Col. Madden, died peacefully on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, surrounded by his loving wife and children, priest, deacon and dear friends.
Funeral: 3 p.m. Friday at Saint Peter's Orthodox Church, 7601 Bellaire Drive, Fort Worth. Interment: 2:15 p.m. Monday at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Greenwood.
Larry Wayne Madden of Bluff Dale, Texas, beloved husband, father, brother and friend to many, was born Nov. 28, 1940, in Shreveport, La., the son of Travis LeRoy Madden and Phala Mae Kelley Madden.
He attended high school at Allen Military Academy in Bryan, Texas, attended Centenary College in Shreveport, La., and graduated with a business degree from Oklahoma City University in 1964. He received a master's degree in criminal justice from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1976.
He joined the Unites States Air Force in August 1964, and received his commission Nov. 10, 1964. He served in Texas, Mississippi, Spain, Germany, and Omaha, Nebraska, achieving the rank of Colonel. His military career was in communications and security police, primarily in Strategic Air Command (SAC). Col. Madden retired from the Air Force after 30 years of service in November 1994 and continued to serve as liaison officer for the U.S. Military Academies for U.S. Speaker of the House Jim Wright. In addition to his military service, Col. Madden was a real estate agent and property manager in Fort Worth, Texas, and worked for the Veteran's Commission, State of Texas.
Col. Madden was a devout member of Saint Peter's Orthodox Church in Fort Worth, having served as Treasurer and Doorkeeper Coordinator.
During his college years, he became a member of Kappa Alpha Order and continued to be an active alumni throughout his life. He was a member of United States Air Force Security Forces Association and served on the Board of Directors on a national level. He was a Mason and was inducted into the organization in Wiesbaden, Germany in 1971.
Col. Madden was an avid marksman and was awarded the Schützenschnur or German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency from the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Friends remember him as a gregarious, fun-loving man who loved to tell stories (some of which had a grain of truth), travel with his wife and friends, and drink the occasional glass of wine. He loved to help others and he would never say no to anyone he knew that needed his help. He was affectionately known as Uncle HiLarryous by nieces and nephews, and as B-Dad by his grandchildren. He loved his family including cousins from all over this great nation such as Arizona, Louisiana and of course Texas.
He married Katherine Ann Armold in Biloxi, Miss., in 1966.
Survivors: Wife, also of Bluff Dale; daughter, Diana Madden Olson of Takoma Park, Md.; son, Travis Earl Madden of Bluff Dale; sisters, Cherlyn Croom of Alexandria, La. and Nancy Madden of Shreveport, La.; and son-in-law, Lars Olson, grandson, Ole Beck Olson; and granddaughter, Katherine Ella Olson of Takoma, Park, Md.
Funeral: 3 p.m. Friday at Saint Peter's Orthodox Church, 7601 Bellaire Drive, Fort Worth. Interment: 2:15 p.m. Monday at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Greenwood.
Larry Wayne Madden of Bluff Dale, Texas, beloved husband, father, brother and friend to many, was born Nov. 28, 1940, in Shreveport, La., the son of Travis LeRoy Madden and Phala Mae Kelley Madden.
He attended high school at Allen Military Academy in Bryan, Texas, attended Centenary College in Shreveport, La., and graduated with a business degree from Oklahoma City University in 1964. He received a master's degree in criminal justice from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1976.
He joined the Unites States Air Force in August 1964, and received his commission Nov. 10, 1964. He served in Texas, Mississippi, Spain, Germany, and Omaha, Nebraska, achieving the rank of Colonel. His military career was in communications and security police, primarily in Strategic Air Command (SAC). Col. Madden retired from the Air Force after 30 years of service in November 1994 and continued to serve as liaison officer for the U.S. Military Academies for U.S. Speaker of the House Jim Wright. In addition to his military service, Col. Madden was a real estate agent and property manager in Fort Worth, Texas, and worked for the Veteran's Commission, State of Texas.
Col. Madden was a devout member of Saint Peter's Orthodox Church in Fort Worth, having served as Treasurer and Doorkeeper Coordinator.
During his college years, he became a member of Kappa Alpha Order and continued to be an active alumni throughout his life. He was a member of United States Air Force Security Forces Association and served on the Board of Directors on a national level. He was a Mason and was inducted into the organization in Wiesbaden, Germany in 1971.
Col. Madden was an avid marksman and was awarded the Schützenschnur or German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency from the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Friends remember him as a gregarious, fun-loving man who loved to tell stories (some of which had a grain of truth), travel with his wife and friends, and drink the occasional glass of wine. He loved to help others and he would never say no to anyone he knew that needed his help. He was affectionately known as Uncle HiLarryous by nieces and nephews, and as B-Dad by his grandchildren. He loved his family including cousins from all over this great nation such as Arizona, Louisiana and of course Texas.
He married Katherine Ann Armold in Biloxi, Miss., in 1966.
Survivors: Wife, also of Bluff Dale; daughter, Diana Madden Olson of Takoma Park, Md.; son, Travis Earl Madden of Bluff Dale; sisters, Cherlyn Croom of Alexandria, La. and Nancy Madden of Shreveport, La.; and son-in-law, Lars Olson, grandson, Ole Beck Olson; and granddaughter, Katherine Ella Olson of Takoma, Park, Md.
