On Father's Day, June 16, 2002, Larry Piesco lost his life. Larry was an inspiration to me in my youth and I will never forget his character and influence on his assistance to help me, then a trouble youth about thirty odd years ago. There is no value that can be put on Larry Piesco lost. In these days we must remember the good deeds and actions by dedicated police officers such as Larry Piesco. Larry worked as Police Officer for the City of Los Angeles for twenty years. Recently the media seems to focus on the negative acts of certain officers while ignoring the endless acts and good deeds by other officers. There are are words or books to Mr. Piesco's actions which helped thousands through their everyday problems for two decades. He may have been the officer who helped your grandmother, after her home was broken in to. Making her fill secure, Larry was just that kind of guy. There are countless of other stories, yet we may never hear them. Please, let us not forget the good! Larry Piesco served his country sincerely for twenty years and gave nothing but 110 percent helping others. Larry was due to retire in two weeks. It was not a criminal who took his life, yet it was an accident. Yes, even Police Officers are the victims. Proudly the Chief of Police of Los Angeles spoke before many dedicated officers and friends at the service of Larry Piesco. God Bless you Larry you will be missed by many!
Obituary
Published in the Los Angeles Times on 6/19/2002.
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Larry Piesco
Piesco, Larry (age 50)
Of Santa Clarita, passed away tragically on June 16, 2002 while riding his sportbike which was his favorite passion. Larry was born on August 28, 1951 in Santa Monica, CA and has been an officer for the Los Angeles Police Department for the past 21 years. He was an avid sportbike motorcyclist and an amateur golfer. He loved to dabble at golf on the local courses and was getting to know his way around computers as well. He sadly leaves behind his father Boris "Bud" and stepmother Ruth Piesco of Florida, his brother Mark (and his wife Sara) Piesco of Oak Park, his uncles Al Piesco of New Jersey and Guido Piesco of Ojai, and his aunt Bobbi Powell of Camarillo. He was sadly preceded in death by his mother Dorothy in 1994. A visitation will be held on Thursday, June 20 and Friday, June 21, 2002 from 4-8 PM, and a memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 22, 2002 at 10:00 AM, all at Pierce Brothers Griffin Chapel, 101 Wilbur Road, Thousand Oaks. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions in Larry's name to the LAPD Memorial Foundation, 1880 N. Academy Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90012. Arrangements were made under the direction of Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Mortuary (818)889-0902.