Larry Weaver, an employee of Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Lancaster, was honored with the A.C. Burrows Award by the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives (AMEC) at that organization’s annual meeting Oct. 4 in Branson.

The purpose of the award is to recognize directors and employees of electric cooperatives for outstanding service to their cooperative, community and service areas. Those who received the award were selected because of their leadership above and beyond the call of duty to strengthen and improve the economic and social conditions in their areas.

Larry is truly an outstanding leader in rural electrification. Larry has been dedicated to Tri-County Electric Cooperative as a lineman, lead line, journeyman and line superintendent over the last 41 years. His leadership skills are impressive with his stoic management style, sincere thoughtfulness, and expansive knowledge. Larry is Tri-County’s past, present and he’s paving the way for its future. Beyond the truck bays and the bucket trucks, Larry knows the importance of community and volunteers his time including serving on the Bethel Cemetery Board and on the Board of Trustees of the Methodist Church where he is currently a member. Larry is a dedicated husband to his wife, Belinda, father to Tanner and Tyler, and grandfather to two grandchildren.

The award is named for the late Audrian Cleon Burrows of Van Buren, Mo., who rose through the ranks to become general manager of the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, which is the statewide service organization for Missouri’s 48 electric cooperatives. Burrows served in this position from 1968 to 1976. He was recognized as an outstanding leader in rural electrification and as a distinguished individual who dedicated his life to helping others.