Lawrence Peter McCarthy

Lawrence “Big Lar” McCarthy, 85, of Barrington Hills, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on January 24, 2019 in Barrington. He was born on July 17, 1933 in Chicago to Patrick and Nora (nee Schirres) McCarthy.

Larry married the love of his life, Mary Helen in 1962 and had 52 loving years together.

Larry was a proud veteran of the United States Navy, where he served in the Special Services playing basketball. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Illinois University and also served as president of his fraternity, Sigma Tau Gamma.

Following college, Larry taught and coached at St. Giles in Oak Park. He later worked as a coach for various Park Districts and retired in 1990 as Treasurer of the Public Service Employee’s Union.

Larry was a member of St. Anne Church and past member of Knights of Columbus. He was an animal lover and avid sportsman; he especially enjoyed golf, handball, basketball, racket ball, tennis and boxing.

Larry will be deeply missed by his loving children, Colleen (Mick) Stevanovich of Barrington; Brian McCarthy of Barrington and Kathleen (Mark) Suda of Naperville; grandchildren, Molly, Maggie and Riley; his sister, Noreen Edens, sisters-in-law, Marguerite McCarthy, Patricia (Donald) Hagen; and by many loving nieces and nephews, and his faithful furry best friend Fiona.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Mary Helen, nee Rigney, his parents; brothers, James and Patrick (Florence); and brother-in-law, Walter Edens.

Visitation will be Thursday, January 31, 2019 from 4 PM until 7 PM at Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 149 W. Main Street (Lake-Cook Rd) Barrington, IL 60010. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, February 1, at 10 AM at Saint Anne Catholic Community, 120 Ela St. (Corner of Franklin and Ela Sts) Barrington, with a visitation at church an hour prior to mass. Burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Barrington.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, www.stjude,org or to JourneyCare Foundation, 2050 Claire Ct., Glenview, IL 60025, www.journeycare.org