An Atlanta-area man who was well-known for having played Santa Claus for 33 years died on Christmas Eve from the coronavirus. Santa Larry, or Larry Kenneth Jones as he was otherwise known, retired from Chevron Oil after 25 years and worked for the suburban Forsyth County Board of Education for another 33. It was at the county board of education that Jones, 76, became Santa Claus, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Larry, only known to us as Santa, brought Christmas joy and excitement to hundreds of special needs children at Cumming Civitan-sponsored parties for Forsyth County Elementary School special needs students,” said one online tribute to Jones.