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Larry 's daughter, Bonnie, moved to Hawaii 20 years ago where she works as a manicurist and, on the side, grows coffee. She married Paul , her first husband's younger brother. She brought leis to drape over her father's casket, saying, "Dad never made it to Hawaii so I brought Hawaii to him."

Steve, Larry 's middle son, works for a company that owns and imports alcohol -- the good stuff: Smirnoff, Tanqueray, Guinness -- to the United States. Don't ask him how it tastes, though. He doesn't drink. He's the proud father of two children he never sees and two adopted children by a better marriage.

Larry 's youngest son Phil's quietness seems almost deafening compared to his three siblings' constant chatter. It's perfectly understandable though -- he probably gave up trying to get a word in long ago. He now has 7 children, so his world continues to be filled with talk while he sits back and listens.

Don't ask Larry 's eldest son Mike about listening to God unless you want to hear the entire story of the past seven or so years of his life: rebirth, salvation, speaking in tongues and all. Mom says he used to be a "wild boy". Maybe he was. Now he's kind of annoying.