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You Won't Find This Man In The History Books. He Was Not A Famous Person Notable For Anything Particular. Meet Larry Harvey. He Recently Passed Away Very Suddenly. Nobody Was Prepared For His Untimely Death. In Fact Just One Week Earlier He And His Family Were Holding Services For His Younger Brother Who Passed Away With Heart Related Problems.
I Was Viewing Photo's Taken Of Him And His Family Members That Was Posted On Facebook The Day Of The Funeral. He Appeared Cheerful And Full Of Life. Just A Couple Hours Later I Received The Dreadful Phone Call He Had Passed Away Suddenly On The Golf Course. After The Initial Shock Of It, All I Could Do Was Sit Back And Allow The Memories Of Him Flow Through My Mind. Larry Married My Mother's Sister Janice. To Me Their Life Together Was Almost Like A True Love Story. He Loved Her So Much. Her Death Was The Only One I Ever Witnessed In My Lifetime. My Heart Broke That Day. Larry Was A Large Man. He Held Her In His Arms As She Took Her Last Breath. I Actually Felt The Presence Of Our Lord In That Room During Her Passing. It Was One Of The Most Touching Moments Of My Life. One Day Many Years Ago Larry Done Something For Me That I Will Never Forget. At A Time In My Life When Things Seemed Uncertain. It Was A Gesture Of His Love And Confidence In Me.
Apparently Larry Touched So Many Lives. The Day Of Visitation At The Funeral Home Hundreds Of People Stood In Line For Hours To Pay Their Last Respect For Him. I Was Totally Overwhelmed By How Many People Were There. Yet None Of It Surprised Me Considering The Kind Of Man Larry Joe Harvey Was. Even Though His Mission On Earth Is Now Complete With Only 65 Years, His Legacy Lives On Through His Children Left Behind. My Cousin Kim, Layne And Scott Were Exposed By The Kindness Of A Gentle Giant.
Even Though We Feel Sadness Because His Life Was Cut Short. In Our Hearts Though We Know He Is Now In Heaven With Those That Left Him Behind. I Am A Believer That Everything Happens For A Reason. We May Not Understand It And We May Not Approve Of It. When It's All Said And Done God Has Spoken. He Has Created And He Can Taketh Away. It May Have Never Been About The Person Who Died. It Could Be About The Ones Left Behind. There Is No Question About Larry Being In Heaven. We Are Never Guaranteed How Many Years We Have Of Life. We Should Be Thankful And Count Our Blessing For Each Day We Have. Because Life Is A Gift.