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Lawrence "Larry" Joel Elam
Larry Elam passed away January 30, 2008 at age 64. Larry was born March 2, 1943. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Elam. His hobbies were music and track. In high school Larry received his letter for track. Other high school activities included JV football, cross country and Honor Society president. Larry played the cornet and was an officer in the band while being on the WPHS Math team for two years.
During the well known trumpet festival in Bremen in 1991, where the crème de la crème of all trumpet players meet for master classes and competitions, Otto Sauter had the idea of putting together the ensemble Ten of the Best with ten of the best trumpet players in the world. In November 2000 they made their CD-debut with EMI-Classics. Larry was rated as one of the "Ten of the Best" trupeter players in the world. Larry is survived by his mother Dorothy of Olympia, WA, his sister, Carol Mattix of Dallas, TX, his children Debbie and Bruno who both live in Hamburg, and his much-loved girlfriend Klaudia Meyer. There are two nieces and one nephew in Dallas, their children and many cousins. From: Lynn Ricks (Peters) I was just looking through some of the newly posted pictures and saw the one of Larry Elam and his Lady, re-read the letter his friend wrote and decided to Google him. I found his last concert, January 27, 2008. It’s take by someone in the audience, so it’s not very professional, but, at least, we can hear him. I’m sure there are more out there, but this is a start. (A 2nd Youtube video was found online of Larry at a party.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYLmHCb90jg From: Charlie Cayll Anne, I have stayed in touch with Larry Elams friend in Germany He forwarded me some pictures of Larry and friends that were taken shortly before he died. Also are some comments he received from many of Larry's friends after hearing of his death. Dylan is going to send me a collection of his music in the near future. Charlie
From: Dylan Vaughn Here is my son Björn's
photo tribute to Larry Elam, taken at the funeral on February 7th. Please
have a look. It gives an atmosphere for those who were unable to attend.
http://bjorntoday.com/
Don't forget to click on the photos to expand them AND when you do that,
other pictures to be clicked on will appear on the boarders. His last
performance on the 27th January, "My Way" can be clicked on,
as well. Please, send this link on to any interested friends. They can
leave a message in the guest book on the website, if they wish. I am
sure Björn would appreciate it. If any close friends of Larry's
would like to know more, they can call me Germany (49) 40/ 702 7184
or they can write me at this email address. Larry was loved by people
all over the world. An amazing person. I have included a picture of
Larry with his partner Klaudia. They were happy together. From: aigi hurn Dear Bill, http://www.wphsalumni-1961.com/larry_elam_10ofthebest.html I played in the Hamburg Opera with Larry back in 1992 and just recently received an email from a mutual friend and musician as well in Hamburg that Larry has just passed away at 64yrs of age. I will forward you his email as well. I don´t know the exact date but it was just a couple of days ago. Larry was a great guy, great trumpet player and person and will be dearly missed in the music world. Regards,
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