Larry, Well, I have been wanting to write something to you for a while but I have not been able to get the courage up to do it. Well, I woke up this morning and realized that the time is now and another minute should not go by without me writing to you. When I think back as to how long I have known you and your family it blows my mind. Almost 28 years. It seems that our paths always crossed, whether it be in elementary, junior high, high school and even Michigan. Then I wound up living in the city in the same building as you at 1160! I only have fond, funny and pleasant memories of you, whether it be as children swimming in my pool, working (or making people believe we were working) during the summer at Central General, or just seeing you in the elevator in the apartment building with that huge smile on your face. No matter what time of day it was, you were always 'on'. Nothing ever seemed to put you in a bad mood. But the most important thing I remember about you is that phone call I received from you after my mother passed away. You were one of the first people to call me and let me know you were thinking of me. You asked me if I needed anything and told me if I ever needed anything you would always be there - and I know you truly meant it. If you only knew how much that meant it me and still does. I will never forget that. Larry, I think of you often and when tears of sadness come to my eyes they quickly change to tears of joy when I think of what a wonderful, caring, funny and most importantly genuine person you were and still are to me. To this day I still think I am going to bump into you on the street. I feel honored to have known you and your family. You all are truly special people. Please know that I try and call your Mom and Dad often just to say hello. I know that you would have done the same for me. I do not think there is one person in this world that cannot say that their lives have not been touched in an unbelievable way by you. Larry, you were truly a one in a million guy and you are truly missed and will continue to be missed for years to come.