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September 21, 1935 - December 21, 2008 Larry White by His Friends. "Larry White was one of the nicest people I never
met. He was generous with "Larry was not only a wonderful performer but a wonderful man. Our hearts and prayers go out to him and his family." Adrian & Elizabeth Deery "With all of the
hi-tech that is around today one would think (even I would think) that it
makes for a less personal world. Well it's because of the internet that I
developed a correspondence with a person that I've been lucky to call
"my friend" even though we never met in person. "What can I say that hasn't been said. Larry will be surely missed, but his legacy lives on in many ways. He was a true lover and contributor to the world of magic and magick. I was lucky enough to meet Larry and spend time talking face-to-face in addition to our several emails. Larry was even kind enough to send me some Nichrome wire for a project when I couldn't locate any. I remember our many emails back an forth discussing that project. Larry is gone, be he will not be forgotten." Dave Birtwell "His end was expected
considering his condition, but totally a shock considering his upbeat
attitude. As with the death of all my close friends and loved ones so far
in my life, this is one from which I will not recover... I can only
adjust. He and I had been in almost constant touch for several months now.
And I am only one of a large group with which he bounced ideas around and
kidded around with individually as well as collectively. We have lost
several friends in one: Shadowland High School's Headmaster White, the
not-so-secret entity behind The Scribe of that famous former South Boston
bar and pub, the delightfully obnoxious Blight. He was many men to many
friends.Aloha, Larry. Thanks for all your past inspiration and your future
influence. And for being a real friend in every sense of the word." "I shall always remember Larry White, as a good friend and even
better teacher -- always there with sound advice, an encouraging word, or unflinching criticism (I earned the wrath of The Blight on several
occassions), and it was
so often just what I needed to hear or learn...My folders are full of knowledge he so generously shared in response to even the most off-hand question...And,
as has been attested, it wasn't just me--he shared his wealth of knowledge
and enthusiasm with all of us. "It is a sad thing indeed to lose not only a fabulous talent and
writer, but also a warm and wonderful human being. I hope that Larry and I will
meet again, down the road. I will sorely miss him. Brother Art Black a.k.a. Don
Drake "[BTW it was brother White that gave me my name of Art
Black ] "I'll miss the headmaster. He was the voice of authority and
purveyor of a vast wealth of knowledge here on the Shadow Digest. He left his
mark in this world and will forever be remembered in our thoughts, in our hearts
and whenever we read one of his postings. I'm sure Larry is raising a wine glass high, savoring its bouquet and thinking,
"yeah, I'm living and loving the afterlife." This one's for you Larry. "It has taken me a few days to make sense of things I suppose. Larry's death was rather a shock to me not because his health was a secret but because when we did speak he was always optimistic and upbeat. It hit me hard. Very hard. Then, yesterday morning I have a picture that popped into my head. It made me cry but it also gave me some peace. The picture was of Larry, Tony Raven, and Masklyn sitting at the pub and raising a glass. Someone I shared this with asked where Gene was, I said no doubt that he was hiding in the cupboard about to pop out with some oddity and shock everyone." Dean Montalbano "I haven't commented on Larry's death. It's not that I have nothing to say about this incredible human being; The problem is , it is so difficult. His passing on a personal, level hits as hard as when we lost Gene Poinc. Both men were giants, creative masters in the world of magic. How can we best honor Larry's memory? By trying to emulate him in every way. He was likely one of the very best friends I have ever had." Kotah "Larry will be missed by so many apart from myself. He was so
much to us all in so "Dave Goodsell here. Like you, I am heartbroken over the loss of
our friend and inspiration. FYI, I am working with Larry's and Doris's son
Bill to put together an appropriate obituary for the magic fraternity. I hope to have that finished soon.
David
Goodsell (left) with Larry White |
