Hello,

My name is Patrick Larson and on Friday, November 6th, 2026 sometime in the afternoon my father Michael Larson unexpectedly passed away at home at the age of 67. To say this was a shock would be an understatement.

While we have been mourning, are mourning and in some ways will be forever mourning his loss, the unfortunate thing I’ve come to know in these past few days is that when a death occurs, lots of decisions need to be made very quickly. And this includes paying for cremation. At this time we will be holding off on holding a celebration of life for him but the cremation needs to happen in a short amount of time. When we do have a celebration of life we will let you all know the details. (And yes I did make a Bret Hart reference as my dad was a lifelong pro wrestling fan.)

So, we ask; in lieu of flowers, if you are able to contribute to covering the cost of his cremation and other expenses.

To be transparent with you all, the goal of this GoFundMe is to cover the cost of the cremation, and a little extra that will be going toward expenses to keep my mom and I afloat during this incredibly difficult time.

We completely understand if you are unable to contribute but just know that any amount, even $5 would be greatly appreciated, and if you are unable we kindly ask that you share this GoFundMe.

if you knew my dad or know me you will know it is not in our nature to ask for this help but we want to make sure we are able to honor his final wishes.

We appreciate all the condolences we have received from so many people. My dad would really appreciate how many people, including total strangers have reached out to us.

There may need to be an increase in our goal amount but if that happens we will update you all.

To my dad, while you may no longer be physically present with us, you are still very much loved and will be remembered by those who knew and loved you for the rest of our lives.