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Larry Soth Obituary

Soth, Larry 67, of Highland Park, passed away December 5, 2011. Born in East Orange, NJ, Larry grew up in Ontario, CA. Graduate of UCLA & MIT, he was a Nuclear Engineer for Commonwealth Edison until retirement. Larry was a U.S. Navy Veteran and enjoyed traveling. Beloved husband of Susan; loving father of David (Megan) and Patrick; cherished grandfather of Jackson David; dear brother of Marty (Joanie) and Mary Jo and brother-in-law of Michael (Cindy); nephew of Forrest Soth. A funeral service will be held Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 11 am at Kelley & Spalding Funeral Home, 1787 Deerfield Rd., Highland Park, IL. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, Lake Co. Regional Office, 100 Tri-State Int. #125, Lincolnshire, IL 60069. For information please call Kelley & Spalding Funeral Home at (847) 831-4260 or www.kelleyspaldingfuneralhome.com

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Dec. 7, 2011.

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Jack Leider

April 2, 2012

I was just informed about the passing of Larry and offer deep condolences to Susan and the family. Larry and I shared an office for several years early in his career when he was at Zion Station. We spent a lot of time and energy dealing with the issues affecting the Station but he always found time to talk abut his two loves, Susan and his Yorkie. We will all miss him.

Janet Flynn

December 18, 2011

My heart is deeply saddened. Larry and I are forever friends. I so admired him. Forever his Angel Face. I share your deep and lasting loss. Susan he loved you deeply and so loved you, his boys and your dogs.
I share your loss

Shannon Shaneyfelt

December 16, 2011

I met Larry the first time I worked in downtown Chicago at the old Commonwealth Edison (now Exelon) offices. We later worked together in the Probabilistic Risk Assessment group on the Individual Plant Evaluations. He was a good guy and always helpful to those of us less experienced or knowledgeable. I had not kept in touch with him much since we both had left Exelon, except by the occasional e-mail. Even so, I am saddened by his passing and I know he will be missed.

Mark Melnicoff

December 8, 2011

As a former Exelon / ComEd employee, I go back with Larry to Zion Station, where he was an Operating Engineer, and then Assistant Sup't for Ops. I also remember him running the morning briefs with the stations in the old downtown Nuclear HQ, and running GSEP exercises in various EOFs. (His drills seemed to go more smoothly than the others!) I also worked with him in Risk Management. He became a self-taught Human Reliability Analysis expert. After he retired, we kept in touch via e-mail. Being a former Navy guy, he loved to send me news about the Enterprise, especially his visit and cruise aboard the ship a couple of years ago. He was always interested in what was going on at the stations, even though long retired. I'll miss the "back and forth" with him.

John Steinmetz

December 8, 2011

I worked with Larry in the Exelon Risk Management organization. He was a great coworker and will be missed.

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