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RIP Larry

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  • T taiwan_girl
    5 Aug 2022, 13:39

    (maybe a bit off topic, so apology in advance)

    I thought it was kind of weird that his wife was not mentioned in the summary George posted. My first thought was that his mom and his wife did not get along. :eek

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    George K
    wrote on 5 Aug 2022, 13:40 last edited by
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    @taiwan_girl his kids weren't mentioned either.

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • G George K
      5 Aug 2022, 13:40

      @taiwan_girl his kids weren't mentioned either.

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      taiwan_girl
      wrote on 5 Aug 2022, 13:49 last edited by
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      @George-K Thats right. Kind of strange, but family issues/fights/secrets can be pretty strange also.

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      • T taiwan_girl
        5 Aug 2022, 13:49

        @George-K Thats right. Kind of strange, but family issues/fights/secrets can be pretty strange also.

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        George K
        wrote on 5 Aug 2022, 13:55 last edited by
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        @taiwan_girl I know that his son was...problematic. Substance abuse, run-ins with the law. HIs daughter and he became estranged years ago. Her husband was...problematic as well.

        Also, no mention of his grandkids.

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          jon-nyc
          wrote on 5 Aug 2022, 14:05 last edited by
          #94

          Who knows if the wife was real or part of the online-only Larry story. But I think his estrangement from his kids explains their absence in the obit.

          Only non-witches get due process.

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            George K
            wrote on 5 Aug 2022, 14:23 last edited by
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            From 12 years ago...

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            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • T taiwan_girl
              5 Aug 2022, 13:39

              (maybe a bit off topic, so apology in advance)

              I thought it was kind of weird that his wife was not mentioned in the summary George posted. My first thought was that his mom and his wife did not get along. :eek

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              Jolly
              wrote on 5 Aug 2022, 14:30 last edited by
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              @taiwan_girl said in RIP Larry:

              (maybe a bit off topic, so apology in advance)

              I thought it was kind of weird that his wife was not mentioned in the summary George posted. My first thought was that his mom and his wife did not get along. :eek

              As somebody who is pretty familiar with the funeral biz, the posted obit is only as good as what the immediate family insists on. It's done at the time arrangements are made.

              And folks, it's a business. Mark up on caskets is better than 300% in most cases. Formalin is cheap and the embalming process is not that complicated. Cremation is nothing more than a gas oven, lined with refractory brick, with a thermostat and a timer.

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • J Jolly
                5 Aug 2022, 14:30

                @taiwan_girl said in RIP Larry:

                (maybe a bit off topic, so apology in advance)

                I thought it was kind of weird that his wife was not mentioned in the summary George posted. My first thought was that his mom and his wife did not get along. :eek

                As somebody who is pretty familiar with the funeral biz, the posted obit is only as good as what the immediate family insists on. It's done at the time arrangements are made.

                And folks, it's a business. Mark up on caskets is better than 300% in most cases. Formalin is cheap and the embalming process is not that complicated. Cremation is nothing more than a gas oven, lined with refractory brick, with a thermostat and a timer.

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                George K
                wrote on 5 Aug 2022, 14:31 last edited by
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                @Jolly said in RIP Larry:

                the posted obit is only as good as what the immediate family insists on

                Right. So, in this case, who is "immediate family?" Obviously, his brother and mother, but not spouse?

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  blondie
                  wrote on 5 Aug 2022, 14:50 last edited by
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                  Here’s my take. The young lady Sarah is/was a caregiver. For Larry’s mom. And she became live-in. And part of this arrangement, extended over time, to Larry helping out her family in the Philippines. I’ve seen this scenario with caregivers and nannys here. I do worry of his mom.

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                  • B blondie
                    5 Aug 2022, 14:50

                    Here’s my take. The young lady Sarah is/was a caregiver. For Larry’s mom. And she became live-in. And part of this arrangement, extended over time, to Larry helping out her family in the Philippines. I’ve seen this scenario with caregivers and nannys here. I do worry of his mom.

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                    Renauda
                    wrote on 5 Aug 2022, 15:06 last edited by
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                    @blondie

                    I suspect you’re right.

                    As already stated, Larry was primary caregiver for his mother. I feel very sorry for her loss.

                    Elbows up!

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                    • G George K
                      5 Aug 2022, 14:31

                      @Jolly said in RIP Larry:

                      the posted obit is only as good as what the immediate family insists on

                      Right. So, in this case, who is "immediate family?" Obviously, his brother and mother, but not spouse?

