Kittery Point- Larry Michael Deater died February 19, 2015 at home in Kittery Point following a brief bout with cancer. He was born September 4, 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Harvey and Charlotte Thompson Deater and grew up in Bucks County. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a BA and MA in Education. Larry worked in the hospitality industry for many years. He managed several restaurants in Portsmouth, including the Schoolhouse and the Rusty Hammer, supporting local cooks and musicians. He owned the Privateer restaurant in York Beach. Larry was active in local politics. Larry was also a gifted teacher of life skills to teenagers with special needs, history to middle-schoolers and at Hesser College, and physicians about HSAN1. All of his adult life Larry coped with a debilitating hereditary neuromuscular disease with dignity and grace. He fiercely maintained his independence, positive outlook and sense of humor while participating in numerous research trials, and served on the Deater Foundation to find a cause and cure for HSAN1. His final selfless act was to offer his body for research. Larry is loved and missed by his wife, Rory Robb; her mother and sister, Irene and Vicki Robb; mother, Charlotte Nunnamaker; daughter, Lindsey Olson (Erik); sisters Christine Christensen (Peter), Joan Bartholomew (David), and Ellen Burns (Barry); his large extended family and many friends; and his faithful dog Murphy and cat Lucy. A celebration of Larry's life with a service of music and remembrance will be held at the First Congregational Church, Kittery Point, on Thursday, February 26 at 12:30 PM, followed by a reception in the Parish House. Instead of flowers, a donation to the Deater Foundation, PO Box 255, White Deer PA 17887 is appreciated.Care for the Deater family has been entrusted to the JS Pelkey Funeral Home.