Lawrence Forgey

Born the fifth of eight children to Lawrence and Adeline Forgey on the 13th of March 1917 in Vancouver, Washington. He was preceded in death by his parents, three wives; Celia, Anna and Nora; three sisters, Myrtle, Ruth and Ruby; three brothers, Ralph, Bob, and Ervin.

He is survived by his sister Gladys who lives in Portland, Oregon and five children; William, Gary, Terry, Donald and Donna. He leaves behind seventeen grandchildren, twenty-two great grandchildren and one great- great- grandchild; his steady companion of seven years, Bev Driver and a multitude of friends.

Larry served in the Army Air Force from June of 1941 until September 1945. Stationed in England he flew twenty-six missions over Germany. He received a Purple Heart; The Air Medal; Oak Leaf Cluster; Distinguished Service Medal and two Battle Stars.

He worked for Pacific Power and Light for thirty years. He lived in the Yakima area for over sixty years but he did spend a few years in Sandpoint Idaho and Bend, Oregon while working for Pacific Power and Light. The family home for most of those years was a ranch on Hwy 410 which remains in the family.

During the 1960’s he was a very active in scouts and was a Scout Master for both the Cubs and the Boy Scouts. He was also active n the Yakima Civil Defense unit during the fifty’s and sixty’s.

After retirement, Larry traveled around the country in a motor home spending winters in Arizona where he worked as a horse wrangler and drove wagons hauling tourist on back country outings until failing health made traveling difficult. He spent a lot of his later years playing cards at the Yakima Senior Center and other places in Yakima.

Larry will have his earthly remains placed on the hill overlooking his beloved ranch on Highway 410 now owned by his son Donald.

Larry will be missed by all who knew him. It has been said he always tried to be the kind of guy who wore a white hat, we can say with much confidence that HE DID.