LAURENCE ADAM WIDES's Obituary
On July 9, 2020, Laurence Adam Wides, loving father, passed away at his home in Boynton Beach, FL at the way too young age of 54.
Laurence (Larry) was born in New York City, NY to Barbara Joan Spiro and Albert Wides. His father passed away at the age of 48 when Larry was 5 and his mother passed away in 2007 at the age of 76. Laurence went to high school in Lawrence, NY and graduated in 1984. He spent his childhood with a large group of boys playing stickball, street hockey, poker, bowling, etc… They were a close knit group of boys and Larry knew all things sports.
Larry was close with his Uncle Harvey, Aunt Cookie and their 4 daughters. Many holidays and celebrations were spent in a beautiful old stone house in Lawrence, NY with a lot of family and cousins. Larry was always racing the 4 girls up the stairs and usually won. He enjoyed teaching his cousins all about sports as he knew the rules to every game and the stats of every player in the leagues.
Larry attended the weddings of all four of his cousins as he remained close to them throughout adulthood. He spoiled his nieces and nephews with toys, candy and affection. The four girls always knew he would make a great dad one day.
Aunt Cookie is the last remaining Aunt that was in Larry’s life. There are a lot of other cousins from his mothers and fathers side spread across New York and a few other places.
For the past 15 years Larry owned LAB Insurance helping hundreds of people with their insurance needs over the years. One of his clients said he was the “Best referral ever. He was protective of my interests and he became a friend.”
Larry loved animals and owned three cats. He was an avid fan of the Jets and Yankees and often was on fantasy baseball and football leagues.
The real love of his life is his son Jonah that he and his ex-wife adopted when Jonah was 3 days old. There is nothing he would not do for his son. He lived life for him and loved him beyond words. Jonah was names after Larry’s mom “Joan”.
Larry lived his life on his own terms. His fashion sense consisted of mismatched clothing. Many will remember him for his sweatpants or better yet his long
underwear. He often would be found wearing socks, long underwear and a t-shirt at the grocery store in 90 degree heat! He also could not hang on to a driver’s license to save his life! (One year he lost 10 of them!) We now can look back and laugh at this and other things that were unique to Larry and how he lived his life.
When his ex-wife met Larry, he owned a card & gift store. Her birthday was right after meeting him and he came to the party @ Hugh Jorgans without a card. He OWNED a card store. He was afraid it would look stupid since he owned the store…
He is survived by his son Jonah (age 10) and his ex-wife as well as his Aunt Vivian “Cookie” Spiro, numerous cousins and step-sister Davi Towbin.
Jonah suggests that memorial contributions in Larry’s memory can be made to any pet rescue or foster care organization.Private services will be held on Tuesday, July 14th. Please call Beth Israel at 561-732-3000 for the live webcasting login of his service that at starts at 8:45 am.
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