Loss of a billiards friend.

easy-e said:
Yeah, it was the baiter's fault that Larry spewed "the most disgusting comments any man could make about a woman". Wake up.
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Yes, it was the baiter's fault because we all knew how Larry was. The best way to deal with him was to not deal with him. This was intentionally done to goad Larry into going off the rails. And it was done at my expense. I have a good idea who it was and I won't forget, either.
 
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I missed this info, the death of his wife and his own reported suicide.

Fast Larry was a close to an internet terrorist as I've seen. He was someone who would go off the deep end online and use whatever means necessary to inflict maximum real-world damage on his opponents, all while holding himself out to be the victim. He was, in many ways, a character in his own tragedy. Sadly, his life ended on script.

While he was not my enemy, I avoided him. In all honesty, I am truly saddened by this. Nobody should have to go out like that.
 
One of the reasons that I love this game is because of the characters that are in it. It would be boring if everyone was the same. The few times that I've been around Larry, the one overriding trait was that he loved the game and sport. He tried to improve it in his own way. As far as the other stuff, it's noted and has been revisited on a number of occasions.

RIP to Larry and Sarah. My condolences to his family.
 
Final words

Here is Larry's final post on Facebook dated Nov 2nd, 2015
 

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To his daughter

I am sorry you lost your father and step mother. Please cling to the good memories and surround your self with those that love you. I hope you can turn to God and ask Him to help you through this time of sorrow. Fortunately time heals us and the pain subsides.
 
I know this is an old thread, but I wanted to share a kindness toward Larry who showed a kindness to me.

I own a table at home, and have always loved to play, but never was really even good enough to play in a league. I tried videos, books, and lots of practice, but just never really figured out how to be a reasonably good player. I actually reached out to Larry and offered to pay him to teach me the basics and some drills to continue to learn the game. He agreed, for a very reasonable price, and while I didn't pay him much, he spent an entire day with me teaching me so very much!

I learned more in one day than I had learned in several years of trying. He really was a great teacher. By the end of the day, my break was like a cannon, and still is! My shot was so much more steady. My aiming was revolutionized. He even taught me a couple of trick shots just for fun. He gave me a couple of his show flyers autographed to me, with a picture of Larry and his "WonderDog" which made a good addition to the walls in my man cave among the other posters and pictures.

That was the only day I ever met him, but he was professional and very courteous. He reached out several times to see how I was doing and offered further suggestions and tips. Of course that was his business, but he was professional and never pushy, just offering his services.

Unfortunately, I have never had a lot of spare money for such a luxury as one on one teaching for a hobby, so I never got to spend more time with him. I wish I could have. When he was in his true element, which was teaching, he was outstanding.

I am sorry for the loss to his family and those who were close to him.
 
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