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 from the San Francisco Bay Area in 2021. She holds a degree in linguistics and has worked as a fashion editor, photo stylist, lifestyle columnist and food writer since 1995. She later covered travel, events, restaurants, music festivals and sports throughout Northern California, including work as a morning show host with KSAN radio and food critic for KRON Bay TV. A veteran bartender, she has worked in hospitality on and off since high school. Gina joined Akers Media in 2022 and is currently the Food and Lifestyle Editor. Her passions include travel, road trips, history books and podcasts, tasting menus and arriving in a new city without a map.
