How incredibly sad.  Nobody wants to go out like that; especially with the
last year being so difficult for him.  Will continue to pray.

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 9:14 PM
Subject: Update on Larry


> Peggy and others, Virgie called tonight.  Larry is not doing well at all.
> They know he has pneumonia and the fluid behind his lungs they still are
> uncertain about.  He is also unable to control his bowels.  Sandy said it
is
> likely he has congestive heart failure.  Virgie will know more tomorrow
when
> some of the test come back from the lab.  Larry went to see his daughter
for
> Christmas by bus.  It was normally a 24 hour trip but due to weather, it
> lasted 36 hours.  Larry was not well before he left but Virgie could not
get
> him to go to the docctor.  When he got to his daughters, all he did was
> sleep.  He wouldn't eat or drink and after a couple of days, his breathing
> became labored.  His daughter took him to a clinic where they found his
ear
> infections but apparently they didn't check for anything else.  Larry has
> been very depressed for the last year.  As many of you know, their
business
> is no longer in operation and this includes their website.  Virgie just
> called back and said she talked to Larry's daughter after she got home
from
> the hospital because she didn't want to say anything with her dad able to
> hear her.  They have ttold his daughter that they are thinking it might be
> cancer and asked if he had a will and all.  I am very concerned about
Larry
> so your prayers will be appreciated.
>
> Phil.
>