This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one -
Lawrence (Larry) Edward Nelms was born on February 24th, 1952 in Watsonville, CA to Ernest and Betty Nelms. After growing up in Watsonville, with his two brothers Ernest Jr. and Stephen he set out to college. He was awarded a full academic scholarship to the University of California Santa Barbara. After graduating, he set out to pursue his passions of film, photography and writing. He worked as a freelance writer and photographer for a number of years, before meeting the love of his life Rhoda. They married and had two boys Adam and Wes. Larry carried on working in fields he loved with a family he loved in the San Jose, CA area. After his loving wife of 10 years passed from ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Schlerosis), he moved his two boys to Lake County to follow a new life. He passed his passion of photography onto his youngest son, and always continued his passion of writing. He is survived by his two sons Adam (wife Megan) and Wesley (wife Brittany), and his 5 beautiful grandchilren Carter, Zac, Luke, Amy and June.
Tributes
Leave a tributeWords are so inadequate to express my love for you both.
How I wish we had the opportunity to sit and talk. Save me a century or so .
I may join you one of these days, yet until then I remember!
Tell Rhoda I still love her too. I hope your sons and grandkids have wonderful memories to share on this day. You are forever young!
.those that we love and who love us will never be truely gone from our lives,", your love is still cherished in my heart. Happy Birthday Larry.
With many fond memories.
I think of my dad every time I eat Chinese food. "You will be hungry again in one hour", he always said when reading the fortune cookie.
He & Mom now have 5 grandchildren: 2 boys from Adam, 1 boy & twin girls from me.
I miss you dad. Love, >
Leave a Tribute
Words are so inadequate to express my love for you both.
How I wish we had the opportunity to sit and talk. Save me a century or so .
I may join you one of these days, yet until then I remember!