May 11, 2021
May 11, 2021
Fairchild, Larry
Aug 12, 1950 - Mar 10, 2021
Fairchild, Larry Vincent, of University Park, FL, born in Malone, NY, in 1950. His parents were Dale D. Fairchild and Eunice (Clark) Fairchild. He attended Franklin Academy, where he played football, basketball and baseball. Franklin Academy inducted Larry into its Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005, an honor that made Larry very proud.
Larry obtained his Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree in 1972 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), After college, Larry and his first wife, Maybelle (Packard), moved to Indianapolis, where Larry oversaw construction of major new highways in the expanding metropolitan area. He then returned to New York to become the County Engineer for Rensselaer.
In 1986, Larry joined Clough Harbour & Associates (CHA Consulting, Inc.), Albany, NY, where he managed transportation, sports and aviation divisions as Chief Engineer & Technical Officer, Executive Vice President and Partner. In 2010, The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of New York honored Larry with the state's top award, Engineer of the Year.
During Larry's career he was active in various roles at ACEC (American Society of Professional Engineers) in NY, the New York Airport Management Assoc. Northeast Chapter of American Association of Airport Executives, National Airport Consultants Council, a Member of the Board of Capital District Future City Competition, and served on the Twin Town Little League Board of Directors.
Larry contributed his management skills to Future Cities, and volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, and the Youth Department of the American Red Cross, and managed and coached Little League teams for six years.
Larry and his wife, Nancy, met in 2002, and were married at the Troy Country Club, Troy, NY. They lived in East Greenbush, NY, until moving to University Park, FL in 2011. Together they have five children – Michael, Kevin (Lisa) and Kara Fairchild (James Long,) and Michael Whelan and Kimberly (Whelan) Cochrane. They have twelve grandchildren. Larry's loved being with the grandchildren, watching their sports activities, even on the internet, and reading to them over the phone, and playing golf at the University Park Country Club, FL, and at the Troy Country Club, NY.
Larry is survived by his mother, Eunice Fairchild, his loving wife, Nancy (Reynolds), his five children, twelve grandchildren, and his brother, Kenny Fairchild (Jean,) his sister, Linda Fairchild, and his sister, Carol Lamica (Joseph). He will be buried in the Forrest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, WI.
Aug 12, 1950 - Mar 10, 2021
Fairchild, Larry Vincent, of University Park, FL, born in Malone, NY, in 1950. His parents were Dale D. Fairchild and Eunice (Clark) Fairchild. He attended Franklin Academy, where he played football, basketball and baseball. Franklin Academy inducted Larry into its Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005, an honor that made Larry very proud.
Larry obtained his Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree in 1972 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), After college, Larry and his first wife, Maybelle (Packard), moved to Indianapolis, where Larry oversaw construction of major new highways in the expanding metropolitan area. He then returned to New York to become the County Engineer for Rensselaer.
In 1986, Larry joined Clough Harbour & Associates (CHA Consulting, Inc.), Albany, NY, where he managed transportation, sports and aviation divisions as Chief Engineer & Technical Officer, Executive Vice President and Partner. In 2010, The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of New York honored Larry with the state's top award, Engineer of the Year.
During Larry's career he was active in various roles at ACEC (American Society of Professional Engineers) in NY, the New York Airport Management Assoc. Northeast Chapter of American Association of Airport Executives, National Airport Consultants Council, a Member of the Board of Capital District Future City Competition, and served on the Twin Town Little League Board of Directors.
Larry contributed his management skills to Future Cities, and volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, and the Youth Department of the American Red Cross, and managed and coached Little League teams for six years.
Larry and his wife, Nancy, met in 2002, and were married at the Troy Country Club, Troy, NY. They lived in East Greenbush, NY, until moving to University Park, FL in 2011. Together they have five children – Michael, Kevin (Lisa) and Kara Fairchild (James Long,) and Michael Whelan and Kimberly (Whelan) Cochrane. They have twelve grandchildren. Larry's loved being with the grandchildren, watching their sports activities, even on the internet, and reading to them over the phone, and playing golf at the University Park Country Club, FL, and at the Troy Country Club, NY.
Larry is survived by his mother, Eunice Fairchild, his loving wife, Nancy (Reynolds), his five children, twelve grandchildren, and his brother, Kenny Fairchild (Jean,) his sister, Linda Fairchild, and his sister, Carol Lamica (Joseph). He will be buried in the Forrest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, WI.