A ham for 64 years, Larry was a retired teacher and school principal. And he gave me my novice exam in the fall of 1968. In September 1968, I started the 9th grade and Larry was my English teacher. On the first day of class, he had each student stand, introduce themselves and tell what they had done over summer break. I told the class I had been teaching myself Morse Code so I could get my ham radio license. Immediately, Larry said in a stern voice he needed to see me after class. While I had done nothing wrong, I feared the worse. Instead, Larry, or Mr. Walker as we called him in class, told me he was a ham, that he lived near me and would be glad to help me get my novice ham ticket. And so he did. Over the years, he worked on a Heath HF amp for me. Years later, as he got older, I returned the favor by installing a transformer for him in a big Ameritron amp that he purchased. Always a good friend, he will be missed by many, including the members of the high school ham radio club he sponsored at Bardstown (Ky.) High School.