Lawrence "Larry" John Hobbs
May 9, 1946 - Sept. 27, 2024
If you’d been paying close attention to the early life of Lawrence “Larry” John Hobbs (May 9, 1946 - September 27, 2024), growing up and goofing off on the outskirts of Los Angeles, then it would come as no surprise that the second son to Sam and Arlene “Daisy” Hobbs, younger brother to Dave, and big brother to Marilyn and Jim, was born to shake things up. Rattle some cages. Question the norm. Dream of possibilities.
Because Larry was a rebel. Right from the start.
Larry’s is a tale of the unexpected. It’s not a fairytale, per se, although he does find his princess-bride in the end (more on that later), it’s more an epic adventure across seas, deserts, valleys and calderas. A hands-on manual for forging your own path, letting your moral compass be your guide, and preparing a spiritual clearing by any means – hands, feet or a machete – to find and honor your true self.
While his story may have begun 78 years ago in the shadow of the San Gabriel Mountains, a rebellious boy who ditched Sunday school to explore the Santa Ana wind-whipped streets of Alhambra, his story traversed the world. It changed the world.
From his trips to the Antarctic, stepping onto the barren shores of South Georgia Island, a half a million king
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