Larry Potts at his retirement party	Tim Manatt & Larry Potts

     Larry has been at United ever since. He has been the general manager for most of, if not all of, those years. United Materials, and then United Concrete, underwent many changes over its lifetime and Larry was responsible for most of them. United was bought by Manatt’s in the early 70’s and Larry stayed on as general manager.

     Junie was the president of United Concrete after the Manatt purchase and he always let Larry run his own show. That showed the respect and confidence that Junie had in Larry.  When I took over as president of the company, that tradition continued. Not only did I have the confidence in his abilities, he taught me many things along the way. Larry and I have become close friends and allies over the years and I have grown because of knowing him.

     Larry loves a challenge and loves to build things. When we decided to build a new concrete plant several years ago, Larry took control again. Everything from the design of the facility to the final touches, Larry had his hand in it.  A finer, better thought out plant you would not find anywhere. But that’s the way Larry does everything he does.

     Larry has had several hobbies over the years, including rebuilding old cars, flying model airplanes, work, cutting wood for his earth-sheltered home, work and now he’s looking forward to spending lots of time fishing with his new boat.

     Larry, best wishes to you and Eunice in retirement.

     Thank you for your time and dedication that you have given over the many years. It’s been an honor to work with you.