Lawrence Michael (Larry) O’Bannon
June 7, 1956 to January 5, 2013

Larry O’Bannon of Boulder Creek, Ca. died January 5, 2013 after a long illness.  Born in the Los Angeles area, he moved to Santa Cruz in 1976 and has lived in the San Lorenzo Valley for a number of years. Larry was a talented drummer, sometimes playing in as many as 4 area bands at the same time. He last played with Roughhouse – a locally famous blues band from 1992 until 2008. He was a expert cabinet maker and shop foreman at Loughridge Cabinets in Scotts Valley for many years.

He is survived by his partner Patti Pritchard of Boulder Creek, his 2 beloved children Crystal Dawn O’Bannon and Ian O’Bannon of Los Banos, sisters Jo Poulton of Tahoe City and Victoria McClaren of Aptos and brothers Jeff O’Bannon and Dan O’Bannon of Watsonville as well as many nieces and nephews. He was preceeded in death by his parents Robert O’Bannon and Mary O’Bannon.