Chief Larry McNeary

MCNEARY, Chief Larry - age 68, passed away, Sunday, November 10, 2013 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Oakland. Family hour 11:00 AM Friday, November 15, 2013 at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 318 Auburn Ave., with funeral service commencing immediately at 11:30 AM. Pastor James Lawrence, Sr., officiating. Entombment Christian Memorial Cemetery, 521 E. Hamlin. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11:00AM Friday. Chief McNeary will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 268 N. Perry St., and may be viewed from 1PM-8PM Thursday. Family will be present to receive friends from 6:00PM-8:00PM. Chief McNeary leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Patricia Green-McNeary; children, Bryan (Connie) McNeary, Che (Tiffany) McNeary, Anthony Green and Michelle McNeary; seven grandchildren; sister-in-law, Patsy Starks; brother in laws, James and Ruben Green and a host of family and friends. Larry was a graduate of Pontiac Central High School. He continued his educational pursuit with a degree from Oakland Community College and also completed training at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Throughought his law enforcement career, he achieved numerous awards and certificates. He retired with the highest ranking of Chief of the Pontiac Police Department. In 1977 he received the “Citation for Meritorious Service” from the city of Pontiac for superior handling techniques demonstrated during an attempted kidnapping. He served our country proudly as a Sargent in the United States Air Force based in Lackland, Texas and was later deployed to Vietnam in 1969. Larry was an avid golfer and member of the Pontiac Top 20 Golf Club for many years. He served as President for the Thursday evening golf league at Pontiac Municipal Golf Course. He enjoyed bowling and fishing. Larry enjoyed coaching a softball team for the “PAL” Program for the city of Pontiac for many years. He enjoyed a variety of music but the “Blues” was one of his favorites. He loved to cook and learned many of his techniques from the culinary school at Oakland Community College and by watching various cooking shows on television. Larry enjoyed watching the western channel and old classic movies. Chief McNeary was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy McNeary-Garth; grandson, Markus Munn and very special friend, Jim “Lefty” Turner.

Chief Larry McNeary

September 28, 1945 - November 10, 2013