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Happy Birthday to My Best Friend

 

Forty-eight years ago, I met the person who became my best friend and husband. Today is Larry's birthday!

 

 

There is never a day or minute that passes that I don’t thank God for this remarkable Renaissance man. 

 

This man flew F-4s, kayaked in the Everglades, dived, and hunted. He is also a great baker and sewed his own lightweight tent and curtains for the VW bus he transformed into a camper. 

 

larry in tent larry

 

He may not have been the person I ever imagined myself ending up with, but he’s exactly who I needed—and the one I was meant to be with.

 

There’s no one I’d rather spend my days with than Larry.

 

Happy Birthday to my best friend, my soulmate,

and my gift from heaven. 

 



I feel like a part of my soul has loved you since the beginning of everything.

Maybe we’re from the same star.

Emery Allen

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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Kathy. Happy birthday Larry. You get to spend it with your best friend and neither one of you would have it any other way. So, whatever you do to celebrate, enjoy the day! 

Dec 01, 2025 04:41 AM
Kathy Streib

Wayne Martin it was cold, overcast and drizzly so after our walk we stayed in. He had his favorite dinner.

Dec 01, 2025 05:37 PM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

Happy Birthday to Larry! What a wonderful post!

Dec 01, 2025 04:42 AM
Kathy Streib

Thank you Kat Palmiotti 

Dec 01, 2025 05:37 PM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Happy Birthday, Larry - 🎂

Dec 01, 2025 04:44 AM
Kathy Streib

Michael Jacobs Thank you!!!  I'll pass it along.

Dec 01, 2025 05:38 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Retired Real Estate Broker

Happy Birthday to Larry and may he have many more happy and healthy days as well, with his special partner also

Dec 01, 2025 04:58 AM
Kathy Streib

Ed Silva, 203-206-0754 we were thinking how lucky we are (knock wood) to be able to do the things we do at our age, which is still relatively young. LOL

Dec 01, 2025 05:42 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Good morning, Kathy... happy, happy, birthday to Larry. May today be the first day of an amazing "new" year. I hope you aren't making him bake his own birthday cake! :))

Happy Birthday

Dec 01, 2025 05:00 AM
Kathy Streib

Nina Hollander, Broker I did not!!!  However, it was cold and drizzly out so he made his favorite steak...I fixed everything else. 

Dec 01, 2025 05:43 PM
Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400
The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - Plainview, NY
Long Island Condo and Home Specialists

Written so beautifully Kathy, Happy Birthday Larry!

Dec 01, 2025 05:20 AM
Kathy Streib

THank you Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400 I consider myself lucky. 

Dec 01, 2025 05:44 PM
Sham Reddy CRS
Howard Hanna RE Services, Dayton, OH - Dayton, OH
CRS

Happy Birthday Larry!!! You guys are a match made in Heaven & I mean it.

Dec 01, 2025 05:34 AM
Kathy Streib

Awwww Thank you Sham Reddy CRS  I feel like it too.

Dec 01, 2025 05:45 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good Monday morning, Kathy. It is a good day to celebrate.

Happy Birthday to Larry!

Dec 01, 2025 06:14 AM
Kathy Streib

He thanks you Roy Kelley   Hello to Chef Dolores.

Dec 01, 2025 05:45 PM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

Happy Birthday Larry!  I hope that my Wildcats will beat your Jayhawks in basketball this year, haha.

Dec 01, 2025 06:23 AM
Kathy Streib

Brian England they probably will. Jayhawks aren't even playing with Peterson. 

Dec 01, 2025 05:47 PM
Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty
Waves Realty - Melbourne, FL
Florida Space Coast Homes

Looks like you hit the lottery. That is what I tell my girlfriend all the time.  :)

Dec 01, 2025 06:32 AM
Kathy Streib

Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty that sounds like something you'd say!!! LOL

Dec 01, 2025 05:47 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Happy birthday Larry, celebrate heartily.

🍾

Dec 01, 2025 07:41 AM
Kathy Streib

Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543 We're both still stuffed from Thanksgiving. 

Dec 01, 2025 05:48 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Happy Birthday Larry! He is the perfect man for you and so glad you found each other 48 years ago!🎉🎂🎂💕💕

Dec 01, 2025 08:25 AM
Kathy Streib

Dorie Dillard Austin TX hard to believe!!!!   Seems like yesterday. 

Dec 01, 2025 05:49 PM
Hannah Williams
HomeStarr Realty - Philadelphia, PA
Expertise NE Philadelphia & Bucks 215-820-3376

helpfulhannah To Kathy Streib Best friend Larry and many more 😃

Dec 01, 2025 09:53 AM
Kathy Streib

Hannah Williams I tell people, marry someone you like and respect!!!

Dec 01, 2025 05:49 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Kathy 48 years may seem like a lot of years, but it isn't when they are spent with that special person in your life.  I have been married for 51 years, but have known my wife for 54 years.  It does not seem like we have been together that long.

Happy Birthday to Larry. 

Dec 01, 2025 12:51 PM
Kathy Streib

George Souto We were together for 10 years before we married. I count those 10 years. I agree, it doesn't seem that long. 

Dec 01, 2025 05:51 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Kathy, you two were meant to be together, and that is a  L O N G  time!  Happy Birthday Larry.   What a game, huh?   WHEW, I have no nails left.

Dec 01, 2025 04:05 PM
Kathy Streib

Joan Cox I couldn't believe that game!!! I also couldn't believe Washington did as well as they did. That game kept us up late too!!!!  One of the best I've seen this season. 

Dec 01, 2025 05:55 PM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Much like Rick and I, you two are so blessed to have each other! 

Dec 02, 2025 08:43 AM
Lew Corcoran
Better Living Real Estate, LLC - East Bridgewater, MA
Expert guidance. Exceptional results.

What a heartfelt tribute, Kathy Streib 💖. The way you shared his story and spirit makes the celebration feel so alive. Thanks for letting us glimpse the love and joy that’s carried through all these years 🎂✨.

Dec 02, 2025 09:14 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Retired Broker/Owner - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Happy Birthday once again to your amazing man Larry!  You two make such an awesome couple!  Your love shines out to everyone!

Dec 02, 2025 09:41 AM
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Author, Golfer, Retired Broker, Wenatchee, WA

Hi Kathy,
I hope Larry had a fantastic day!  

Dec 02, 2025 10:15 AM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hi Kathy:

I wished Larry a Happy Birthday online on his special day. I hope you both had a wonderful celebration. What a wonderful tribute.

Jeff

Dec 03, 2025 07:21 PM