Dr. Larry Webster, D.C., the 1959 Logan graduate who became known as the "Grandfather of Chiropractic Pediatrics" died on February 7, 1997 of a massive stroke. He is survived by his wife Connie, children Pam and Lucinda, stepchildren Wes and Chris, as well as five grandchildren, a stepgrandchild, and a great-grandchild.

He also leaves behind a profession which had come to respect him as a learned doctor and love him as a caring and compassionate human being who put the welfare of children before any political or economic considerations.

It was his consuming desire to help children which led Dr. Webster to establish the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) in 1975. He envisioned the non-profit ICPA as an independent, non-political organization involved in research, training, and public education in the field of chiropractic pediatrics.

It quickly became evident that other doctors shared his vision and today the ICPA has more than 1,200 members throughout the United States, Canada and several other countries.

The ICPA presented the profession's first chiropractic pediatric certification program in 1993 in Atlanta. Since that time, the certification program has been offered in Florida, New York, and Toronto. To date, over 200 chiropractors have completed the rigorous 10-part course, taught by the profession's leading authorities on chiropractic pediatrics.

The ICPA has also become the first full-time chiropractic pediatric research facility in the world. Funding for the ICPA's endeavors is provided through donations of chiropractors and their patients. Among the research projects being undertaken by the ICPA are studies on attention deficit disorder and asthma.

Apart from his work in the ICPA, Webster was well known as an educator, enjoying a strong association with Life College, where he served as a pediatric instructor for 11 years, a clinic director for 11 years, and an associate professor. He also taught as part of the post graduate faculty of several chiropractic colleges, and lectured around the world.

Putting his clinical expertise to use, Webster developed the Infant Toggle Headpiece, for which he held a patent. He was honored with the "Basic Technique Research Award" from Logan College of Chiropractic.

In recent years, Webster's success in bringing chiropractic to children could be measured by the vehemence of the opposition from the medical establishment, which tried repeatedly to convince the public that chiropractic care should not be offered to the young.

Webster met that opposition with a steadfast and firm resolve, continually supplying documented research as well as case histories showing the tremendous and beneficial impact chiropractic can have on children. Despite criticism from the medical profession and the media, Webster remained uncompromising in his chiropractic principles, and continued to win praise from patients and professionals alike.