Gerald Wayne Malley

Gerald Wayne Malley, 76, was born on September 4, 1945 in Minden, Louisiana to Herschel Sylvester and Frances Cox Malley and passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022 in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Gerald graduated from Northwestern State College in Natchitoches, Louisiana, where he played defensive nose guard. He was a member of the 1966 undefeated Demons football team, who was ranked #1 nationally, and received numerous awards during his college career including All Gulf Conference, MVP-Defensive Lineman. He was an educator and Assistant Director of Sabine Valley Vocational Technical School and was an Instrumentation Engineer for Mobile Oil Company, where he worked in the Gulf of Mexico and overseas before his retirement.

He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Kenneth Malley. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 38 years, JoAnne Malley; sons, Jeff Malley and wife, Melanie, Jason Malley and wife, Paige and Jeremy Malley and wife, Jennie; daughters, Melanie McGaha and husband, Skip, Julia Skinner and Ginger Warren and husband, Danny; sisters, Ruth Paine and Linda Bissell and 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials may be made to MD Anderson Caring Fund, P.O. Box 4319 Houston, TX 77210-4319 or https://gifts.mdanderson.org/default.aspx?tsid=10503.