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The final words of Larry Broadhurst...

PostPosted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 1:56 pm
by dutchman
Dear Lord,
This year you took my favorite actor, Patrick Swayze.
You took my favorite actress, Farrah Fawcett.
You took my favorite singer, Michael Jackson.
Spoiler:
I just wanted to let you know, my favorite President is Barack Obama.
Amen

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Larry Broadhurst 1937-2010

Taken from the final entry in Larry's Facebook account just before he died

Re: The final words of Larry Broadhurst...

PostPosted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 5:59 pm
by rebbonk
Larry was a true gent, literally one of a dying breed.

RIP Larry

Re: The final words of Larry Broadhurst...

PostPosted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 7:43 pm
by dutchman
I was amazed by the way Larry maintained his sense of humour right up until the bitter end.

I hope that when my time comes I can be half as brave as he was.

Re: The final words of Larry Broadhurst...

PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 3:49 am
by rebbonk
He was a "Wyken kid," wasn't he? I seem to remember he grew up around Blackberry Lane as I did. I think we also both worked for the same aircraft company, though a few years apart.

Re: The final words of Larry Broadhurst...

PostPosted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:39 pm
by dutchman
rebbonk wrote:He was a "Wyken kid," wasn't he? I seem to remember he grew up around Blackberry Lane as I did.
Radford I believe although I never got the chance to ask him why he spent so much time as a kid hanging around the Far Gosford St area?

Larry was a cargo handler by profession and would probably have remained one had he not moved to the USA. Once over there he achieved rapid promotion, helped found Air America (hence the shirt) and eventually became vice-president of thirty different airlines.