Larry was born April 4, 1942, in Decatur, IL, to Parents Cecil Elmer White and Myrtle Irene Schrader White. He graduated in 1960 from St. Teresa High School. B.A. Political Science, Southern Illinois University. After college graduation, he was invited to join the Urban Intern Program at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Chicago. It was a yearlong program of special training assignments in Chicago and Washington, D.C., plus training programs with state and local governments.
After that year he remained with HUD for the next 30-plus years holding various program and supervisory positions living in Washington, D.C., Detroit, and Chicago. In 1999, as his mom's health declined, he took early retirement and moved back to Decatur where there was family backup and support. She passed away in February of 2005. Wherever he lived, he enjoyed becoming involved in the local activities. He continued as a Friend of Mt. Vernon, from his Washington, D.C. days.
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