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The stony gaze of the late Gen. Doyle E. Larson surveyed the crowd that gathered Saturday in Madelia to honor him. In the background, sculptor Jerry McKenna talks about his friendship with Larson, which lasted 40 years.
Robb Murray


Sculptor Jerry McKenna (left) and Lois Larson reminisced Saturday near the bust of Doyle E. Larson, husband to Lois, friend and mentor to McKenna. Written on the bust’s pedestal is a brief summary of Doyle Larson’s rags-to-riches military career: “From no stripes to two stars.”
Robb Murray


Madelia celebrates hometown general

Bust of Gen. Doyle E. Larson dedicated

By Robb Murray
Free Press Staff Writer

By the time McKenna was commissioned to sculpt Larson, he was already famous in his own right as an artist. Producing a likeness of his former boss, however, didn’t bring any extra pressure. He was just happy to get a chance to do it.

“I knew Doyle as a very, very loving husband, father and grandfather,” McKenna said. “He was a true patriot, a great American, a national treasure ... and my friend.”

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