IN SPIRIT, YOU WILL GET MY MESSAGE.

 

YOU DON'T KNOW ME, BUT AFTER READING YOUR ARTICLE SIX MONTHS LATER IN THE NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE, I COULD DO NOTHING BUT CRY.

 

I HAVE CRIED SO MUCH FOR YOU LIKE I KNEW YOU THAT IT AIN'T FUNNY!

 

WHAT IS EVEN MORE SAD FOR ME IS THAT YOU PASSED AWAY ON MY BIRTHDAY AND IT HURTS ME EVEN MORE, SO BAD!

 

EVEN THOUGH I AM A LOT OLDER THAN YOU ARE, LARRY, I TRUTHFULLY FEEL THAT WE ALREADY KNEW EACH OTHER.

 

I AM CRYING RIGHT NOW AS I WRITE YOU THIS LETTER AND THE TEARS WON'T STOP COMING AND I JUST DON'T KNOW WHY.

 

IT HAS BEEN YEARS SINCE I HAVE CRIED LIKE THIS AND THE ONLY THING THAT I COULD DO RIGHT NOW IS TO SIT HERE AND WRITE YOU THIS LETTER.

 

I WISH I KNEW YOU.

 

I COULD HAVE HELPED YOU SO MUCH AND BEEN YOUR BEST FRIEND.

 

LARRY, YOU WERE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL BOY AND MAN AND STILL ARE.

 

MY GOD, WOULD WE HAVE BEEN BEST FRIENDS IF I ONLY KNEW YOU.

 

I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU...

 

THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME OUT.

 

PAUL SHORE

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA