November 1, 2024
Umatilla Cancer Survivor Turns Second Chance at Life Into Hundreds of Laptops For Those in Need
By Gina Horan
Umatilla Cancer Survivor Turns Second Chance at Life Into Hundreds of Laptops For Those in Need
Larry Kehler, also known as Señor Fox
If you need to get Larry Kehler’s attention, call him “Fox.” The Umatilla resident got that moniker nearly 25 years ago when he lived in Puerto Vallarta.
“I’m called Fox because I look like the former president of Mexico,” he says.
While in P.V. he met his wife Cheryl, another ex-pat. In 2015, they returned to the states to travel in their RV.
In 2019, their road trip was put on hold when Fox was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and given just three months to live. By utilizing the “Right to Try” act and heroically getting aggressive therapy, he is now cancer-free.
During his treatment, Señor Fox, the self-described computer geek, found an old laptop and to keep his mind occupied, repaired it, then donated it via an online message board.
“I couldn’t believe how many people responded,” Fox says. “I ended up asking for sob stories to decide who would finally receive it.”
Since then, Fox has wiped clean, restored and donated around 325 laptops and he has never once charged for his services.
“Not too many people get a second chance,” he says. “The good Lord has blessed me and even though I’m now cancer-free, I still love doing this to help the community.”
*To donate to Señor Fox: email- srfoxusa@gmail.com, Facebook-srfoxusa
Gina moved to Central Florida in August 2021 from the San Francisco Bay Area. She has a degree in linguistics and worked as a fashion editor, photo stylist lifestyle columnist and food writer for the Knight Ridder Newspaper Group. She also covered and photographed music festivals, fashion shows and sports throughout Northern California. In 2000, she joined KSAN radio as a morning show co-host and produced the news and sports content there for four years. She later covered travel, events and the restaurant scene for KRON-Bay TV. A veteran bartender, Gina has worked in hospitality on and off since high school. She has been with Akers Media since 2022 and hosts the Healthy Living Central Florida podcast. Her passions include travel, road trips, baseball, history books and podcasts, tasting menus and arriving in a new city without a map or guidebook.
