He received five awards for “excellence in teaching” from the honor society.Ī certified alcohol and drug counselor, Bob arranged his teaching schedule so he could spend two days a week at the oldest and largest facility for the indigent in New Orleans-one of his most rewarding activities. His most significant contribution there was the creation of courses that each focused on two composers-Bach and Beethoven, Handel and Mozart, Wagner and Stravinsky. Much of his work was published here and in France.īob taught at the University of Oklahoma and Boston University before finding a home at Tulane, where he taught for 33 years.

A-R Editions published Bob’s complete edition of all 49 Leclair sonatas for violin and basso continuo. Waiting for an appointment took longer than he expected, and he turned to selling silverware door-to-door to survive! Hard to believe for a professor whose dissertation on Jean-Marie Leclair established him as a world authority on the composer. in music history from the University of Michigan, along with his Ph.D. This was to be his life.Īfter Amherst, he received his M.A. He took every course in music we had and a few at Smith. He came to the Fairest College expecting to major in math or physics-until he took his first course with Prof. Larry’s true character and soul live on in the memory of his loving wife, Ottilie his three children, John, Jeff, and Sara his four stepdaughters, Robin, Stephanie, Bertie and Sarah and eight great-grandchildren. David Fletcher, the hospital’s former president and CEO, said, “Larry was a quiet leader and held in high regard by all.” His skills in ophthalmology were well-recognized. He was on the staff of the Elizabeth General Medical Center (now Trinitas Regional Medical Center). Larry practiced ophthalmology for 45 years in Elizabeth, N.J. Fiji in order to view the sunrise from the peak the following morning. He was never happier than when he had a fly rod in hand, or when he was on the golf course, skiing or climbing Mt. His love of fly fishing took him to rivers worldwide. In 1945 he was in the Pacific theater in the invasion of Okinawa.

from Temple Medical School, he completed his internship at Lenox Hill and his residency at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.ĭuring World War II, Larry served as a captain in the U.S. He donated a classroom-laboratory in honor of his former science teacher and mentor, Elliott Knoke, who inspired him to study medicine.Īt Amherst, Larry was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and the pre-medical, golf and outing clubs.Īfter receiving his M.D. He graduated from the Pingry School in Elizabeth, N.J., of which he became a trustee years later. Larry died on July 6, 2017, at age 98, in Longmeadow, Mass.

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