KLUMPP, Larry

Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ - Posted: Saturday, January 19, 2013 12:01 am | Updated: 5:01 pm, Fri Jan 18, 2013 >> Larry Klumpp << >> July 23, 1944 — Jan. 16, 2013 << Larry Klumpp was born on July 23, 1944 in Saline, Mich. to John and Esther Klumpp. He attended Saline High and enlisted in the Navy upon graduation in 1962. He attended Eastern Michigan University and earned his MBA in 1971. He married Diane Dickinson on June 17, 1967. Upon graduation, he began his career at Ford. In 1973, he joined J.I. Case and quickly rose through the ranks. He also served as VP for EIMCO, and President of Baker Mine Service. He then became the CEO of Pettibone and led that rapidly expanding company from 1987-1996. After serving as a Professor of Business at Montana State University, he returned to the corporate world as CEO of Dynisco in Franklin, Mass. until 2008. He was a Board member of Madison Capital Partners until his death. Larry is lovingly described as a force of nature. Whether he was running a company or coaching his son’s basketball team, his passion for life was contagious. He was an extraordinary leader and mentor and more than 30 of his former employees are either CEOs or are running their own businesses. Larry was an avid hunter and fisherman and went on numerous safaris in Africa as well as other places around the world. His favorite saying was “If there is lead in the air, there’s hope!” Larry is preceded in death by his parents; his brother, John; and his niece, Jill. He is survived by his wife, Diane; his children, Matthew Klumpp and Kelly (Klumpp) Mershon; his son-in-law, Lt. Col Kenneth Mershon and his granddaughters, Morgan and Erin. The family asks that donations be made to Mount Olive Lutheran Church, or to the Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch, 5237 Hwy 89 South Suite 1, Livingston, MT 59047. Services will take place in Lake Havasu City at Mount Olive Lutheran Church at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 21, with a luncheon following at Shugrue’s. Thoughts and condolences can be sent to Larry’s family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com. Arrangements were placed under the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home & Crematory.