Larry's Memorial Service

We were all caught off guard by Larry's unexpected death.  The strange part of it was not being able to say good bye.  If I had the chance to I would have thanked him for the laughter he brought into my life. I could always count on Larry to provide humor in any situation, and to appreciate humor from me. 

We had a very nice memorial service for Larry on Friday, August 6, 2010.  It was at a funeral home in Issaquah.  Christina picked out flowers with special meanings behind them, they turned out beautiful.

The heart is from Christina, symbolizing their love.  The low arrangement in front is from mom.  A mothers love covers and fills your life.  The tall arrangement to the right is from Paul and I.  It symbolizes that even though siblings grow apart through the years, their love is still like beautiful blooms. The tall, angular arrangement to the left is from Christina's mother symbolizing the odd sense of humor they shared.  The green X is from Wes, a reminder of all the hours of fun they had playing xbox and other games.  The candles are for each of the pets Larry and Christina had.  The two round domes symbolize the eternal nature of love.

We watched a slideshow of pictures from throughout his life.  Paul, Wes, Keith and Christina spoke, my cousin Wendy and her husband Mark sang with the guitar, Richard and I gave prayers. 

Lots of people came, mostly friends from work. 

We don't have a lot of family in this area anymore, so it was wonderful to have Wendy there.

There was a reception following the service.

After a very nice time talking of Larry and visiting with one another, some of us went to lunch and enjoyed the opportunity to visit a little longer.

Wes treated us all to lunch at Red Robin.  How generous!  He is sitting by his long time friend, Connie.

Richard and Diana joined us.

and baby Michael.

Mom and me.  We felt the whole day turned out very nicely. 

Good bye Larry, we'll miss you.