Lawrence
"Larry" Corcoran Jr., Lt. Colonel USAF (retired), resident of Warrenton,
Virginia and formerly of Norwalk, Connecticut, died peacefully Tuesday, July
15, 2014 of respiratory failure surrounded by his family at Mary Washington
Hospital in Fredericksburg Virginia. Born May 9, 1931 in Cambridge
Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Lawrence Corcoran and Martha
Doliber. He was the husband of the late Margaret "Peggy" Corcoran, to whom
he was married for 55 years. During the Korean War Larry left his studies
after junior year at Boston College to enter military service. He was
commissioned in 1953 through the USAF Aviation Cadets program and served as
a Air Force Officer for 23 years. While on active duty he completed a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science at Syracuse University. Colonel
Corcoran was a highly-decorated aviator with experience in the B-29, KC-97,
C-7, T-33 and C-12. Larry represented the U.S. Air Force as both Deputy and
Air Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Santiago Chile for eight years on two
separate assignments between 1964 and 1976. Those international assignments
were interrupted by duty in Vietnam where he flew combat missions in the C-7
Caribou [535th] and an assignment to the Pentagon staff as a
Planning and Programming officer. Following his retirement from the Air
Force, Larry used his significant Latin American experience to build
international business relationships for the New York City-based American
Banknote Company. After living for 25 years in Norwalk he retired with his
wife Peggy to Warrenton to live near his children and grandchildren.
Surviving are five children, a son, Lawrence Corcoran III of Newington,
Connecticut; four daughters, Nancy Marsh of McLean, Joan Clarke of
Warrenton, Gail MacDonald of Lake Ridge, and Christine Trauth of Falls
Church; eleven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a brother,
Phillip Corcoran of Marlborough, Massachusetts. A memorial Mass was held at
11 a.m. on Saturday, July 19th at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church,
271 Winchester Street, Warrenton. Interment will follow at a later date with
full military honors at Arlington National cemetery.
Lawrence
"Larry" Corcoran Jr., Lt. Colonel USAF (retired), resident of Warrenton,
Virginia and formerly of Norwalk, Connecticut, died peacefully Tuesday, July
15, 2014 of respiratory failure surrounded by his family at Mary Washington
Hospital in Fredericksburg Virginia. Born May 9, 1931 in Cambridge
Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Lawrence Corcoran and Martha
Doliber. He was the husband of the late Margaret "Peggy" Corcoran, to whom
he was married for 55 years. During the Korean War Larry left his studies
after junior year at Boston College to enter military service. He was
commissioned in 1953 through the USAF Aviation Cadets program and served as
a Air Force Officer for 23 years. While on active duty he completed a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science at Syracuse University. Colonel
Corcoran was a highly-decorated aviator with experience in the B-29, KC-97,
C-7, T-33 and C-12. Larry represented the U.S. Air Force as both Deputy and
Air Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Santiago Chile for eight years on two
separate assignments between 1964 and 1976. Those international assignments
were interrupted by duty in Vietnam where he flew combat missions in the C-7
Caribou [535th] and an assignment to the Pentagon staff as a
Planning and Programming officer. Following his retirement from the Air
Force, Larry used his significant Latin American experience to build
international business relationships for the New York City-based American
Banknote Company. After living for 25 years in Norwalk he retired with his
wife Peggy to Warrenton to live near his children and grandchildren.
Surviving are five children, a son, Lawrence Corcoran III of Newington,
Connecticut; four daughters, Nancy Marsh of McLean, Joan Clarke of
Warrenton, Gail MacDonald of Lake Ridge, and Christine Trauth of Falls
Church; eleven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a brother,
Phillip Corcoran of Marlborough, Massachusetts. A memorial Mass was held at
11 a.m. on Saturday, July 19th at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church,
271 Winchester Street, Warrenton. Interment will follow at a later date with
full military honors at Arlington National cemetery.