Larry Flora

Mission City Voices: Melvin Might be at the Santa Clara Mission Cemetery

My friend at the Lucky Store seemed a little bit upset today. Earlier that morning James had been at the…

June 26, 2022

Mission City Voices: Golf and Ray’s Hole-in-One

I have always loved sports, but I had too much empathy for my competitors. No matter what sport I played,…

May 27, 2022
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Mission City Voices: The Best Job Ever

It was 1973. I couldn’t remember what led me to the Westgate Convalescent Home but I’m glad we found each…

April 29, 2022

Mission City Voices: Cambodia Training Camp

It was May 1970 and I am in Cambodia.  Our unit was on the Ho Chi Minh trail in pursuit…

April 8, 2022

Mission City Voices: Money Machine

It was the middle of the summer in 1989.  My children and I finally decided how we were going to…

February 4, 2022

Learning Responsibilities as a Youngster

It is 1960 in Santa Clara. Like most kids in my small town, I was assigned chores. But soon, there…

January 21, 2022

Mission City Voices: Pear Fight

In Santa Clara during the summer of 1961, there were numerous boys and girls between eight and twelve years old.…

January 7, 2022

Mission City Voices: Heaven’s Kiss Goodbye

Today, I had the honor of being a guest at the funeral service of a Veteran Brother and friend, whom…

November 10, 2021