Larry Thacker Jr.:
CLASS OF 1988
Oak Park High SchoolClass of 1988
Kansas city, MO
Larry's Story
I am blind, or close enough that it's just easier to say that. Thanks to the special equipment I pushed around the school and probably some unfortunate incidents involving the heavy metal braille writer I carried around, a lot of people knew about me, but I didn't know many people. We didn't have a lot of money and lived at the far north edge of north Kansas City. When I left the stage at graduation, I turned down the wrong aisle and sat in the wrong place. I remember sprinting for the door to the outside once i cleared the cro...Expand for more
wd after the ceremony was over. That was a fitting introduction to the next few years of my life, but by the grace of God I eventually got it together. I worked for about 24 years as a programmer for Bank of America before being laid off in 2021. I am the pastor at Bartimaeus Baptist Temple, a small church in south Dallas, Texas. I believe I'm entering a new phase of life now, and I'm not sure yet what it will look like. An online search will turn up my blog, The Lion's Roar, where you'll find more than you ever cared to know.
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