Lawrence Joseph O’Keefe, Jr. – 79, of North Reading and formerly of Reading, died on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington.
Born in Boston, MA, on July 14,1943. He was the son of the late Lawrence J., Sr. and Mary (Hall) O’Keefe. Lawrence was a graduate of Reading Memorial High School, Class of 1961. He later completed a Constructional Engineering course in 1963 from Texas A. & M.
Lawrence worked as a Crane Operator for many years for the Baldwin Steel Company, he started in 1964 and retired in 2005. He has been a resident of North Reading for over 20 years.
He was loving, loyal and supportive to all his friends and family. He cherished time with them. He checked on the ones he loved and was there for them in good times and bad. Lawrence was a loving Dad, Pa, partner, sibling and son. He loved and cared about his partner Pam’s family, and enjoyed times spent with them. He was a hard worker and took pride in being one of the best crane operators in Boston for years.
Riding his motorcycle was definitely something he loved to do, some of his favorite rides were through the Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire and rides through Vermont. He and his partner Pam were members and made many friends whom they considered family at the North Reading Moose, No.1511. There were lots of family events held there and great memories were made.
Family members include his loving son Lawrence George O’Keefe; daughter Tracey O’Keefe Dagesse; brother John O’Keefe; sister Cathy O’Keefe Gromyko; 3 grandchildren, Dakota, Savannah and Shiane; and his loving partner Pam Winkler.
Visitation will be held on Monday, September 12 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in his memory to the American Lung Association, www.lung.org
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We are so sorry to hear his. We loved Larry…a gentle soul and always a gentleman. He will he missed ❤️
Love you my cousin, may you rest easy. My deepest sympathy to Pam, Tracey, Larry, Cathy, John, Dakota, Savannah, and Shiane,
Love you always,
Joanie
To Pam and family: We are so very sorry for your loss, Larry was a good man who we loved hanging out with at the North Reading Moose for many years. Love and prayers!
We are so sorry Cathy, condolences to your family. . Praying God’s peace for you all in the days ahead.
❤️ Buster & Joyce
Larry I am so sorry to hear about your dad. Our fathers used to work together and he always knew he was in the best hands when your father was on the job. Sending peace and love. Laura Cappuccio Williams
So sorry Pam and family I have a lot of great memories rideing with crash and Larry doing the moose runs he will be missed rest in paradise brother
Cathy, Pam and Family, so sorry for your loss. Thinking of you all with love and condolences.
Love, Annemarie Belk
My thoughts and prayers to Larry’s family. I worked with Larry for 25 years and he worked for our family business for 40 +. He worked hard, played hard and left a positive lasting impression on everyone he touched. We love and miss one of the very best operators ever to walk the earth
Ernest Baldwin Jr and all of us at Baldwin Crane & Equipment
Thank you Ernie! My Father absolutely loved working for the Baldwin family. Many thanks for being a great employer and better friends!
I am very sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Cousins Cathy and John. We were saddened to hear of Larry’s passing. Our condolences for your loss. Jamie and Judy
Denise and I share our sympathies with Pam and Larry’s entire families. Larry was a stand up guy and a true original. I cherished his friendship and will miss our discussions and all the laughs that came along with them. You’ll be missed but never forgotten.
So sad to hear Larry was so much fun to be with my late husband Al & myself enjoyed the times on our Harley with Larry an you Pam at the Moose an other rides pig roasts toy runs&etc. Larry was just a wonderful friend to all that new him. He will be missed forever.Condolences to his family God Bless. Rest gently my friend.