A Little About Councilman Larry Vannoy  

Larry Vannoy was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma to a military family and served on active duty himself for nine years, living in eleven states, Japan and Germany. He met his high school sweetheart and wife of 29 years, Lisa, at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, South Carolina. The couple has three grown children: Jessica, a school teacher in Franklin, TN; Ashley, who attends Calhoun Community College, and Adam, an Air Force ROTC engineering student at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. All three are graduates of Bob Jones High School.

Councilman Vannoy is also a Colonel in the Air Force, having served 27 years on active duty and in the Reserves where he serves as the State of Alabama Air Force Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer for Homeland Land Security. He was mobilized for 9 months in support of "Operation Enduring Freedom". Larry holds a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Carolina and a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology in Dayton, Ohio. He is currently a Senior Systems Engineer at Davidson Technologies in Huntsville.

The Vannoy family became Madison residents in 1986. Vannoy has been an active community volunteer, working with the Madison Street Festival for 17 years, serving as president of the committee four times. He also serves as the city liaison to the annual Trail of Tears Commemorative Motorcycle Ride and is the vice president of the Alabama Trail of Tears Association. He has been actively involved in Madison sports and recreation programs since moving here. He has served as a coach of girl's softball, boy's baseball, soccer, and as a Cub Scout Den Leader and Boy Scout Assistant Scout Master. He has held the positions of Jaycee President and District Director, and has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Madison Optimist Club. He is also a member of Madison American Legion Post 229.

Elected to the Madison City Council in 2000, he is/has served on the City Finance Committee, Human Resources Committee, Water and Wastewater Board Member, and liaison to the Recreation Advisory Board, Madison Chamber of Commerce and Madison Senior Center.

Councilman
Larry Vannoy

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