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Larry Lee Pittman

Delran, NJ
March 29, 1966 - August 30, 2019
Mar 29, 1966 - Aug 30, 2019
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2019, Bellmawr, NJ, USA
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Why am I donating to Larry’s funeral? Why do I feel so sad that he is gone? Larry and I spent a lot of time together. We had our differences, but we also had a few things in common. You’re kidding, may be the thought that comes to mind. You are a woman, he was a man. You are white, he was black. You have accepted getting older, he chased the Fountain of Youth. You rarely take an aspirin, he abused drugs. So, what did we share? We both loved three of the same people; his girlfriend of ten years, my niece, Leah and their daughter Haylie and Leah’s son, Elijah, for whom Larry was a surrogate father. They, his mother and brother, Tammy and their children, Stephen and Christina, have endured a tough journey and need our financial as well as our emotional support for closure.

Larry told me, on numerous occasions, how grateful he was to Leah for her devotion to him and for her dedication in trying to keep him on track. I was grateful to him for helping Leah build her self confidence, for encouraging her to apply for the promotions she won at work and for helping her follow a better path in life. I drove him to interviews, and occasionally to and from work, and we coordinated outings with Elijah and Haylie, who I often babysit, to the playground, McDonald’s, the park and the pool. I rejoiced when he accepted the responsibility of being at work everyday, secured a safe place to live, assisted Leah and Tammy with chores, and made time to share with his children and grandchild. He loved his side jobs as an emcee and a DJ, liked to dance, enjoyed a wide range of music and singing children’s songs with Haylie. He had a great sense of humor, enjoyed bantering with his brother and cousins, and was happiest when he made other people, especially children, smile. He made delicious fried chicken that he told me his mom taught him to prepare and was the best corn shucker I ever met, a skill passed on to him by his relatives down south. Like many of his friends, I winced when he stumbled and struggled to understand why he returned to drug abuse, but encouraged him to get back on course. We talked about the dangers of addiction. As a young child, I saw a young woman crawl into my father’s pharmacy and die in his arms, a victim of the heroin epidemic of the 60s. I was trying to scare him with a true story. It didn’t work. Just a few weeks later, he made the worst choice possible when he ingested tainted drugs and became a murdered casualty of the global opioid crisis, shattering the lives of those who loved him. For his mother, brother, Tammy, Stephen, Tina, DJ, Haylie, Elijah and Leah I am going to remember the happy moments we shared, his compassion for others and the progress he achieved. And to Larry, I miss your laugh, the delight you took in spending time with Elijah and Haylie, and the fun you brought to their lives. I hope that you have finally found the peace of mind that each of us deserves.
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I will cherish the 10 years that I had Larry in my life. He gave me a daughter and he was the best father to her and my son. Larry was a very rare, special kind of love that I'll never find again. My heart is heavy with this loss, he was everything to me and I miss him very much.
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Please consider a donation to Larry Pittman Funeral Cost help.
$1,865.00
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Recent contributions

$100.00
Lynn Desalvatore
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Allison Cook
$200.00
Karen Caplan
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