Larry Norman
4/8/1947 - 2/24/2008

Our friend and my wonderful brother Larry passed away
at 2:45 Sunday morning. My wife Kristin and I were with
him, holding his hands and sitting in bed with him when
his heart finally slowed to a stop. We spent this past
week laughing, singing, and praying with him, and all
the while he had us taking notes on new song ideas
and instructions on how to continue his ministry
and art.

Several of his friends got to come and visit with
him in the last couple of weeks and were a great
source of help and friendship to Larry. Ray Sievers,
Derek Robertson, Mike Makinster, Jerry Albertini,
Charles Thompson, Tim and Christine Gilman,
Matt and Becki Simmons, Kerry Hopkins, and
a few more. Thank you, guys. Larry appreciated
your visits very much. And he greatly
appreciated the thoughts, wishes, support
and prayers that came from all of you
Solid Rock friends on a daily basis. Thank you
for being part of his small circle of friends over
the years. Saturday afternoon he knew he was
going to go home to God very soon and he
dictated the following message to you while
his friend Allen Fleming typed these words into
Larry's computer:

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I feel like a prize in a box of cracker jacks
with God's hand reaching down to pick me
up. I have been under medical care for months.
My wounds are getting bigger. I have trouble
breathing. I am ready to fly home.

My brother Charles is right, I won't be here
much longer. I can't do anything about it.
My heart is too weak. I want to say goodbye
to everyone. In the past you have generously
supported me with prayer and finance and
we will probably still need financial help.

My plan is to be buried in a simple pine box
with some flowers inside. But still it will be
costly because of funeral arrangement,
transportation to the gravesite, entombment,
coordination, legal papers etc. However money
is not really what I need, I want to say I love you.

I'd like to push back the darkness with my
bravest effort. There will be a funeral posted
here on the website, in case some of you want
to attend. We are not sure of the date when I
will die. Goodbye, farewell, we will meet again.

Goodbye, farewell, we'll meet again
Somewhere beyond the sky.
I pray that you will stay with God
Goodbye, my friends, goodbye.

Larry