Larry Burkhead

Larry Burkhead
District Governor 5SW 2010 - 2011

Lion Larry was born in Des Moines, Iowa and lived there until 1972 when he joined the Air Force. After Technical School in 1973 his first assignment was Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota. He has lived in Rapid City, South Dakota since that time. Shortly after his discharge from the Air Force he hired on with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Rapid City as an Electronics Systems Specialist and served in that capacity for 32 years. He retired from the FAA on August 29th of 2009.

Larry joined the Rapid City Metropolitan Lions in 1980. He has served as Club President three times, and has held all club offices, most more than once. He has been a District Secretary/Treasurer once, District Treasurer once, Zone Chair twice, Regional Chair, and has been Cabinet Chair on numerous committees. He attended the Great Plains Lions Leadership Institute and the USA/Canada Forum in 2009. In October of 2009 he took part in a Lions Extension Workshop and became a Certified Guiding Lion.

Larry is also an active member of his church and serves on the Board of Directors of other organizations in Rapid City. He feels he has been very blessed and is always looking for ways to give back to his community and the world. He was very excited when he heard 1st VP Sid Scruggs’ Vision for 2010-2011 “More Service” because it fell right in line with Larry’s goal for the year, an emphasis on our Lions motto “We Serve”.