Logan
Graham, 85
Mankato
- Logan "Max" Graham Jr., 85, died Friday,
April 5, 2002 at Oaklawn Health Care in
Mankato.
Memorial
services were held Tuesday, April 9, at
Landkamer-Johnson-Boman Funeral Home in Mankato
with Chaplain Jim Dye officiating. Burial will take
place today (Wednesday, April 10) in Fort Snelling
National Cemetery in Minneapolis.
Logan
"Max" Graham Jr. was born on October 15, 1916 in
Rochester, the son of Logan Sr. and Hattie
(Marshall) Graham.
On
December 31, 1934, Max married Marie Ellen Hanson
in Rochester. Prior to World War II, he was a
professional boxer, joined the Minnesota National
Guard, and was a professional wrestler under the
name Bobby O'Brien. During World War II, he served
in the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific.
He was honorably discharge in May of
1946.
Max
was the police chief in Wells for 10 years and
graduated from the FBI Police Academy in Quantico,
Va. in 1954. He became a juvenile probation officer
in Faribault and Martin counties for a year before
being appointed to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension. As a criminal investigator for 23
years, he served in Thief River Falls from
1958-1965 and 1970-1980 and Mankato from 1965-1970.
He also served as an instructor and assistant
director of state police schools and was an active
member of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers
Association. He retired in 1980 and resided at
Springsteel Island in Warroad.
Max
was a member of the VFW and Eagles in Thief River
Falls and the Warroad American Legion.
He
enjoyed competitive pistol shooting, making
ammunition, fishing, making fishing lures,
barbecuing, and collecting recipes.
Max
is survived by a son, Gordon (Donna) of Mankato;
four grandsons; eight great-grandchildren; a
brother, Lee (Shirley) of Rochester; and a sister,
Margaret Eddy of Sikeston, Mo.
He
was preceded in death by his wife, his parents, and
a brother. A00003B2002AP10
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