Larry Thompson Obituary

Karen,
It is with a heavy heart I send my condolences at the passing of Larry. As one of the first neighbors I met, I won´t forget Larry´s kind gentleness and warm welcome. He will definitely be missed. May you find peace and comfort in God´s love in the days ahead.
Love,
Diane Shaw

Dear Karen, Our hearts are saddened to hear of Larry´s passing. We are so thankful for the few years we had with you & Larry in NC and will cherish the memories. We will never forget Larry´s soft spoken words & sense of humor. He will truly be missed by so many. Love to you all.

Karen, Rosa Lee and I would like to offer you and the family our most deepest and sincere condolences during this saddened time. I offer below our feelings for Larry and You Karen........ From: Douglas "Doug" Styers
Subject: TRULY Blessed by God's Love !

Karen it is with a much saddened heart, that We come to you at this time as we just learned late yesterday of Larry´s Passing. Larry was a very dear, and close friend to us as you also are. I could not be hurt more so if it was my brother, as Larry was like a brother to me and a love thru Christ in both of us in our relationship bound us together. After many hours of thoughts and getting it together I put this into words that I truly Believe describes Larry and Larry´s Life with all of us and in Christ for him.
I hope it it appropriate enough to convey our feelings by, and in these words below of, and after much careful thought. I Believe Larry lived this in his heart daily in his life Karen, So Hear it goes.

I say because, God´s words say, "If people wish to love God, they must taste God´s loveliness, and see God´s loveliness; only then can there be roused in them a heart that loves God, a heart that inspires people to give of themselves loyally for God. God does not make people love Him through words, and expressions or through their imagination, and He does not force people to love Him. Instead, He lets them love Him of their own volition, and He lets them see His loveliness in His work, and utterances, after which there is borne in them the love of God. Only in this way, can people truly bear testimony to God. People do not love God because they have been urged to do so by others, nor is it a momentary emotional impulse. They love God because they have seen His loveliness, they have seen that there is so much of Him that is worthy of people´s love, because they have seen God´s salvation, wisdom, and wondrous deeds-and as a result, they truly praise God, and truly yearn for Him, and there is roused in them such a passion that they could not survive without gaining God. The reason why those who truly testify of God are able to give a resounding testimony to Him is because their testimony rests upon the foundation of the true knowledge, and true yearning for God. Such testimony is not offered according to an emotional impulse, but according to their knowledge of God, and His disposition. Because they have come to know God, they feel that they must surely testify of God, and make all those who yearn for God know God, and be aware of God´s loveliness, and His realness. Like people´s love for God, their testimony is spontaneous; it is real, and has real significance, and worth. It is not passive, or hollow and meaningless. The reason only those who truly love God, have the most value, and meaning in their lives, the reason only they truly believe in God, is that these people are able to live in God´s light and are able to live for God´s work, and management. It is because they do not live in darkness, but live in the light; they do not live meaningless lives, but lives that have been blessed by God. Only those who love God are able to testify of God, only they are God´s witnesses, only they are blessed by God, and only they are able to receive God´s promises." This is how Rosa and I viewed Larry in real life, and hope it explains how we feel of, and for him along with his Christ Jesus who we Believe also Loved Larry as well.
AMEN & AMEN ......Doug & Rosa.