Col. Madden, died peacefully on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, surrounded by his loving wife and children, priest, deacon and dear friends.
Funeral: 3 p.m. Friday at Saint Peter's Orthodox Church, 7601 Bellaire Drive, Fort Worth. Interment: 2:15 p.m. Monday at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Greenwood.
Larry Wayne Madden of Bluff Dale, Texas, beloved husband, father, brother and friend to many, was born Nov. 28, 1940, in Shreveport, La., the son of Travis LeRoy Madden and Phala Mae Kelley Madden.
He attended high school at Allen Military Academy in Bryan, Texas, attended Centenary College in Shreveport, La., and graduated with a business degree from Oklahoma City University in 1964. He received a master's degree in criminal justice from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1976.
He joined the Unites States Air Force in August 1964, and received his commission Nov. 10, 1964. He served in Texas, Mississippi, Spain, Germany, and Omaha, Nebraska, achieving the rank of Colonel. His military career was in communications and security police, primarily in Strategic Air Command (SAC). Col. Madden retired from the Air Force after 30 years of service in November 1994 and continued to serve as liaison officer for the U.S. Military Academies for U.S. Speaker of the House Jim Wright. In addition to his military service, Col. Madden was a real estate agent and property manager in Fort Worth, Texas, and worked for the Veteran's Commission, State of Texas.
Col. Madden was a devout member of Saint Peter's Orthodox Church in Fort Worth, having served as Treasurer and Doorkeeper Coordinator.
During his college years, he became a member of Kappa Alpha Order and continued to be an active alumni throughout his life. He was a member of United States Air Force Security Forces Association and served on the Board of Directors on a national level. He was a Mason and was inducted into the organization in Wiesbaden, Germany in 1971.
Col. Madden was an avid marksman and was awarded the Schützenschnur or German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency from the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Friends remember him as a gregarious, fun-loving man who loved to tell stories (some of which had a grain of truth), travel with his wife and friends, and drink the occasional glass of wine. He loved to help others and he would never say no to anyone he knew that needed his help. He was affectionately known as Uncle HiLarryous by nieces and nephews, and as B-Dad by his grandchildren. He loved his family including cousins from all over this great nation such as Arizona, Louisiana and of course Texas.
He married Katherine Ann Armold in Biloxi, Miss., in 1966.
Survivors: Wife, also of Bluff Dale; daughter, Diana Madden Olson of Takoma Park, Md.; son, Travis Earl Madden of Bluff Dale; sisters, Cherlyn Croom of Alexandria, La. and Nancy Madden of Shreveport, La.; and son-in-law, Lars Olson, grandson, Ole Beck Olson; and granddaughter, Katherine Ella Olson of Takoma, Park, Md.
Funeral: 3 p.m. Friday at Saint Peter's Orthodox Church, 7601 Bellaire Drive, Fort Worth. Interment: 2:15 p.m. Monday at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Greenwood.
Larry Wayne Madden of Bluff Dale, Texas, beloved husband, father, brother and friend to many, was born Nov. 28, 1940, in Shreveport, La., the son of Travis LeRoy Madden and Phala Mae Kelley Madden.
He attended high school at Allen Military Academy in Bryan, Texas, attended Centenary College in Shreveport, La., and graduated with a business degree from Oklahoma City University in 1964. He received a master's degree in criminal justice from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1976.
He joined the Unites States Air Force in August 1964, and received his commission Nov. 10, 1964. He served in Texas, Mississippi, Spain, Germany, and Omaha, Nebraska, achieving the rank of Colonel. His military career was in communications and security police, primarily in Strategic Air Command (SAC). Col. Madden retired from the Air Force after 30 years of service in November 1994 and continued to serve as liaison officer for the U.S. Military Academies for U.S. Speaker of the House Jim Wright. In addition to his military service, Col. Madden was a real estate agent and property manager in Fort Worth, Texas, and worked for the Veteran's Commission, State of Texas.
Col. Madden was a devout member of Saint Peter's Orthodox Church in Fort Worth, having served as Treasurer and Doorkeeper Coordinator.
During his college years, he became a member of Kappa Alpha Order and continued to be an active alumni throughout his life. He was a member of United States Air Force Security Forces Association and served on the Board of Directors on a national level. He was a Mason and was inducted into the organization in Wiesbaden, Germany in 1971.
Col. Madden was an avid marksman and was awarded the Schützenschnur or German Armed Forces Badge for Weapons Proficiency from the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Friends remember him as a gregarious, fun-loving man who loved to tell stories (some of which had a grain of truth), travel with his wife and friends, and drink the occasional glass of wine. He loved to help others and he would never say no to anyone he knew that needed his help. He was affectionately known as Uncle HiLarryous by nieces and nephews, and as B-Dad by his grandchildren. He loved his family including cousins from all over this great nation such as Arizona, Louisiana and of course Texas.
He married Katherine Ann Armold in Biloxi, Miss., in 1966.
Survivors: Wife, also of Bluff Dale; daughter, Diana Madden Olson of Takoma Park, Md.; son, Travis Earl Madden of Bluff Dale; sisters, Cherlyn Croom of Alexandria, La. and Nancy Madden of Shreveport, La.; and son-in-law, Lars Olson, grandson, Ole Beck Olson; and granddaughter, Katherine Ella Olson of Takoma, Park, Md.
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