(Canastota, NY- April 2015) The Canastota Rotary Club is pleased to honor Al Larmann as the 2015 Recipient of the “Roses to the Living” award for his volunteer service. This award is given to individuals who have had a lifetime of volunteering and have exhibited the Rotary motto of “Service Above Self.”
Larmann, a native of northern New Jersey, has always been an aviation enthusiast. He grew up near the historic Teterboro Airport and had his first flight in a Ford Tri-motor aircraft in the late 1930’s. He served in the USAAF from 1944 to mid-1946.
After the war, he earned an engineering degree from Stevens Institute of Technology and joined General Electric in 1951. He served in a variety of technical marketing and business planning assignments during his 36 years at GE and acquired an MBA degree from Syracuse University along the way. Upon his retirement in 1987, Larmann expanded his commitment to volunteerism and only a sampling is listed below.
Larmann served for 47 years in the Civil Air Patrol as a Mission Pilot, Squadron and Group Commander and New York Wing Operations Officer and attained the rank of Lt. Colonel.
In 1997, he became a founding member of the CNY Chapter of the North Country Trail Association (NCTA). Over the years, he has served numerous roles for the organization and continues to serve as the Newsletter Editor.
For six years Larmann served on the NCTA National Board of Directors and received their Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009. The National Park Service named him as an Outstanding Volunteer with more than 10,000 hours in 2007.
We invite the public to celebrate Al Larmann at a dinner on Monday May 18 at 6 p.m. at the Rusty Rail. The dinner is $18 per person and reservations may be made through May 15 by calling Lori Torrey at 697-7450 or emailing her at ltorrey@oneidabank.com.