May 5, 1940 – April 7, 2024

Larry Calvin went to join his Lord and savior, Jesus Christ, April 7, 2024, following a prolonged illness. His family was at his bedside.

Larry was born to Hilma Maxine and H.E. on May 5, 1940, in McAllen, Texas. After graduating from McAllen High School, Larry attended the University of Texas at Austin. It was there, on a blind date, he was introduced to the love of his life, Jimmie Lee Stewart. The two were inseparable over 52 years of marriage.

After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering, Larry and the family, Jimmie Lee and their firstborn Michael, moved to Old Hickory, Tennessee, where Larry had accepted a job with DuPont.

Twelve months later, Larry received his orders from the U.S. Army. 2nd Lt. spent 11 weeks at the Army engineer officer basic course at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, before reporting to the 864th Engineer Battalion at Fort Wolters, Texas. It was here that Larry and Jimmie Lee welcomed the birth of their second son, David. Not long afterward, Larry joined his battalion in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. He spent the next 12 months helping prepare this major seaport for the war effort to follow.

Upon returning home in May 1966, 1st Lt. , having honorably completed his ROTC service commitment, decided to return to the private sector. He soon accepted a job as a staff engineer with the architectural design firm Lundgren & Maurer.

In 1971, Larry and his father, Elmer, founded Construction Company. Over the next four decades, Larry built more than five million square feet of commercial space in Austin and southern California.

This work included 59 industrial complexes, 25 office buildings, 18 retail centers and a variety of other projects. One of his proudest efforts was the full remodel and restoration of the historic Littlefield Building in downtown Austin. Larry’s son, David, worked with Larry as president of the Larry Company, 1994 to 2014.

Committed to the trades that continue to build Austin and Central Texas, Larry was the founding president of the Central Texas chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors. He served in this capacity in 1975 and 1976.

This proud organization is rooted in the “shared belief that construction projects should be awarded on merit to the most qualified and responsible low bidders.”

Aside from work, Larry loved sports. In high school, he lettered in both football and baseball. His senior year, a Philadelphia Phillies’ farm club expressed interest in the 17-year-old. Larry chose to pursue his education instead.

He later introduced his sons to sports. He coached them both, and many of their friends, in Westlake youth baseball, basketball and football.

In testimony to the deeply positive and indelible impressions Larry left, many of these players, now in their 50s, still referred to him as “Coach.”

Ever the athlete, Larry was also passionate about men’s fast-pitch softball. He picked up the game in the 1970s and didn’t stop until his knees forced the issue three decades later. Both his sons had the pleasure of joining him on Austin’s Butler fields.

Larry’s other passion was white-tailed deer hunting. Like his father, Larry loved the Texas Hill Country. As a youngster, each fall, he and his father routinely drove the 300 miles from McAllen to hunt the area around Bandera. The two also hunted mule deer and elk in Colorado, Montana, and New Mexico.

Later, Mike, at age six, joined the duo, and the three hunted together in South Texas and all over the Hill Country.

The family continues to keep a ranch in Menard County, near London. The camp is comprised of renovated job site trailers and remnants of construction materials collected from numerous projects over 40-plus years. The camp is affectionately known as “The London Hilton.”

Above all, Larry placed faith in God and love of family first. Raised by Depression-era parents, Larry never forgot his humble beginnings. He embraced his father’s staunch work ethic, learning so at an early age working in the elder ’s cabinet shop summers and over school breaks.

His mother and father also ensured Larry understood the value of keeping one’s word, as well as the importance of conducting oneself as a gentleman. Not so much in the prim-and-proper sense, but rather as a genuinely decent person.

Larry’s life is testament to these qualities — in how he loved Jimmie Lee and his family, and the kind manner in which he treated friends, employees, colleagues, and each new acquaintance. Larry’s light in this world will be missed.

Larry is survived by his oldest son and daughter-in-law, Col. Mike and Sarah , of Boerne; his youngest son, David of Austin; two sisters, Dr. Sharon-Duke of Georgetown, and Kae of Bastrop; granddaughter and great-grandson, Rachel and Jase of Boerne; and grandsons, Ryan and Brooks of Austin.

A memorial service to celebrate Larry’s life will be held April 25, 2024, at 11 a.m., at Ebensberger Fisher Funeral Home in Boerne.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Larry’s name to the Baptist Children’s Home, 1101 N. Mays St., Round Rock, Texas, 78664, or the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation at: www.alzinfo.org.

To leave condolences for the family and view a video of Larry’s life, please visit www.ebensberger-fisher.com.

Arrangements are through Ebensberger Fisher Funeral Home of Boerne.