Obituary: Laurence John 'Larry' McCann, Formerly Of East Haven

Submitted by the family:

Laurence John "Larry" McCann, aged 77, died on Nov 19, 2019, in Reno, Nevada after a long battle with cancer.

Larry was born on May 12, 1942 in New Haven, Connecticut, to parents Edward "Ray" McCann and Dorothy "Dot" Phelon McCann. His early childhood was spent in the Saltonstall area of East Haven, which at that time was still mostly open fields and farmland. When he was 10 years old, the family relocated to a house on Townsend Avenue in Morris Cove, where his parents spent all of their remaining years. Larry graduated from Wilbur Cross High School in 1960 and then immediately joined the U.S. Air Force where he trained as a medic and ambulance driver. After leaving the service, he utilized his driver training by transporting gasoline for Esso (later Exxon) and Standard Oil in the Greater New Haven area and nation wide.

As well as living in the New Haven area, Larry had been a resident of Northern California, Palm Beach, Florida and Reno, Nevada.

Larry was predeceased by his parents, Ray and Dot McCann, his first wife and his two older brothers, Richard and Norman McCann. He is survived by his second wife, four daughters, two sons, seven grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

If you wish to make a memorial contribution in his memory, please donate to the Branford Land Trust (203) 483-5263 or to your favorite charitable organization.

Interment is at the East Lawn Cemetery in East Haven.