Loading ...Larry Berryhill
I lost a great friend this week. Larry was my pole vault coach at BYU, but he was also much more. He was friend that I knew would be there for me under *any* circumstances… and was. I traveled all over with him, ate at the best steak house in every town, and listened to countless stories on the way. I will miss him deeply.
I am going to use this post to provide details as they become available about the circumstances of Larry’s death and the subsequent funeral.
I just spoke with Larry’s mother and found out the following:
They were contacted by the Embassy in Argentina on Monday (Aug 24th) and told that Larry had passed away. Apparently of a heart attack. He had gone out to dinner with some friends on Saturday (from what I can gather that was day) and they called him the next day and got no answer… he also missed an appointment that day, so a friend went to check on him. He was found in his bed.
Larry’s brother, Michael is down in Argentina working on getting Larry back home. As of right now it appears that they will be coming back on the same plane next Wednesday. There are things outside of their control here, so they are waiting until they are actually back before they make any additional plans. If things go according to plan, Larry’s funeral will most likely be the first of the following week – about Sept 7th. They are going to contact me as soon as the plans are finalized and I will post that information here.
To those who knew Larry:
We need to be there in full force. I ask that you do all you can to adjust your schedules to be there for Larry, as he was for us on so many occasions. I also ask that you take the time to write down some thoughts about Larry that can can be compiled and given to his family. This compilation should be ready for the reception after his funeral. Please take some time and get this together and email it (or add as comment to this post) to me (jhansen@hivalley.com) as soon as you can, and I will do the rest.
Please share this link with anyone you think would like to be involved.