Larry Weber

Larry Weber(Lawrence James), 79, passed peacefully on May 27,2026 with family lovingly by his side. Larry is survived by his daughter Valerie, son-in-law Joe, his grandchildren Olivia and Zach, his brother David(Lesa) and their children Drew, Adam and Ella. Larry is preceded in death by his father, Lawrence, mother, Hirrel and his sister, Barbara.

Larry was born in Illinois, the oldest child of Lawrence A. Weber and Hirrel(Dauderman)Weber. In the next few years younger sister Barbara was born and brother David. The young family moved West to a small town in New Mexico. Alamogordo was known globally as the birthplace of the Atomic Age but, to young Larry, Alamogordo was the cradle of the aerospace industry that was preparing to travel beyond Earth. Having a front row seat to experience the engineering, inventions, advances and bravery required to pioneer the pathway to explore space inspired Larry for years to come. Today Alamogordo is home to the New Mexico Museum of Space History, celebrating the contributions made there.

The Weber family relocated to Littleton, Colorado during Larry's middle school years. He participated in 4H, played sports, explored the great outdoors and became especially involved in the Civil Air Patrol, an organization that focuses on four elements: leadership, aerospace, fitness and character. Larry was an active member through high school and earned a place in the CAP exchange program spending a month in Chili following graduation from Littleton High School and before heading off to college.

Larry attended the University of Colorado, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He built a career of more than three decades in telecommunications and information technology, working during a remarkable period of change that transformed the way people and businesses communicate. From the days of rotary telephones and massive mainframe computers to the advent of the internet, Larry was part of the generation of engineers who helped deploy the modern digital world.

He began his career in 1969 with Western Electric and later served as a communications engineer with the U.S. Army. As technology evolved at an extraordinary pace, Larry embraced every new challenge in roles including Senior IT Engineer, Senior Systems Manager, and Applications Development Manager. He helped businesses modernize their communications systems, guided customers through changing technology, and developed networks that connected people and businesses in new and better ways. By the time he retired as a telecommunications consultant, the world had changed dramatically.

Throughout his career with Western Electric, Sperry Computer Systems, US WEST, Computer Sciences Corporation, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Qwest, and other organizations, Larry appreciated the opportunity to keep learning and help customers.

During these years Larry also started a family of his own and discovered his most important and rewarding title; Dad. Larry was always a very involved father. He changed diapers and helped with feedings. He told bedtime stories about Valerie's adventures in her little red wagon nightly. He designed and built a grocery store for Christmas with details like carbon copy receipts to write out, empty food containers to stock the shelves with and shopping baskets and bags to fill. He played games, helped with homework and attended school plays and dance recitals. He shared the places he loved and grew-up. There were skiing, hiking and camping trips in beautiful Colorado. There were also long, hot road trips to New Mexico. We rolled down sand dunes, experienced the adobe buildings, art and delicious food(his favorite green chili) in Sante Fe, explored Carlsbad Caverns and visited the New Mexico Museum of Space in Alamogordo, opening a window into the places and experiences that shaped who he was.

Larry loved to play and have fun and had many interests. He loved Halloween, attending the Shakespeare festival and music concerts and dressing up and participating in the Renaissance Faire. He was always adventurous and up for trying something new and different. He enjoyed many hobbies; photography, sailing, stained glass, model rocketry, kendo(a martial art), reading(especially sci-fi and fantasy), studying ancient civilizations, programming, cooking, strategy games and travel.

After Larry retired, he found a new home in Colorado Springs. He embraced the community and made friends that became more like family. He appreciated the Springs natural beauty and energy and was excited to share it with his daughter, Valerie and his beloved grandchildren, Olivia and Zachary. Some of the most treasured memories and memorable adventures enjoyed were at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo feeding the giraffes, the North Pole hand dipping candles and twirling down the candy cane slide, the Cave of the Winds holding anxious little hands as it grew darker and cooler deeper into the caverns, Fargo's Pizza listening and dancing to the player piano and 7 Falls watching 2 young, eager children climb the 224 steps to smile and wave at their mom and grandpa watching from below. There were also hikes along Bear Creek Canyon and the Platte River, holiday lights and hot chocolate at Hudson Gardens, picnics, petting zoos and train rides at Belleview Park, movie nights and hours of game playing full of laughter and fun. Larry loved his daughter and grandchildren deeply and never missed an opportunity to tell them how proud he was of them. He showed the people around him how much he cared about them in all he did.

Larry always recognized the energy of places and people and things and was drawn to metaphysical discovery. In these later years Larry practiced and studied, becoming a Reiki Master(directing energy for healing). He always sought to help and connect with the people around him. Larry could talk to anyone and would often strike up a conversation with a good story, a funny joke or one of his token phrases, "a penny for your thoughts." He was friendly and outgoing, kind and strong, smart and silly, proud and humble, funny and intuitive, competitive and interesting, down to earth and a dreamer. He was uniquely himself and totally authentic. Larry was eccentric. He thought outside the box and saw things differently. He was a deep thinker. He loved figuring out how something worked. He was a kid at heart and never took himself too seriously. He had strong principles but could always find common ground. He was absolutely one-of-a-kind and will be missed tremendously.

Friends and family are invited to celebrate this amazing man I was lucky to call Dad. Date, time and place will be sent in an invitation.