Lawrence A. "Larry" Kort 55, of Eau Claire died Sunday at his home.

Born April 10, 1951, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of Alexander H. and Mary M. Skillen Kort.

He was a 1969 graduate of Perry High School, Pittsburgh, and a 1986 graduate of the Pennsylvania Gunsmith School, Pittsburgh.

Mr. Kort worked for 15 years in the cable TV construction field, which took him to 38 cities and 15 states and led to his own company, OK Splicing Co., in Pittsburgh. He was manager of a Pittsburgh gun shop, Flaigs Inc., for four years and owned and operated The Gun Works in Millvale, for five years. He also worked for Hunt Stained Glass in Pittsburgh, where he created and repaired stained glass.

He enjoyed gardening and was a member National Rifle Association.

He was a Baptist.

Surviving are a son and daughter, Peter Kort and Kathy Bryan, both of Melrose, Fla.; a brother, Richard Kort of Pittsburgh; and two sisters, Jeanine Schmiedlin of Pittsburgh and Kathy of Nevada. Three grandchildren also survive.

<B>KORT</B> — Friends of Lawrence A. "Larry" Kort, who died Sunday, June 4, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the <B>H. Jack Buzard Funeral Home</B>, Eau Claire, where services will follow at 8 p.m.