Larry Hawthorne, affectionately known to all as Mr. Larry, never skipped a beat in his routine. When he and his wife Georgia moved to Lake Martin in 2000, they established a schedule to eat at the same Dadeville restaurants at the exact time every day, every week.
When Georgia had to enter an assisted living facility, Mr. Larry went there and ate every breakfast, lunch and dinner with her — right on schedule.
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