Like most people of a certain age, I glance at the obituaries
from time to time. A former friend's picture greeted me and
as I read, I kept saying to myself that it simply could not
be. I know people change but how did this raunchy, hard
drinking, sin loving character change in to the saint that
was portrayed in the obituary? I shared it with Bobby and
we both howled with laughter.

Larry was never able to stay married for long and no wife
was mentioned in the obit. He was actually a former husbands
friend. They had gone to law school together, studied for
the bar together and passed it together. He was witty and
a good teller of tales. I liked him a lot, he was excellent
company.

His obituary portrayed him as a devout Christian who loved
his Bible study and had no thought to be anything other than
a grandparent and father. This really didn't do him justice.
Our children just don't perceive us as we really are. None
of the things that made him unique were mentioned. I really
thought he would not have been pleased to have been portrayed this way. He is beyond caring but I can't help but wish that he could have gotten a wicked laugh at the
whole thing.