Creative Writing: An Interview With Larry's Death

My interviews were not hard to complete, as I had the perfect set of individuals in mind. The first person I interviewed was Larry. Larry is the 47-year-old father of four children who has been married four times—the first two ended in divorce, his third died of cancer after 17 years together, and he recently remarried in August of this year. He has held the same job for the past 20 years, working as office manager of a court reporting firm in Charlottesville. In addition to his work, Larry was the cubmaster of a Cub Scout pack for close to ten years and has held the position of scoutmaster of a Boy Scout troop for the past eight years.

My second subject was Donathan. Donathan turned 14 in January and is currently in eighth grade. Along with

When she died, Sarah was 13 and Donathan was 11, so they have had and will have to go through some of the hardest parts of their lives without a maternal figure. Larry often laments about the loss of his wife and said that regardless of the ups and downs of their relationship, he wouldn’t change a thing about his time with her. Sarah and Donathan both said that if possible, the one thing in life they would change was their mother’s death, which came as a complete shock to the

Since she works in a daycare, she said that the things that make her the happiest are her kids, whether they are hers or a “work child”. She also said that the look a child gets on their face when they figure out something they’ve been working on makes everything she does worth it. Larry also said that his children have made him the happiest, again, not only his personal children but also the boys he mentors in Scouting and his two stepchildren. However, Larry says his biggest challenge in life is watching his older children go off into their lives with little to no input from him. His biggest goal for the future is watching his kids grow up and become adults, though, so he must get through the challenge of seeing them go through the rough patches in life to then see them flourish as adults. Although Connie also has multiple children, her goals in life have nothing to do with them. Her number one goal is to retire, but she doesn’t think that will happen any time soon. While she continues to take her online classes, Connie dreams of being an early childhood education professor. Due to her history with domestic violence, she also wants to work with crisis shelters educating women about domestic violence and how to get out of it. Connie’s biggest challenge in life right now is respecting other parents’ uniqueness and boundaries. In her job, she sees almost 200 children a day.