Two of my sisters; Sherry & Cathy My brother Larry and I
I am so blessed to have such kind loving brothers. Happy Birthday Larry! There are quite a few years between Larry and I but we still share a special bond of love, friendship and appreciation.
Larry has a very tender heart and would take in every stray animal that he could. Larry and Linda have helped raise a lot of their grandchildren. Growing up he loved baseball. He was the pitcher on his team and a good one at that. Larry and Denny spent a great deal of time playing catch on our front lawn. They also played a lot of football out there. Larry's favorite major league team was the Yankees. For many years Larry played on and later on coached an adult baseball team.
Our father was an airplane mechanic. One day by accident he was hit by an airplane door. (I'm not quite sure what happened) He ended up in the hospital in traction for quite awhile. Mom did not know how to drive a car. So Mom and Larry would go out and practice driving. He was about 14 years old. Those are special moments that he enjoyed alone with Mom. They learned how to drive together. Then Mom would venture out to see Dad in the hospital.
Larry loved cars and the faster they went the more he liked them. He had a really nice looking 1957 Chevy. He would race with his friends on roads that were rarely used. This scared Mom to pieces. One day we went out to watch him race and Mom said "I can't look." She'd turn her head. Later he bought a brand new Camaro and he loved that car and had it for along time!
Larry drove a truck hauling hay for Aunt Ruby and Uncle Earl. He would bring home all kind of animals that he would find. He had an owl, weasel, bobcat, snakes, lizards, and frogs.
Larry was in the army and arrived in Vietnam on Christmas Eve. He could hear the guns off in the distance. The trip over there was by boat. It took along time for them to get there and once they did he said just walking by a water fountain made him seasick. He drove supplies to the soldiers in the jungle, where they were fighting.
I remember having a pit in my stomach all the time he was over there and nightmares. We did a great deal of worrying and praying. We looked forward to his letters and thank goodness he wrote regularly.
When he came home he didn't tell any of us. He got a taxi from the airport and surprised us. We were all in the living room at night, watching TV. That was one of the best surprises that I ever had. He brought us pretty Vietnam dolls. That was very thoughtful of him.
Larry and Linda were on a bowling team for many years after they were married. It was there Friday night entertainment. They enjoyed the competition and they were really good bowlers.
When Uncle Ray died they had to sell the trucking business. Larry went to the Utah Technical College. As a child he hated school school but he really enjoyed college and did very well in it. The day of his graduation was so a wonderful day.
He went to work for Utility Trailer as a welder.
Larry is very artistic and can make some pretty incredible things. He loves horses and was so happy when they moved to where they had property to have one. Now they have ten horses, eight dogs and two more of their grand children's dogs.
Larry has has a good sense of humor. He loves to read. He enjoyed the Harry Potter series and loves a good Stephen King Mystery.
I love you Larry and hope that you have a great day!
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