Thomas Logan Malone, Jr., Rear Admiral, United States Navy

RADM Thomas Logan Malone, Jr., Ed.D

Rear Admiral Thomas Logan Malone passed away peacefully on November 25, 2023, at Hospice House in Sarasota, FL. A man of great integrity and kindness, always with a twinkle in his eye, he loved life and lived it to the fullest. He never met a stranger. He was a devoted husband and father and cherished his faith, family and country above all else. He is survived by his beloved wife of 44 years, Marguerite Malone, Ed.D. He is also survived by his children, Debbie Delaney (Pete), Tom Malone, III (Amy), Cindy Kernan, Beverly Burke (Steve), Linda Haupt (Jeff), and Dean Sackett, III, (Elise); as well as his grandchildren, Kyle and Megan Delaney; Tom, IV, Robbie, and Maggie Malone; Sean Mollard and Phil Kernan; Shannon, Conner and Ryan Haupt; and Charlotte and Caroline Sackett; and great grandchildren, Maeve, Brady and Julian Mollard.

Logan was born in Brunswick, Georgia, on August 28, 1930, and spent his time between Brunswick and Monticello, Ga until he graduated from Brunswick High School. He knew from the time that he was 8 years old that he wanted to go to the Naval Academy and serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1953 with a degree in Naval Science (Electrical Engineering). He spent an additional six months in Submarine school and another graduate year of nuclear training - both theoretical nuclear physics and nuclear reactor training. His 30 years of Naval Service was spent principally in both nuclear attack and ballistic submarines.

He served on 5 different submarines in his career, spending over 17 years at sea. He commanded a nuclear attack submarine, the USS Permit, and rose to become a 2-star Admiral. He made many covert missions, for which he won numerous medals, including the Meritorious Service Medal, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit and Navy Commendation Medal for submarine action during deployments in the Western Pacific Theater. Additionally, he made a historic trip on the USS Sea Dragon when it transited the Northwest Passage in 1960, to the north pole, through the Bering Straits and on to Hawaii. This required traveling in uncharted waters, surfacing through the ice, and providing the newly learned navigation information back to Naval Headquarters Headquarters which became the pathway for later submarines to follow. The crew also played baseball at the North pole.

As a senior officer, he served as project manager for the Tomahawk Missile Development and Deep Submergence programs as well as the 688 class Nuclear Submarine Development. He also commanded all NATO and US submarines in the Mediterranean with headquarters in Naples, Italy. His last Navy assignment was as Chief of Naval Technical Training headquartered in Memphis, TN. During this assignment as Superintendent of all navy technical schools and recruit training, he visited each of the 67 schools nationwide and was awarded his second Legion of Merit when he retired in 1982. He also earned a M.S. in Economics from the University of Memphis during this time.

Following retirement from the Navy, he moved into the private sector and served as President of a Tennessee Community Bank, earned a doctorate in Educational Administration, and was recruited to become Headmaster of a private K-12 school in Memphis. In 1990, he was recruited as Board member and then CEO, of the Medicare Quality Improvement organization serving Tennessee.

After bringing that company into recognized excellence, and serving 10 years there, Logan retired and he and Marguerite moved to Sarasota, FL. He was then recruited again to be the CEO of the Florida Medical Quality Assurance company, located in Tampa, which needed his leadership and organizational skills to bring it up to recognized excellence in promoting quality health care to Medicare patients in Florida. After 10 years of driving 130 miles round trip to Tampa each day, and at 80 years old, he retired from the private sector in 2010.

He also always contributed to the community everywhere he lived. He was a life-long Rotarian and Paul Harris Fellow, served on the Board of Junior Achievement, the Boards of the Military Academy of Sarasota and Glen Ridge Foundation. He also belonged to the Sailfish Naval Academy Alumni Association, Sailfish organization and many additional organizations.

As an active and contributing member of Laurel Oak Country Club since 1997, he served on the Board of Governors and as Chairman of the House Committee. As a relatively new golfer, he was very proud of his two Holes-in-one.

Logan was an avid reader and loved historical novels. He also loved cruising and he and Marguerite have travelled throughout the world, visiting more than 70 countries. On most cruises, the Captain of the ship sought Logan out and they would share stories of ships at sea on the bridge of the cruise ship.

There will be a funeral service at the National Cemetery in Sarasota on Friday, January 26, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. Attendees are urged to be at the cemetery by 11:15. Immediately following the service there will be a "Celebration of Life" reception at Laurel Oak Country Club. If you wish to attend, call 941-378-3608 to make a reservation. In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution to the Cancer Society in Logan's memory.