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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on 5 Aug 2022, 15:20 last edited by
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                      @George-K said in RIP Larry:

                      @Jolly said in RIP Larry:

                      the posted obit is only as good as what the immediate family insists on

                      Right. So, in this case, who is "immediate family?" Obviously, his brother and mother, but not spouse?

                      They would take the spouse’s direction not the 90 year old mother.

                      Only non-witches get due process.

                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                      • J jon-nyc
                        5 Aug 2022, 15:20

                        @George-K said in RIP Larry:

                        @Jolly said in RIP Larry:

                        the posted obit is only as good as what the immediate family insists on

                        Right. So, in this case, who is "immediate family?" Obviously, his brother and mother, but not spouse?

                        They would take the spouse’s direction not the 90 year old mother.

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                        George K
                        wrote on 5 Aug 2022, 15:23 last edited by George K 8 May 2022, 15:23
                        #101

                        @jon-nyc said in RIP Larry:

                        @George-K said in RIP Larry:

                        @Jolly said in RIP Larry:

                        the posted obit is only as good as what the immediate family insists on

                        Right. So, in this case, who is "immediate family?" Obviously, his brother and mother, but not spouse?

                        They would take the spouse’s direction not the 90 year old mother.

                        That, indirectly, is my point.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          Klaus
                          wrote on 5 Aug 2022, 15:25 last edited by
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                          Is it a possibility that his wife / his mother's caregiver doesn't have the paperwork to live in the US legally and hence they didn't mention her? Pure speculuation...

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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on 5 Aug 2022, 15:26 last edited by jon-nyc 8 May 2022, 15:27
                            #103

                            I think it’s just another aspect of his life online that he made up out of whole cloth.

                            That too is speculation, of course. But I think her non-existence is the most parsimonious explanation of the lack of mention in the obit.

                            Only non-witches get due process.

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                              Jolly
                              wrote on 5 Aug 2022, 16:00 last edited by
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                              Can I say, I don't much care?

                              We are what we bring to the media.

                              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                Horace
                                wrote on 5 Aug 2022, 16:08 last edited by
                                #105

                                I always assumed his wife was real. If she's not, it certainly puts a sadder note on his posts.

                                Education is extremely important.

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                                  Mik
                                  wrote on 5 Aug 2022, 16:10 last edited by
                                  #106

                                  I'm not sure that us trying to dissect his life posthumously is really any better than Dewey dancing on his grave.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  • M Mik
                                    5 Aug 2022, 16:10

                                    I'm not sure that us trying to dissect his life posthumously is really any better than Dewey dancing on his grave.

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                                    Jolly
                                    wrote on 5 Aug 2022, 16:12 last edited by
                                    #107

                                    @Mik said in RIP Larry:

                                    I'm not sure that us trying to dissect his life posthumously is really any better than Dewey dancing on his grave.

                                    Actually, probably worse. At least Dwain Lee has his personal ax to grind.

                                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                    • M Mik
                                      5 Aug 2022, 16:10

                                      I'm not sure that us trying to dissect his life posthumously is really any better than Dewey dancing on his grave.

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                                      blondie
                                      wrote on 5 Aug 2022, 16:35 last edited by
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                                      @Mik said in RIP Larry:

                                      I'm not sure that us trying to dissect his life posthumously is really any better than Dewey dancing on his grave.

                                      You know, yup, you’re right.

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                                      • M Mik
                                        5 Aug 2022, 16:10

                                        I'm not sure that us trying to dissect his life posthumously is really any better than Dewey dancing on his grave.

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                                        jon-nyc
                                        wrote on 5 Aug 2022, 17:15 last edited by
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                                        @Mik said in RIP Larry:

                                        I'm not sure that us trying to dissect his life posthumously is really any better than Dewey dancing on his grave.

                                        Meh. Funeral was the 3rd.

                                        Only non-witches get due process.

                                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                        • J jon-nyc
                                          5 Aug 2022, 17:15

                                          @Mik said in RIP Larry:

                                          I'm not sure that us trying to dissect his life posthumously is really any better than Dewey dancing on his grave.

                                          Meh. Funeral was the 3rd.

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                                          Jolly
                                          wrote on 5 Aug 2022, 17:45 last edited by
                                          #110

                                          @jon-nyc said in RIP Larry:

                                          @Mik said in RIP Larry:

                                          I'm not sure that us trying to dissect his life posthumously is really any better than Dewey dancing on his grave.

                                          Meh. Funeral was the 3rd.

                                          Stay classy, y'hear?

                                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

                                          Catseye3C 1 Reply Last reply 5 Aug 2022, 18:39
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