![]() ![]() The amassed collectables, like the brightly painted Fu, Lu and Shou figures, generally represent good fortune, lofty position and long life. The items reflect their years in Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, and Luther's 32 years of service with the National Security Agency, as a senior level expert who speaks Chinese. Washburn-McReavy Werness Bros.From statuettes of Fu, Lu and Shou to a bedroom suite of custom-made Rosewood furniture and a 40-pound brass sculpture of the Chinese God of War, the decor at Luther and Joni Deese's southeast Marion County home is a colorful and delicately crafted scrapbook. Olivet Lutheran Church Retreat Center (5025 Knox Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55419-1095) or American Cancer Society (P.O. ![]() In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be given to Air Force Association (1501 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22209-1198), Mt. Alan James and his wife Ruth of Stillwater and sister-in-law, Geneva James of Papillion, Nebraska. Other survivors are brothers- in-law, Ralph James and his wife Mary Jane of Bloomington and R. Also surviving him are four grandchildren: Alexandra de los Santos of Dallas, Texas, David de los Santos, Meredith Brown and Joshua de los Santos, all of San Angelo, Texas sister, Harriet Olson and her husband Kenneth of Harlingen, Texas, and Joady Bartlett of Kalispell, Montana. General Larson served on the Board of Trustees for Macalester College, where he also revived the alumni athletic organization, the "M Club." General Larson is survived by his wife, Lois James Larson and four children: James Larson of Minneapolis, Major Nancy Larson (USAF ret.) and Mary Larson, both of San Angelo, Texas, and Mark Larson of Willow Park, Texas. In Minnesota, he led a special task force for homeland security. He started defense consulting firms and served as president of AMPS (Association of Modeling Planning and Simulation, Inc.), NCWG (National Correlation Working Group), Larson Lectronics, Centurion Group, and D.E. After retiring from the USAF in 1983, he continued to be actively involved in strengthening the defense of the United States by serving as national President and Chairman of the Board of the Air Force Association. On July 27, 2007, in a standing-room- only ceremony, the headquarters building of the current Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (ISR Agency) was named Larson Hall in his honor. A key figure in the establishment of the Electronic Security Command and the Joint Electronic Warfare Center in San Antonio, Texas, he was the first commander and director of both organizations. Most of his Air Force career was spent in the U.S. He was a Russian linguist, a radar intercept officer, a signals intelligence officer, and the USAF's first Airborne Mission Supervisor. General Larson's career in the USAF spanned 32 years. in Political Science from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. in English from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, and in 1970, received his M.A. In 1962, on the Bootstrap program, he received his B.A. In 1953 he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant and received his navigator wings. The Korean War interrupted his studies and he enlisted in the USAF in 1951. Born on Octoin Madelia, Minnesota to Edgar and Gyneth Larson, he graduated from Madelia H.S. General USAF Retired Died Monday, Augin Edina, Minnesota. ![]()
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