Larry Ray Rohrschneider

The world lost an amazing husband, father, brother, friend and scientist when Larry Rohrschneider passed away on October 28, 2012 as the result of a stroke at the age of 68. He was born in Minneapolis on October 2, 1944 to Audrey and Raymond Rohrschneider and grew up in that area. After graduation from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Chemistry, he pursued a PhD in Oncology at the University of Wisconsin where he met and married his wife Jean in 1971. Upon finishing his PhD he did postdoctoral work first in Berlin and then in Giessen, Germany. In 1976, he began a long career doing research at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. That same year he was thrilled at the birth of his first child, Reuben, and two years later with the addition of a daughter, Monica. The family enjoyed many vacations together over the years, including a Family Heritage Trip in 2010. Larry enjoyed his work very much and continued to actually do his own research until the time of his death. His career was invigorated both by training many young scientists and by two sabbatical leaves. The first was to Melbourne, Australia in 1987, where the entire family enjoyed the experience of living abroad. The second, for which he received a Guggenheim fellowship, was to Lyon, France in 2000. Larry made and maintained friendships with many people all around the world. Besides his work he enjoyed watercolor painting, photography, hiking, and traveling. He is survived and will be missed by his wife Jean and children Reuben and Monica. Also his sister Carol, his mother-in-law Rosella, sister-in-law Phyllis (Mike), and brother-in-law Scott (Sandy), six nieces and nephews, ten great nieces and nephews, and many friends. A memorial service to honor this remarkable husband, father and friend will be held December 2 at the Mercer Island Community Center. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Artist Trust (www.artisttrust.org), Amnesty International or a charity of your choice.Please sign the guestbook (link on the left), and also see a summary of Larry's scientific achievments at: http://www.fhcrc.org/en/labs/basic-sciences/articles/breakingnews.html