Larry Wayne Brinkmeyer of Maineville, Ohio, formerly of Round Rock, Texas, died Tuesday, February 3, 2015. He was born in Taylor, Texas, on September 4, 1941 to Theodore and Mary Brinkmeyer. Larry married the love of his life, Elizabeth Joan Rister, in Taylor on June 10, 1961. During Larry's 20-year career in the Navy, he and Liz traveled the world together, moving almost 25 times in their lives. After Larry's retirement from the Navy in December, 1979, he worked for the City of Beeville, San Marcos, Austin, Round Rock, and Pflugerville in their building inspection and Green Building departments for another 25 years. There wasn't anything Larry couldn't do, whether it was home building and repair, auto mechanics, or electrical work; if he didn't know how, he learned! He was always willing to help familly and friends using his skills, with Liz as his working partner. Larry is survived by his wife Elizabeth, their two daughters and their husbands, Carol and Christopher Wroten of Round Rock; and Cathy and Randall Graves of West Chester, Ohio. Surviving grandchildren are Allison Graves, Elizabeth and Jennifer Wroten and; brother, Wilbur Brinkmeyer and wife Donnie of Taylor; sister, Linda Brinkmeyer and husband Scott Buechler of Round Rock; brothers and sisters-in-law, Ernest and Joan Rister of Round Rock and John and Linda Rister of Walburg; as well as numerous cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Larry was preceded in death by parents, Theodore and Mary Brinkmeyer of Taylor and sister, Marilyn; as well as his father and mother-in-law Lee and Deloris Rister of Walburg. A Visitation will be held Saturday, February 7, 2015 from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM at Mueller Funeral Home, 6791 Tylersville Road, Mason, Ohio 45040. The Funeral Service will be held Friday, February 20, 2014 at 10:00 am at Providence Funeral Home, 807 Carlos G Parker Blvd., Taylor, Texas 76574. Interment will be held at The Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, Texas with full military honors. In lieu of flowers, there is a tribute fund set up on the American Brain Tumor Association website. "Larry, we miss you, but know you are making the Angels in Heaven laugh."
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