Larry Keith Arndt (83) of San Diego

Larry Keith Arndt died March 13, 2020 in his home in San Diego, CA in the presence of his wife of 62 years, Nancy Jo. Larry was born on September 27, 1936 in Newton, Illinois, son of W.P. (Bill) and Lois Katherine Towell Arndt. He graduated from NCHS in 1954 and entered the University of Illinois where he graduated in 1958 with a BS in Electrical Engineering. He was a member of Delta Upsilon Fraternity. He then entered the U.S. Army Security Agency as a 1st Lt. fora two year tour in Germany. Following discharge he moved to San Diego where he worked in private industry for six years and received his Masters Degree in Engineering from UCLA in 1965 before he began working at NRaD in Point Lomafor Navy Research. He retired from there after 30 years in 1995. The AmericanDefense Preparedness Association (ADPA) in 1994 gave him the Special Achievement Award for dedicated scientists and engineers working in the field of undersea warfare in government and university laboratories. A framed citation andthe ADPA Bronze Medal was presented to Mr. Arndt.

On January 26, 1958, Larry married Nancy Jo Brown in Kosciusko, Mississippi. In the summer of 1960 they moved to San Diego and became members of La Jolla United Methodist Church. He is survived by wife Nancy Jo, son Keith Arndt (Peg) of Tampa, FL, daughter Angela Arndt Odom McDermott (Mark) of Colorado,three grandchildren, Arianna, Catrina and Shane Odom of Colorado, brother Tony Arndt (Glenda), niece Ashley and great nephews Keegan and Holden; halfbrothers-in-law Thomas H. Brown (Faye) and Steve McKinney (Becky); niece Ashley McKinney Chambliss and family, niece Lane McKinney; half sisters-in-law Betty Jean Menke (Tom) and Donna Coad and numerous extended family nieces, nephews and cousins.

Interment will be in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Newton, Illinois.Memorial Service date to be determined after Government ends closing of group participation in services.

His parents and sister-in-law Wanda (Brown) Crews and husband Jack precededhim in death.

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