Lee Phillip Madden – Graton apple farmer, World War II veteran

Lee Phillip Madden, a Graton farmer who served as a bodyguard
for Gen. Douglas MacArthur before the Korean War, died of
complications from pneumonia March 5 in Sebastopol. He was 77.
Madden had been a Sonoma County resident for 32 years, running a
berry and apple farm after 10 years as an operating engineer for
the Sonoma County Water Agency. Madden was born June 14, 1929, to
Ronald and Lela Madden. He was raised in San Francisco and joined
the Army at the end of World War II.
Madden was stationed in Japan during the buildup to the Korean
War, serving as a guard for MacArthur, the commander of U.S. forces
in the Pacific. He returned home to earn a degree in animal science
at UC Davis.
Madden married Ingrid Wallenstein, a &#8220pen pal” from
Germany. He traveled to meet her and the two were married and had
six children. He was predeceased by his wife in 1996.
Before settling in Sonoma County in 1975, the family lived in
Redwood City and Sunnyvale. Madden worked as an electrical engineer
for several large companies, including National Semiconductor and
Hewlett Packard.
In addition to his youngest son, Nils, Madden is survived by his
son Mark of Santa Rosa, daughter Heide of Bainbridge Island, WA.;
son Knut of San Diego; daughter Sonja of Sebastopol; and son Lloyd
of Eugene, OR.
He also is survived by 12 grandchildren.
Private services were held and a public gathering of freinds was
heald at the Ace-in-the-Hole Cider Pub in Sebastopol.