On February 14, 1944 the world was blessed with a baby boy given the name Lawrence George Lim. Fathered by George Lim, he was born to Amelia Samarrino who was not ready to care for a child. Soon after he was born Mae Fernandez, Amelia’s friend, took Larry and tried to care for him. Mae’s mother, Pilar Rodriguez, realized that Mae could not do the job to the best of her abilities, so she took on that responsibility, and accomplished the task the best way she knew how. He would call Pilar “Mom”.
Along with gaining Pilar as a mother he would gain siblings as well, five sisters (Mae, Irene, Avelina, Josie, and Raquel) and two brothers (Gabriel and Victor). He resided with them in Houston, TX. He grew up full of laughter, loving life’s blessings, and always pulling a joke or prank where he could fit one in, usually on a daily basis. He did have most of his schooling, but dropped out to help earn a living working at Pappa Burger. Everyone knew he enjoyed the job, and from this particular job his work ethic showed strong. He was a hard worker, always willing to make a living to be that responsible dad he did not have, that provider, and role model. With wanting to become that great role model he knew where his gifts lied, and that was mostly through music ministry. He played the Saxophone like an angel, and volunteered sharing his music and ministering to people he met everywhere including churches through the city and beyond, retirement homes, with family and friends, and countless others. In his late 20’s through ministry he met Maria & Roberto Alaniz. Larry considered his relationship with them and their family to be one he truly needed in his life, he soon after asked to call them mom and dad, and claimed their 4 daughters (Bonnie, Juanita, Yolanda, and Irene) his sisters.
Relationships were very much wanted by Larry along with children of his own. He was married and had a daughter who passed away at an early age with Cancer, then a son, Lawrence George Lim Jr. who lives in Houston, TX. Larry was proud of his son, George, who had taken on the same occupation as him as a Prosthetic Technican at Muilenberg. The marriage to George’s mother had irreconcilable differences which caused them to divorce. He was married again a little while later, and had twin boys. Those sons lived a few days and died with complications. Christopher Lim was born healthy and full of life and brought great joy to Larry, Larry and Chris’s mother simply decided that it was in the best interest of everyone to move on, and they choose to divorce. There would be other relationships to learn from and prepare him for “The One”. On August 17, 1985 Larry married Cecilia, who had one daughter (Rebecca “Becky” Galvan) and two sons (Richard Postel Jr. and Mac Arthur Postel). Cecilia would give Larry a chance to be father to a daughter and two sons whom they accepted Larry in their family with lots of love, and since he had lost one daughter and two sons they saw it as “meant to be”. As life would have it with a family of seven there were always changes, but reflecting on it now, Larry’s children say they are grateful he brought them together and that they have each other to lean on
Larry worked for Muilenburg Prosthetics as a Latex Technician for 25 years. Larry had a stroke that forced him into early retirement in 1995. He did recover from his stroke. On November 22, 1997 he had a massive stroke which put him in a coma for 33 days. It left him severely paralyzed on his right side, and Larry Lim would never be physically the same. Cecilia always did her best to honor her husband’s wishes, needs, wants, desires, hopes and dreams. She knew what he meant without him having to say a word, which came in handy when he could no longer speak that well. They still vacationed and traveled up until July of 2010, when Doctors told Cecilia that Larry would need dialysis to survive, but his quality of life would still decline. Larry and Cecilia had spoken of this many times and she did want to honor his wishes of not going through dialysis. She brought him home and through the help of family members, friends and hospice compasses Larry was made comfortable. On Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 3:50am Larry, who had been unresponsive for 24 hours, took his last breath at home with his wife and children at his bedside.
He leaves behind his wife, Cecilia Lim, daughter, Rebecca Galvan, sons, Lawrence George Lim Jr. and wife, Lilian, Richard Postel Jr. and wife, Chanel, Christopher Lim and wife, Monica, Mac Postel and wife, Erica, grandchildren Michelle, Lauren, Ray, Cassandra, Siera, Manuel, Ryan, Victoria, Skyler, Vivian, A.J., Angelina, Raquel, Ricky, and great grandson Ray Lee, numerous other relatives including brother in laws, sister in laws, nieces and nephews, cousins and a host of friends who loved him dearly.
Lawrence “Larry” Lim fought from day one to his last breath. He fought for his life, and anyone touched by it is a better person for knowing Larry. In whichever capacity you knew him, you learned to be inspired, to keep faith, and to be the best person you could be.
Visitation will be held from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Monday, August 30, 2010, at Niday Funeral Home. A funeral service celebrating Larry’s life will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, August 31, 2010, in the chapel of Niday Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Houston.
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crow of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day- and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.
2 Timothy 6:7-8
