Larry Denman Gallion

Larry Denman Gallion, age 74, died of heart failure Wednesday at The Woodlands Methodist Hospital. He was born in TylerTown, Mississippi, August 3, 1947, to Cpl. Wayne Gallion and Edna Merle Tirpitz. He and his wife, Elsa Maria Cavazos Gallion, were longtime residents of the Conroe area.

He earned an Associates Degree from San Jacinto College and earned a Master of Peace Officer Certificate. He joined the Houston Police Department on May 1, 1967 Academy Class #35. During his tenure with the department, he was assigned to the Jail, Central, Southwest, Emergency Communications and Special Operations Divisions. He retired in 1988. He worked as a Peace Officer for Conroe ISD and Head of Security for St. Luke’s Hospital and was once the Chief of Police for Cut & Shoot, Texas. He loved to fish, watch Astros baseball and Texans football. He enjoyed writing and sharing his thoughts about life.

He is preceded in death by his mother; Edna Merle Tirpitz, father; Wayne Gallion, brother; Donald Wayne Gallion, grandson Samuel Isaac Gallion and granddaughter Anastasia Mitchell. He is survived by his wife Elsa Gallion; his four children, Brent Allen Gallion and wife Denise Gallion, Mark Wade Gallion, Lace Ann Mitchell and husband Michael S. Mitchell, and Daryl Wayne Gallion and wife Lorena Gallion. His grandchildren: Thomas Gallion and wife Kayla, Matthew Gallion, Danielle Gallion, Brittany Gallion, Michael A. Mitchell, Kaitlyn Mitchell, David Gaskin, Brian Gallion, Alexandor Gallion, Penelope Gallion, Zachary Johnson, Gregory Johnson, and great grandchildren: Drake, Scarlett, Jarrell and Noah Jo.

“I can hear God’s word and be still. A peace has come over me and I am at rest with my soul.

God forgive me for not praying for every soul that has passed away.

Forgive men for not praying every moment of each and every day.

Bless me as I write this simple verse for everyone to see

Allow my thoughts and words to bring praise and honor to thee.

Never let me forget from where I came and where I hope to go

Ever mindful of the journey that lies ahead and cross the natural flow.”