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    Exclamation Larry Leiker aka Wizard 1942 - 2022

    Larry who has challenged us with his monthly Scribble passed away July 22nd.



    Iɴ Lᴏᴠɪɴɢ Mᴇᴍᴏʀʏ ᴏғ
    Lᴀʀʀʏ E. Lᴇɪᴋᴇʀ
    1942 - 2022



    Lᴀʀʀʏ E. Lᴇɪᴋᴇʀ, 80, ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴀᴛ SSM Hᴇᴀʟᴛʜ DᴇPᴀᴜʟ Hᴏsᴘɪᴛᴀʟ ɪɴ Bʀɪᴅɢᴇᴛᴏɴ, MO. ᴏɴ Jᴜʟʏ 22, 2022 ᴡɪᴛʜ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴀᴛ ʜɪs sɪᴅᴇ.

    Lᴀʀʀʏ Eᴜɢᴇɴᴇ Lᴇɪᴋᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ ɪɴ Sᴀʟɪɴᴀ, Kᴀɴsᴀs ᴏɴ Mᴀʏ 25, 1942, ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴏғ ғɪᴠᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ, ᴛᴏ Hᴇɴʀʏ Jᴏʜɴ ᴀɴᴅ Cʟᴀʀᴀ Dᴏʀᴏᴛʜᴇᴀ (Mᴀʀᴛʏ) Lᴇɪᴋᴇʀ.

    Lᴀʀʀʏ ɢʀᴀᴅᴜᴀᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ Sᴀʟɪɴᴀ Hɪɢʜ Sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ɪɴ 1961, ᴀɴᴅ sᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ U.S. Mᴀʀɪɴᴇ Cᴏʀᴘs ғʀᴏᴍ 1961 -1965, ᴀ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴘʀɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪs ʟɪғᴇ. Hᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ɪɴ Oᴋɪɴᴀᴡᴀ ᴀɴᴅ Cᴀᴍᴘ Pᴇɴᴅʟᴇᴛᴏɴ, Cᴀʟɪғᴏʀɴɪᴀ. Hᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴᴇss ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴏғғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴀsᴛ ᴏғ Cᴜʙᴀ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ Bᴀʏ ᴏғ Pɪɢs ᴄʀɪsɪs.

    Aғᴛᴇʀ ʜɪs ᴍɪʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ, Lᴀʀʀʏ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ Kᴀɴsᴀs Sᴛᴀᴛᴇ Uɴɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ Sᴀʟɪɴᴀ Aʀᴇᴀ Vᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ Tᴇᴄʜɴɪᴄᴀʟ Cᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ, ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴅᴇɢʀᴇᴇ ɪɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇʀᴄɪᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴠᴇʀᴛɪsɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴛ.

    Lᴀʀʀʏ ɪs sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʜɪs ʟᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴡɪғᴇ ᴏғ 49 ʏᴇᴀʀs, Sᴛᴇᴘʜᴀɴɪᴇ (Hᴀᴅʟ), ᴀɴᴅ sᴏɴ, Dᴏɴᴏᴠᴀɴ, ᴏғ Sᴛ. Pᴇᴛᴇʀs, MO.

    Oᴛʜᴇʀ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴏʀs ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇ: ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀs Cᴜʀᴛ Lᴇɪᴋᴇʀ (Nᴀɴᴄʏ) ᴏғ Wᴀᴍᴇɢᴏ, Kᴀɴsᴀs; Dᴀᴠɪᴅ Lᴇɪᴋᴇʀ (Cʜᴇʀʏʟ) ᴏғ Eᴍᴘᴏʀɪᴀ, Kᴀɴsᴀs; ᴀɴᴅ Jᴀᴍᴇs Lᴇɪᴋᴇʀ ᴏғ Oᴠᴇʀʟᴀɴᴅ Pᴀʀᴋ, Kᴀɴsᴀs. Lᴀʀʀʏ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴇᴅ ʙʏ ɴɪᴇᴄᴇs, ɴᴇᴘʜᴇᴡs ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ-ɴɪᴇᴄᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ-ɴᴇᴘʜᴇᴡs. Hᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴘʀᴇᴄᴇᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ʙʏ ʜɪs ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ sɪsᴛᴇʀ, Dᴇʙᴏʀᴀʜ Cᴀʀᴛᴇʀ.

    A ᴛᴀʟᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴛᴇᴄᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴅᴇʟɪɴᴇᴀᴛᴏʀ ғᴏʀ 29 ʏᴇᴀʀs, Lᴀʀʀʏ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ Dᴀʟʟᴀs, Sᴛ. Lᴏᴜɪs ᴀɴᴅ Kᴀɴsᴀs Cɪᴛʏ.

    Lᴀʀʀʏ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀ ғɪɴᴇ ᴀʀᴛɪsᴛ ɪɴ ᴘᴀɪɴᴛɪɴɢ, ɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄ ɪʟʟᴜsᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪɢɪᴛᴀʟ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ. Rᴇᴛɪʀᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ғʀᴇᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀᴇsᴛʜᴇᴛɪᴄs ᴏғ ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴛᴇᴄᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ʀᴇɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ, ᴏᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴘᴀᴛʜᴡᴀʏ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ, ɪᴍᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴɪsᴛɪᴄ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴇs. Hᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴠɪᴅʟʏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛs, ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀs, ᴛʜᴇ Sᴛ. Lᴏᴜɪs Cᴀʀᴅɪɴᴀʟs ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏᴇᴅ ᴄᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ. Hᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ sᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ᴀs Cᴜʙ Sᴄᴏᴜᴛ Dᴇɴ Lᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ.

    Hᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ Cʜᴀᴘᴇʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Cʀᴏss Lᴜᴛʜᴇʀᴀɴ Cʜᴜʀᴄʜ ᴏғ Sᴛ. Pᴇᴛᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ sᴀɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄʜᴏɪʀ.

    Fᴏʀ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʏᴇᴀʀs, Lᴀʀʀʏ ᴘᴇʀғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄɪᴀɴ, ᴡɪᴢᴀʀᴅ ʜᴀᴛ, ᴄᴀᴘᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ.

    Lᴀʀʀʏ ɪs ᴄʀᴇᴅɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʀᴇsᴄᴜɪɴɢ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴏғ ʜɪs ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟʟʏ ʟɪғᴇ-ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ ɪɴᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛs ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ.

    Lᴀʀʀʏ ᴡᴀs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs sɪʙʟɪɴɢs ᴀs L.E. Fᴏʀ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴀɴɴᴜᴀʟ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ɢᴀᴛʜᴇʀɪɴɢ, ᴀ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢᴇ ɪs ɪssᴜᴇᴅ, ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇsᴛ ᴏʀ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴄᴋᴇᴛʀʏ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ʀᴀᴄᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄᴀʟ ɪᴛᴇᴍs ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀs ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs. Aᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴘᴏᴜᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ sᴏʟᴀʀ-ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴄᴏғғᴇᴇ ᴘᴏᴛs, Lᴀʀʀʏ ʜᴀɴᴅ-ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴀ ʜᴜɢᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴀʙᴏʟɪᴄ ᴍɪʀʀᴏʀ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ғᴏᴄᴜsᴇᴅ ʜᴇᴀᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ. Hɪs sᴏʟᴀʀ-ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴄᴏғғᴇᴇ ᴘᴏᴛ ᴇᴀsɪʟʏ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴇᴀʀ.

    Tʜᴇ ғᴜɴᴇʀᴀʟ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴛ Cʜᴀᴘᴇʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Cʀᴏss Lᴜᴛʜᴇʀᴀɴ Cʜᴜʀᴄʜ ᴏғ Sᴛ. Pᴇᴛᴇʀs, ᴏɴ Fʀɪᴅᴀʏ, Jᴜʟʏ 29ᴛʜ,



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    Default Re: Larry Leiker aka Wizard 1942 - 2022

    Larry's Scribble challenges brought out our creativity. His enthusiasm and willingness to help others will be missed.

    May his memory be a blessing.

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    Default Re: Larry Leiker aka Wizard 1942 - 2022



    farewell, we shall miss you...
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    Nothing lasts forever...

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    Default Re: Larry Leiker aka Wizard 1942 - 2022

    Such sad news & he'll be sorely missed.
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    Default Re: Larry Leiker aka Wizard 1942 - 2022

    So sorry to hear this sad news. Larry, a.k.a wizard509, will be very much missed.

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    Default Re: Larry Leiker aka Wizard 1942 - 2022

    Although there are precious few photos of Larry, Gary thought that because Wizard was such a magnificent painter, he wouldn't mind being remembered as the hero in a painting.



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    Default Re: Larry Leiker aka Wizard 1942 - 2022

    So very sad.
    Like many others, I never met Larry.
    But he genuinely seemed like a kind person.
    I will certainly miss the banter I had with Larry.

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    Default Re: Larry Leiker aka Wizard 1942 - 2022

    Another great person has left us.
    Fare well, Larry.

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    Default Re: Larry Leiker aka Wizard 1942 - 2022

    Help me keep a promise that we all got behind ironically, begun by Larry-

    In-memory-of-Bill-Taylor-How-about-a-Horse-font&highlight=Bill+Taylora decade ago. At that time, friends of Bill Taylor agreed that a typeface with Cherokee patterns and symbols would be a great idea.

    I am going to do it over the weekend. Mike W. contributed some designs and I have a font making program if any of us remember the Fonts forum , and will use the weekend to complete te tribute.

    Here's were someone can help me: we agreed the typeface was to be free, but also give it to the Cherokee Nation to sell, so maybe if we can close that deal (HELP ME!, said the Fly ), we do not offer the font for free. Perhaps we could set up a mechanism by which any donations that come to tg could be forwarded to the Cherokees.

    I'll can and will do the font. I could use someone with connections and marketing skills very shortly to make this tribute to Bill mean something.

    I see Barbara posted a painting I did with ArtRage to honor Larry. Let's do the same remembering Bill Taylor. Yes?

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    Bill's ancestry was part Cherokee; let us not forget the the Trail of Tears

    TIA,

    Gary

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    Default Re: Larry Leiker aka Wizard 1942 - 2022

    Larry will be very much missed, a lovely and talented man. Deepest sympathies to his family.

 

 

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