Obituary: Lydon

Larry G. LydonLarry G. Lydon passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 12, 2015.Larry was born April 8, 1918 in Maltby, Washington to Patrick Lydon and Charlotte Boch. He graduated from Queen Anne High School in 1936. He attended University of Portland on a track scholarship in 1937.He joined the Navy in May of 1941. His first assignment was to the USS San Francisco, arriving at Pearl Harbor just prior to the Dec. 7 attack.He married Bette Marcum on Thanksgiving Day in 1942. They have three children, Mike Lydon, Pat Lydon and Karen (Lydon) Loid. They have seven grandchildren, Anne, Eileen, Jackie, Sara, Cindy, Jon and Becky; and 14 great-grandchildren.After the war Larry returned to University of Portland to finish his bachelor’s degree, receiving a magnum cum laude in September 1946.He began a teaching career spanning six decades, teaching in the 1940s to 1970s and subbing in the 1980s and 90s.Larry and Bette ran Lydon’s U-Pick Blueberry Farm in Duvall until they moved to Vancouver in 2000.Memorial services will be held in Carnation at the American Legion Hall on Oct. 10 from 1 to 4 p.m.Please bring your memories of Coach Lydon to share. We will all enjoy the stories.