Larry William Haskill
Larry William Haskill passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at Renown Medical Center in Reno, Nevada after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by loved ones when he passed.
Larry was born on May 24, 1951 in Oakland, California. As a child, Larry traveled the world with his father, who served in the United States Navy, living in Guam, Trinidad, and numerous states in the United States.
Larry graduated from Vacaville High School in 1970 and enlisted in the United States Navy in 1971 where he attained the rank of Petty Officer Third Class. During his time in the Navy, he was assigned to the USS Higbee, and served off the coast of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Upon his honorable discharge in 1975, he moved back to California where he worked for Caltrans for several years. In 1979, his job with Caltrans took him to Susanville where he met his wife Connie.
Larry and Connie relocated to Enid, Oklahoma and were married on July 19, 1982 in Carson City, Nevada. While living in Oklahoma they would welcome their first son, Travis.
During his time in Oklahoma, Larry worked in the oil fields, and also worked as a truck driver driving gas trucks for AmeriGas. Larry and his family moved back to California settling in Westwood, and Larry took a job at the Collins Pine Company sawmill in Chester where he drove water trucks and also worked in the planing mill.
In 1985, Larry and Connie welcomed their second son, Jason. After working at Collins Pine for five years, Larry took a job as a Correctional Officer at the California Correctional Center. In 1988, Larry and his family moved to Susanville. Larry worked as a Correctional Officer for 20 years until his retirement in 2007.
Larry was a loving husband, father, and papa, and a wonderful friend to many. He was an excellent welder, woodworker, and gardener and loved working around his home and in his vegetable garden. He also loved the outdoors and was an avid fisherman and deer hunter.
Above all else, Larry loved his family and would do anything for them.
Larry is survived by his wife Connie of Susanville, son Travis, daughter‐in‐law Laura, and grandsons Landen and Luke of Chico, son Jason and granddaughter Alexia of Susanville, daughter Jamie Haskill‐Steele of Ozark, Missouri, and numerous aunts and uncles, in‐laws, and nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father Joel, his sister Susan, his father‐in‐law Carl Wallace, and his nephew Michael Wallace.
Per Larry’s request, no funeral services will be held.
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