Spring 2006

President’s Award Winner Larry Baxter

“Larry’s one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet,” says Jerry Kopp, production supervisor. “He’s very helpful, very conscious of our mission. Everybody likes him.”

Larry Baxter’s career in the plastics industry stretches back to 1961, when he began his career as a swing-shift foreman at Koller-Craft Plastic Products. Since then, he has worked on management teams in plastic shops across the nation. Larry brought his expertise and strong work ethic to the Lighthouse as senior production lead in the injection mold department.

“Larry’s a real guru when it comes to mold machines. He’s very knowledgeable about what a mold should really look like. He helps in the design as well,” says Jerry. “When the third shift came, he was very willing to lead the crew. He’s helped throughout the shop. He’s a very mechanically minded person.”

Here are a few of the comments Larry’s co-workers submitted in his nomination for the President’s Award:

You just cannot say enough good things about Larry Baxter, but I will give it a try.

Larry has been involved with the Plastics Industry for over 40 years, giving a vast amount of knowledge that he has shared with the Lighthouse.

Larry has worked in quite a few plastics shops around the country, doing everything from operating the machines to actually setting up a shop and running it, and everything in between.

Not only has Larry brought his vast knowledge of the plastics industry to the Lighthouse, he has also been involved in our business card and stamp product areas as well.

Most recently, Larry was involved with our new product line of canteen cups.  Larry spent quite a bit of time in Portland running the equipment so as to be able to assist in the implementation here at the Lighthouse.

There is an old Asian saying, “Once in the family, always in the family.”  Larry, you have always been and always will be a part of the Lighthouse Family.

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