Saturday, August 10, 2024
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I miss Larry already even though we weren't particularly close. Whenever we saw each other though, we could talk like brothers. Conversation was easy and engaging with Larry from high school days to our last conversation two Christmases ago. In high school I'd be over visiting his sister Julia and her good friend Laura. He'd be talking about running, basketball or golf and of course music. So glad he got to see the final shows of Billy Joel's residency in New York. I'll miss Larry's laugh. The little chuckle or humph if something caught his fancy. And when something really got him like a crazy sports story or something stupid happening in the world, the laugh would get louder from his gut and kind of repeat and his face would light up with his smile. Larry was kind with a big heart. I remember the day a few years back when he invited me in to see his sports memorabilia collection. He had stories connected with each piece that he'd show me, the stories were as important as the pieces of memorabilia. "You know they're just people," he'd say after telling me of meeting so-and-so in a hotel lobby to sign a jersey. I had planned to visit again but sadly that won't happen now. Our last conversation was in British Columbia at that Christmas. The weather was terrible and cold, neither of us liked it much. He sat in our Laz-y-Boy for most of the evening as we reminisced over old Markham memories, our games of golf with my brother, my Dad and Dennis and sports and life in general. Like I said, Larry was always easy to talk to and engaged in what we talked about. It then never occurred to me it would be our last in this world. I was supposed to be there today, Larry, and sorry and sad that I'm not but these things happen as I know you'd understand. Rest in peace my friend, until we meet again, doug.
My condolences (though condolences seems like such an inadequate word here) to you Julia, Dennis, Spencer and Stacy.
