Lawrence Bernard Kort
Born March 4, 1949 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. His parents were Bernard Lawrence Kort and Anna Edna Orkwiszewski.
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Description
Lawrence, who went by the name Larry, was average of build and average in height. He had brown hair and had blue eyes.
Early Years
- Childhood -
- Siblings
Education
Larry graduated was a 1967 graduate of Har-Brack High School. He earned his Associate in Arts degree in 1969 from the Boyce Campus of the Community College of Allegheny County, his Bachelor of Science in Education in 1971 and his Master of Education in 1978, both from Edinboro University
Religion
Larry was baptized into the Catholic faith.
Family Years
Married Joan Elizabeth Galetka on November 29, 1975 in Trumbull Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. The couple had two children: two girls, Elizabeth Ann and Theresa Marie.
The couple had two children;
- Elizabeth Ann Kort
- Theresa Marie Kort
Residences
- Natrona Heights, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Working Years
Larry taught biology, earth space science and botany at Plum Senior High school from 1973 until his retirement in 2002.
Personal Life
In his early years, he enjoyed fossil hunting, carlinetrips, Caribbean cruises, a cross country trip to Arizona and the Grand Canyon and traveling to beach destinations in North Carolina and Maryland with his family. Larry could frequently be found working in his garden and cutting the grass on his John Deere tractor. He loved music, coffee, talking about military history and recalling stories told by his hero, his father, who served in World War II. He was extremely proud of his Polish heritage, and was a collector of family photographs and scrapbooks, military memorabilia, old books and fossils. He especially enjoyed working at the Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfasts and loved telling jokes and making others laugh.
He was a member of the Plum Boro Education Association, National Education Association (NEA-Retired), Pennsylvania State Teachers Association (PSTA-Retired), Allegheny County Association of School Retirees, Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees (PASR) and the Alle Kiski Chapter of PASR.lineLarry was a member of the former Kiski Valley Astronomers Society and a lover of "star parties," Tarentum District Sportsmen's Club and the Allegheny Valley YMCA Silver Sneakers Water Aerobics Class. He greatly enjoyed being a member of the Skyview Radio Society (KB3KHR), New Kensington and the National Association for Amateur Radio (AARL).
Death
Larry died from an Covid 19 on February 14, 2022 at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona Heights, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
He was buried on February 19, 2022 at Mount Airy Cemetery in Natrona Heights, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.