Monday, November 29, 2021
Larry was a man who took chances. When he was director of Medical Photography at the University of Iowa College of Medicine, he took a chance hiring many employees with non-photographic backgrounds. My studies were in biology and chemistry. I began developing 5x7 black and white prints and finally became a medical photographer - thanks to Larry. Many others had a similar journey. It was usual to work all night creating, developing, and mounting 2x2 photographic slides for teaching. It made no difference that Larry was the director, he shared all the work. He took call a week at a time like the rest of us - with a pager turned on, all night and weekends, waiting to be summoned to the hospital for photos to document patient cases. He took a chance starting an apartment rental business - dealing with debts and hours of repair work. He took a chance when he was lonely - attending dances where he met Braun. - take chances. Thanks, Larry.
