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Larry Dorsey, Jr.
Des Moines - Larry Dorsey, Jr., of Des Moines, IA., died Friday January 15, 2021 at the age of 72.
Larry was born and raised in Des Moines. He was a graduate of Dowling Catholic HS, and a Vietnam Vet. He retired from USPS and was the Owner/ Proprietor of "The Legal Messenger."
Larry is survived by his wife Marilyn, two sons, Larry Dorsey III and LaMar C. Dorsey and one daughter Lori M. Dorsey, all of Des Moines. Three grandsons, one granddaughter, and one great granddaughter. One brother Edward C. Dorsey (Sylvia) Omaha, NE. One Goddaughter Chantell Windham (Early) of Chicago, Ill., Nieces, Nephews, and cousins.
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Frank Rodriguez
Sorry to hear that Larry has passed. Larry and I met in grade school. He was a great sport on the play ground. Lost track after high school, found him again about a year ago on FB. My prayers go out to his family and friends. RIP Larry.
Joseph Kelly
Larry was always a perfect gentleman, great athlete, and had a wonderful smile and laugh. God Bless Larry and his family
Margey Hermann (Lipovac)
Larry and I have been Facebook friends for years. I'd like to add one example of what a kind person he was. In 2013 my father passed away. Larry and his family all signed and sent a sympathy card to my house.
We attended St. John's together, graduating in 1963 and 50 years later he extended his sympathy. That was when we became Facebook friends. That gesture meant so much to me.
Brian Conley
Larry was in a few classes with me and was a great guy to kid around with. I remember he had a great laugh and a good sense of humor. Prayers for Larry's soul and fo his family.
Mary Deter (Hibbs)
A name from the past. I remember Larry when I switched schools in 5th grade to St John's. I hate to say it, but it was the first time I met a boy of color. I remember him being big, quiet, a bright smile, and he was nice to me ... the new quiet kid. My sincere sympathy to his family.
Rich Braune
RIP...LD. Great guy. Not many classes with Larry but will never forget senior year English class with Fr. Kelly. Larry sat across from me and on this particular day old LD was snoozing just a tad when Fr. Kelly called on him. Knowing that he had no clue what the question was, I whispered a totally wrong answer to him, which LD told Fr. Kelly. Fr. Kelly then said, "class....standing there is the picture of ignorance". LD promptly sat down. Fr. Kelly then said, "Larry, you should not have done that." At that point he gets up from his desk, sets his glasses on his desk and comes down the aisle between Larry and I and begins to pummel him. Of course, Larry covered up but nonetheless it seemed like it went on forever. When it was over, Fr. Kelly walked back to his desk, put on his glasses and told us to study for the rest of the period. Then opened his bible. I thought Larry was going to kill me. But he just laughed it off. Whew.
Paul Byrnes
I had a few classes with Larry but, generally, I remember his humor and contagious smile/laugh. He was shy and didn't want to be in the spot light but because of his charming personality it put him there.On another note, I haven't kept up with many from '67 DHS but it is refreshing to see so many familiar names.
Michael O'Malley
Didn't have Larry in any classes I remember. I actually got to know Larry when he was a process server. Every time he came to my office, we talked about what classmates we had heard from or about and our experiences at Dowling.
Catherine Strittmatter (Jewell)
I attended grade school with Larry Dorsey. He was extremely quiet and shy, but he always seemed to know the answer to questions. I remember him as a great artist. On Presidents Day, our teacher was talking about Abraham Lincoln. Larry was doodling the whole time and created a wonderful pencil sketch of Lincoln. I remember being absolutely amazed at the likeness. He got into trouble for not paying attention and was sent to the cloak room for a while. My heart really hurt for him that day. Did he take his art talent and use it in his adult life? He was a sweet and gentle soul.
Jeffrey M. Burke
I had a long talk with Larry just a couple of months ago. He didn't say a word about being in bad health or anything of that nature. We talked about Des Moines, New Orleans (where his wife is from), the South, Cajun food, Dowling, the priests and other teachers who were at Dowling during our time there, some of our former classmates, etc., etc.. Can't believe he's gone, it just happened so suddenly. Rest in peace, Larry! It was a privilege knowing you.