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Larry Wilcher Stotts 1932 - 2010

Larry Wilcher Stotts of gatesville, coryell County, Texas us was born on August 9, 1932. He was married to Beverly Mercado Stotts, and had a child Kristina Krisla-Mercado Stotts. Larry Stotts died at age 78 years old on September 5, 2010 in Temple, Bell County, and was buried at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery Section 2 Row Q Site 813 11463 State Highway 195, in Killeen.

Larry Wilcher Stotts

gatesville, coryell County, Texas 76528, us

August 9, 1932

September 5, 2010

Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States

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My father Larry Wilcher Stotts was a person I looked up to and respected highly. He was a great father, sometimes an a** (as he would say) haha but My father was a great man. He was very proud of what he had accomplished in life. He was a proud special forces green beret, airborne, and 33rd degree mason. My father originally came from Germany during the hitler era. He was born in East Prussia and was adopted by a nice american man who helped them out during the war and renamed him to Larry Wilcher Stotts so he could fit in and have a more american name. His original German name was Wolfgang Reindholt Gürtz. My father told me stories about him having to live in basements for months because they were getting bombed every day and how they were starving and had to beg for food. He told me stories about how he was forced into the hitler youth camps and told me about the time he refused to go, they beat him up, and broke his nose. He went through this hard life and ended up losing his father and having to leave his mother to go to his new home, the United States. When he arrived in Gatesville Texas in 1948, he was picked on and spat on for not being able to speak english and they would call him horrible names like "nazi" or "kraut". My father was a smart man though and he learned english by listening to the radio. Here's another awesome fact about him, he spoke 13 different languages FLUENTLY. As soon as he turned 18 he got DRAFTED into the US army which is where his life and career all began. He was a very successful and highly known man in the military with the utmost respect. I used to see people come up to my father and ask to shake his hand. This is very hard for me to write, it has been a few years since my dad has passed but I just wanted to share with everyone a little about my father's history. R.I.P my father, me and mom miss you so much and you will never be forgotten.
08/9

1932

Birthday

August 9, 1932

Birthdate

Unknown

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Ethnicity & Family History

Caucasian
Nationality & Locations

German (east prussia)
Religious Beliefs

atheist
Military Service

Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: 1SG Wars/Conflicts: Korea, Vietnam Special Forces Green Beret 101st Airborne Division
Personal Life & Family

33rd Degree Mason
09/5

2010

Death

September 5, 2010

Death date

Unknown
Cause of death

Temple, Bell County, Texas United States
Death location

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Funeral date
Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery Section 2 Row Q Site 813 11463 State Highway 195, in Killeen, Tx 76542
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Larry Wilcher Stotts lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.

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In 1932, in the year that Larry Wilcher Stotts was born, five years to the day after Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart flew solo from Newfoundland to Ireland, the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo and the first to replicate Lindbergh's feat. She flew over 2,000 miles in just under 15 hours.

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In 1940, when he was merely 8 years old, in July, Billboard published its first Music Popularity Chart. Top recordings of the year were Tommy Dorsey's "I'll Never Smile Again" (vocal Frank Sinatra) - 12 weeks at the top, Bing Crosby's "Only Forever" - 9 weeks at the top, and Artie Shaw's "Frenesi" - 12 weeks at the top.

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Larry Wilcher Stotts Aug 9, 1932 - Sep 5, 2010

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Beverly Mercado Stotts