Everyone is welcome to attend the memorial open house for Larry on Sunday March 25, from 2 to 6 pm at 1609 Las Trampas Road, Alamo. Mailing address is: PO Box 488, Alamo, CA 94507.

We get word on March 12, 2007

Larry Dober passed away after a battle with melanoma and leukemia on March 6th, 2007. An amateur auto racer and car enthusiast, Larry raced quarter-midgets on dirt tracks in Illinois beginning at age seven, and many, many different Corvettes in autocross and road racing throughout his life, with SCCA and other groups. He was his own mechanic, built his last ZR-1 race car frame-up, and was working on two Z06 builds when he became ill. He participated in many events, volunteered at the Danville Hot Summer Nights car show and was one of the founding organizers of the Danville D'Elegance exotic car show benefiting the Parkinson's Institute.

A real estate broker and resident of Contra Costa County for over 30 years, Larry was born and raised in Tinley Park , Illinois . Larry served his country in the US Navy in Vietnam and moved to California with United Airlines, starting his career in real estate when they wanted to transfer him back to Chicago . The son of one of the first professional pilots, Laurence C. Dober, Sr., Larry was also a pilot and aircraft mechanic with a degree in aviation.

Larry will be missed by his beloved wife Karen, his sister and brother-in-law and nieces and nephews in Illinois , his mother-in-law, father-in-law, sisters and brothers-in-law and nieces and nephews on the West Coast, and his many, many, many good friends.

A memorial open house will be held at his home in Alamo on Sunday, March 25 from 2 pm to 6 pm, with words at 3 pm, followed by a military internment at the San Joaquin National Cemetery on Monday, March 26 at 1 pm.

Memorial contributions to the National Cancer Institute or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society are appreciated.

September 29, 1948 - March 6, 2007

Age 58, Resident of Alamo