Larry C. Smith

March 20, 1956 - April 13, 2020

Lawrence “Larry” Charles Smith, 64, of Litchfield, NH, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, April 13, 2020 at home, following a time of declining health. Larry was born March 20, 1956 in Southampton, NY, son of the late Lawrence Charles and Maureen Kathleen (Muldowney) Smith. He grew up on Rector Street in Sag Harbor, Long Island, NY; graduated from Pierson High School in 1974; was awarded a NYS Regents Scholarship; and studied computer science and robotics at SUNY Oswego and Stony Brook. At the end of his last semester at Stony Brook in 1978, Larry returned home to pack his worldly goods, primarily his already extensive library and moved to Nashua, NH for the job that awaited him at Digital Equipment. He embraced New Hampshire as his home and would only admit to being born in New York when pressed. In 1993, he and wife, Marjorie, moved to Litchfield, NH. Larry was a Software Engineer for many area tech companies including Sanders, Atex, Zeta, Apollo, HP, Cabletron, Compaq, Red Hat and Wild Open Source. He authored novels, short stories, role playing games and technical articles. Larry collected calculators, music boxes, chess sets, books and puns. He raised wonderful cats, who never ceased to amaze visitors with how affectionate, companionable and zany they were. He enjoyed chocolate, Irish music, model rocketry, robotics, politics, being a Game Master, reading to his family and spending time with his wife, son, cats and an eclectic circle of amazing friends. Larry was the beloved husband of Marjorie (Clark) Smith of Litchfield with whom he shared 29 years of marriage and the adored father of Lawrence C. Smith III of Litchfield, NH. He also leaves his brother, Kevin Smith, wife Patricia Turner and nephew, Daniel Smith of Sherman Oaks CA; step-siblings, Victoria (Frisch) Bonsignore and husband Michael of Hillsborough, NC, Neil Frisch and wife Iris of DC and Elizabeth (Frisch) Yennie and husband Jeff of Sag Harbor, NY; one step-niece and five step-nephews; and enumerable cousins largely of NY, especially Patricia Murawski and her husband John of Westhampton, NY; as well as, brothers-in-law, Herbert Clark and wife, Sherry, of Essex, CT and Leroy “Roy” Clark and wife, Jane, of Old Lyme, CT; two nieces, two nephews, six great-nieces, and two great-nephews. He was predeceased by step-nephew, Gabriel Bonsignore of VA. Following cremation, a private service will be held for the family. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in his name to your local animal shelter or your favorite charity.