Larry Lyons

Larry Lyons was born on March 17, 1936 in El Dorado, Kansas. He was the first born to Howard Eston Lyons and Eudora Thompson Lyons. He had a brother, Danny, and three sisters, Karen, Barbara, and Sharon. Some time later, the family relocated to California and settled in Madera, in the San Joaquin Valley. He was the first and last of his generation. He passed away at home on June 26, 2021. He is survived by three children: Lisa, Lenny, and Lucy; five grandchildren: Jared, Andrea, Alicia, Jamin, and Josh, and five great grandchildren: Alton, Ezra, Roland, Kaydence, and Lane. Nieces Vickie, her children Scott, Shanda and Michael, their children Scott Jr, Nataiyah, Mannie and Marcos, Carter, and Landon. Niece Denise, her children Ashley, Mariah, Michael, and Ashley's children Richard and Peter.  Niece Debera, nephew Ray, and great nieces and nephews. He graduated from nursing school with his RN degree and worked in the mental health/substance abuse field in various hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California. He was an avid reader, multimedia artist, and multi-instrumentalist, playing in bands in San Francisco. He was a long time member of the San Francisco Folk Music Club. He was an active member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Burlingame and Orleans. After he retired, he moved to Orleans, CA and was able to enjoy many years in the mountains until moving back to the Coast to be closer to family.