HUDSON, Lawrence R., Of Woburn, formerly of Cambridge. March 14, 2022. Brother of Karen Hudson Lounsbury of Cambridge, Francis Hudson II and his wife Thuy of Oregon, and Joseph Blitch and his wife Tina of OH. Also survived by nieces and nephews Jessica and Matthew Lounsbury, Patrick and Julia Hudson and Jake and Lauren Blitch and great- niece Olivia Lounsbury. Larry is preceded by his parents Frank and Lois (Tanguay) Hudson of Cambridge and nephew PFC Bryan Lounsbury of Cambridge.
Larry was an active member of the Cambridge Police Department.. After graduating from the Lowell Police Academy in 1998, Larry spent the past 24 years at the Cambridge Police Department in various roles within Patrol Operations. He also honorably served our country while on active duty in the US Army then with multiple tours of duty in the Massachusetts Army National Guard, spending extended time in Cuba, Iraq and Afghanistan. He received a number of commendations during his 20+ years of service at the Cambridge Police Department, including the Herbert Halliday Lifesaving Ribbon, William J. Carroll Letter of Commendation and the Commissioner Unit Ribbon Award.
Larry was found unresponsive at his Woburn home early Monday morning. His death was due to a medical issue.
All Services will be held in St. John’s Church, 2254 Mass Ave, NORTH CAMBRIDGE on Saturday, March 19th. Relatives and friends are kindly asked to use the Main Doors on Mass Ave. A Visitation will be held from 12PM-1PM. There will be a Police Walk Through at 1PM. Military Honors will follow. Relatives and friends are then invited to gather once again before the Prayer Service at 2PM, which will conclude the services. His Burial Will be Private. In lieu of flowers, donations in Larry’s memory may be made to Massachusetts Vest-A-Dog, Inc., PO Box 48, Walpole, MA 02081. https://mavestadog.org/vests/