Lawrence "Larry" J. Maio's Obituary
Lawrence “Larry” J. Maio Sr., 79, of Delran, NJ, passed away suddenly on December 8, 2019. Dear husband to Jean Marie Maio (nee Gergotz) for 56 Years. Loving father to Larry Maio Jr. (Sue), Lori Donnelly and Jeanmarie Treude (Mark). Devoted grandfather to Steven (Rachel), Matthew (Stephanie), Christopher, Mark, Heather, Michael, Kristen and Kevin. Great grandfather to Victoria, Jordan, Aiden, Brendan and Shanley. He will be missed by his sister Patricia Gaines.
In high school, Larry played for Moorestown’s undefeated football team for the class of 1957 as a tight end. After graduation, he served in the US Navy Air Reserve serving our country overseas in Morocco. Larry was a retired police officer for the Mount Laurel Police Department for over 29 years. Larry joined the police force at the age of 21, along with the Police Chief there were 3 other Patrolman and Larry wore badge #4. Larry went on to become the Departments first Detective. After his retirement, he found other ways to server his community by becoming a Councilman in Delran, looking to be a voice for senior citizens on the board. Larry was the proud loving owner of Lacey his precious rescue dog.
A gathering of friends and family will be held on Thursday, December 12th from 10:00am to 11:00am at Givnish of Cinnaminson, 1200 Route 130 North, with a funeral service beginning at 11:00am. Entombment will follow at Lakeview Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Voorhees Animal Orphanage, https://www.vaonj.org/.
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