Lawrence O Halleck

February 29, 1916 - May 28, 2015

Lawrence (Larry) O. Halleck, 99, died peacefully at home on May 28, 2015. He attended Stamford schools followed by Shorts Secretarial School. He worked in the accounting department of Liberty Magazine in NYC, Fawcett Publications and retired as Internal Auditor of Stamford Fidelity Trust Co. (now Bank of America) in 1978. Larry served as a staff Sergeant in the US Air Force in the US and in Labrador, Canada in the weather department. He enjoyed sports especially hockey, golf and fishing on Long Island Sound. He was a member of the Halloween Yacht Club for 61 years. Lawrence was predeceased by his parents Frank J. and Hilma Halleck and two brothers Frank and George Halleck. Larry is survived by Margaret, his wife of 68 years; daughters Linda Putnam and Nancy Smith; grandchildren, Kendall Putnam and his wife Brenda, Sarah Budney and husband Alex, and Rachel Campos and husband Rena; three great-grandchildren, Benjamin and Abigail Putnam and Finn Budney. Interment will be private. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 11 am at the First United Methodist Church, 42 Cross Rd, in Stamford.  Reception in the lounge to follow. He took pleasure in taking his friends and their sons out on his boat “Chopper II” showing them how to fish, even giving the youth fishing poles and lures he had made for them.  He and Margaret traveled extensively throughout the US, to the National Parks in the North and Southwest, Canada, the Panama Canal and Europe. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in his memory to the: Young Mariners Foundation, 151 Harvard Avenue, Stamford, CT 06902. The family has entrusted the funeral arrangements to Bosak Funeral Home, 453 Shippan Avenue, in Stamford, CT. If you would like to leave a condolence message online, please visit the family guestbook on www.bosakfuneralhome.com or the facebook page at www.facebook.com/bosakfuneralhome.