping pong, corn hole, fishing, spending time with family and friends and pretending he was a fifth judge on American Idol and The Voice. Larry served proudly in the United States Army from 1970 to 1976. He worked for the same company, DuPont / Dak Americas, for over 40 years. He was a second-degree black belt in the Kempo Karate style of Shaolin and Shina Jiu Jitsu. He was also strong in his faith having graduated from seminary school in 1987. He served as an outreach and assistant minister.

He is survived by his wife of 44 years Sandra McSwain, daughter Angela Tigree McSwain, grandson Matthew Allen Atkins and sister, Patricia Floyd (Mike) all of Wilmington North Carolina. Also sisters Cheryl Contreras (Art), Linda Foshee ( Justin ), Denise Blake ( Gary ) and Kim Foshee all of Sacramento California.

A visitation will be from 11:00am to 12:00pm on Monday November 22, 2021 at Coble Funeral & Cremation Service at Greenlawn Memorial Park.

Funeral Service will start at 12:00pm on Monday November 22, 2021 with Pastor Eugene Ridley officiating. Interment with Military Honors will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, Memorial donations may be made to: the Humane Society of New Hanover County North Carolina.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.CobleGreenlawn.com for the McSwain family.