My friend Larry died this week. I went east and saw him about a year ago
and when we had a long goodbye hug we knew it was really goodbye, that Parkinson’s disease would take him away, and so it did.
Larry came into my life because he and my friend Ellen (she of the Snail Blog) found each other years ago at a singing camp, and they sang together in a variety of groups and choirs, for audiences, for people ill and dying, for friends, for fun. And they knew how to have fun together…
There will be many things written about Larry…he was a scholar, a teacher, a writer, a preacher…a person always curious and interested in the world. He loved music and good food and his family and friends. He gave freely, he was kind. He was funny.
And I am among the very many people who will miss his presence in this world. Goodbye friend.
On The Way 
I am so very sorry. A loving tribute to your friend. ❤️
So sorry, Bonnie. Losing a dear friend leaves such a void…a missing star in our constellation.
Thanks Mardy…this is part of the lives we live now…as Julia Child said “they start slipping off the raft.” Gone but not forgotten.
He has such lovely energy in the photos. I am sorry for your loss.
Dear Bonnie. You wrote a beautiful tribute to to your friend Larry, and in telling us what made his life so memorable you also reminded us of the qualities that make a life “well- lived.”
Love to you,
Lisa
Sent from my iPad
Lisa…and maybe right now we need to be reminded that it is important to stay in touch and tell the ones you love how you feel because that is what binds us together. As you know, and have lived very well. xoxo Bonnie
Those we need the most are leaving us, so we must step up to do what we can.
Jo..the comfort comes in what they left behind…still in our heads and hearts. We hope it will see us through. xoxo Bonnie
Thank you for your beautiful memory of Larry, Bonnie. I only know you through Ellen’s friendship and great admiration for you, but it was so nice to receive this in my email and to see those fabulous photos of Larry and Ellen. I’m glad you got to see Larry.
Peace to you,
Cynthia (John’s partner)
Thank you Cynthia. I am sorry I didn’t meet you and John when I visited last October. I admired Larry and the way he “operated”…I liked how he dug into Frederick Tolles bibliography, how giving he was and how open, the way he and Ellen closed ranks when Betsy was ill and then when Savannah was ill. I know there will be many lovely eulogies in the next week or two, but I just wanted to say the one thing…I loved him and I loved the joy and fun he brought to Ellen’s life, which is in the photos. I’m thinking of you and the family and holding you close from the far west. Bonnie