Obituary of Lawrence Joseph Cox

August 2, 1946 – October 10, 2018

Lawrence J. Cox, Age 72 of Wyandotte.

Beloved husband of Connie Cox for 50 years. Loving father of Jay (Lana) Cox, Troy (Jodie) Cox and Ryan (Nicole) Cox. Dearest grandfather of Zachary Cox, Christian Cox, Jacob Cox, Jasper Mercure, Jaidyn Cox, Jezelle Cox, Joessa Cox, Mateo Cox, Augustino Cox and Lorenzo Cox. Dear brother of Bob (Carole) Cox and John Cox. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.  

Family Tribute

Larry was born in Detroit and lived there for this first 5 years of his life, then moved to Southgate on Calendar St. in a brick 3 bedroom bungalow until he married.  He spent his elementary school years at Heinzen than onto Schaffer High School where he graduated.  After graduation he spent some time at Lawrence Technical Institute.

After Lawrence Tech he got a job working on the line for Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn.  He worked his way up to the payroll department as an accounting clerk where he retired with 34 years in 1998 at the age of 52.  After retiring from Ford he held various part-time jobs, one such job was being a TSA guard at the airport.

He met his wife, Connie in 1964, but never dated until 1966, fell in love and married on May 25, 1968 at St. Pius Church.  They settled in Wyandotte where they lived all their lives.  They were blessed with 3 beautiful sons and 10 grandchildren.

As the kids were growing up he assumed the role of Cub Scout leader, Webelos leader, plus he was a strong supporter of any activities or sports the kids were involved in.

Larry was a good-looking man with thick black hair as a young man, that turned to pretty white hair as he aged, and always beautiful olive skin.

He was a very level headed, determined man who was very personable and known to talk to anyone, anytime.  He was not afraid to put himself out there.  He has such broad shoulders, which were used by many people to cry on.  He was teased by his many friends as always having his Rolodex going, because he could be quick with the wit.

He liked to do the grocery shopping and always looked for any bargains he could get.  He was a kind, loving, selfless man, with a calming force that was used by many.  Family and keeping traditions was everything to him.  After his mom, known as Nani passed away he took over being leader in carrying on the Christmas tradition of making “Nani’s Famous” lasagna and pasta for all of his side of the family.

He loved his wife, sons and their families very much; he loved spending time with them.  He was also fortunate to have a great group of friends, which he did many trips and cruises with.  They always had a barrel of fun! His most memorable trip was a cruise to Alaska with his friends.

His most favorite thing to do was camping at Yogi Bear Jellystone Park in Fremont, Indiana were himself and Connie had a seasonal.  They called it their “Happy Place” where they spent as much time as they could with family and friends making many happy memories.

The grandchildren knew Larry as Papa; many of the grandchildren spent cuddly and sleepy hours lying on Papa’s puffy soft belly.  He was such a kind, honorable and well liked human being.

He was truly loved by his family and he gave back twice as much as he got.