Lost a great friend this morning!

[GENERAL MY WAY]

It is with a very heavy heart that I tell you guys we lost a great friend to many of us over the years.

Larry Lype passed away this morning.

He will be greatly missed by us and many others.

Our condolences go out to Larry's wife Cindy and the rest of the family.

Cindy

[moparjenny]

Definitely sad news. Larry was a great friend. My condolences go out to his family.

[Jesla]

Sad news indeed......

[ElSecundo]

So sorry to hear the news, Cindy. My condolences to you and Harry, and Larry's family.

[RazorJon]

sorry to hear of your loss , my condolence goes out to your family and Larry's
I am here if you need anything

[Cosmic Bilby]

Oh Boy,

That is really sad news. I knew he wasn't well, but this is a shock.

I met Larry here many years ago at HRW, he was a great guy.

My condolences to Larry's wife and family.

[Gentleman Norb]

R.I.P. Larry. :cry:

[dreinecke]

I'm very sad to hear about Larry. Condolences to his family and friends.

[bkrownd]

:(

[waaytoomuchintothis]

I remember Larry Lype. He was one of the good guys from way back when. I remember that gorgeous truck he fixed up. Beautiful.

[Ralphthe3rd]

R.I.P. Larry.... you built some pretty cool HO Slots, and accomplished alot in the 1:1 racing community. You will be missed by many friends and family I'm sure.

[HomeRacingWorld]

Yes, Larry will be missed.

In the past 12 years or so I have spent many hours with him on the phone. Seemed to be a weekly thing and the fun we had getting to know him is priceless.

He was an old school racer to say the least. From Sprint cars to USAC and even Cup, he was in it. I remember one time him calling and he had people in the background saying hello to me. Each time Larry would ask: "Guess who that was?"

I had no idea but to let you know the list, he was at the NASCAR awards banquet. Many a driver you all know hollered at me that day thanks to him. He knew them all.

He loved his T-Jets and HO scale. These little cars took the place of the 1:1 for him in his later years and he appreciated them a great deal. He had a passion for home racing that helped define HRW in the early days.

Thanks all for the comments. It is a sad day to lose such a great person, but we will keep on honoring him everyday.

[FootScoot]

I never knew him personally, but I did read his posts. I did know I hadn't seen anything from him in a while, which wasn't like him at all. I'm sad to hear he has passed. :)

[ourwayband]

Sorry to hear Ms Cindy. My condolences to both you and Harry, and Mr. Larry's family..

Rusty

[Cjent]

Really sorry to read this. I didn't know him but enjoyed immensely what he did.