Biography: Alvin Max Bryant, Colonel, U.S. Army National Guard, (Ret.), age 74, of Little Rock, has joined his Lord in Heaven. He was born in Little Rock on November 7, 1934 to the late Alvin Bleidt Bryant and Ella Marie Hoke Bryant. Max graduated from Little Rock High School in 1952, followed by graduation from Henderson State University in 1956. He entered military service as a 2nd Lieutenant and later received a Master’s degree in Business Administration from George Washington University. He also graduated from the Army War College and the Command and General Staff School. Most of his thirty years of service were spent at the Pentagon. He was an accomplished pianist, preferring classical music. He was a member of the choir and Board of Elders at Grace Lutheran Church. Ret. Colonel Bryant is survived by one daughter, Sheryl Diane Bryant of Sterling, