Lawrence Stephen Szoke 1949-2010

Larry went to the finish line with determination and a passion for life that inspired everyone he met. Husband, father, big brother, grandfather, loyal friend Larry battled his cancer to the very end.

Larry was born and raised in Brantford Ontario, moving to Caledonia where he lived for the past 27 years. Larry raised two sons, Lonnie and Jay, and has three grandchildren   Jayden, Mason and Dalton. He leaves his soul mate Sandy, brothers Doug, Bob and sister Sue.

Larry travelled extensively for photography, wind surfing and racing. The final few years Larry had were immersed photographing Canadian Superbike racing. Larry’s photography lives on with his web site u-Vu.ca. 

Waznie Racing presents a new program of raising funds for the Princess Margaret Foundation with a memorial tribute to motorcycle enthusiast and photographer Larry Szoke with ‘Racing for a Cure - Change for Cancer’ campaign. At selected racing events we are asking you to simply drop your pocket change into the Shoei donation helmet. If you can not make it to an event where the fund is active, you can also send your donation to:

All funds will be forwarded to the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation assisting Larry’s fellow Canadians with cancer treatment and research.

Larry’s hope of finding a cure for cancer in his lifetime was tempered with the understanding that finding a cure needs to be supported with research and funding for treatment of those diagnosed with cancer. One out of three people you know are likely to be affected by this disease. Larry hopes that race fans and competitors share his desire to raise funds from their pocket change and support his 'Racing for a Cure - Change for Cancer’ program.