Larry Anthony Chavarria

There is no way to sum up who Anthony was, or what he meant to our family. His "light" was bright and so very strong. He was one that was truly to be reckoned with. That was the Anthony before addiction.

There are so many memories, I could never pick one. Every minute my brother was on this Earth, and every minute I got to spend with him, is a favorite memory. He might say that his favorite memory of us is our trip to Spain and Italy. That was 3 1/2 weeks of non-stop fun and adventure. We laughed so hard the entire time. Truly one of the best times in both our lives.

EVERYTHING!! But, mainly, the little things. I will miss our phone calls when we would vent about our parents, or talk about what crazy things my kids were doing. I will miss our conversations about current political events. I will miss his facial expressions, his hand wave (dismissing someone or something), his hair flip, his eye roll, and his laugh!! I will miss his quirky sayings and his over reactions to everything (LOL).

I think he would like to be remembered as someone who loved, and was loved. He would want to be remembered as an incredible Uncle to my kids and grandbabies. He would want to be remembered as an intelligent human being who always spoke up and fought for what he believed was right. Most of all, I think he would want to be remembered for who he was, before the addiction burned out his shining light.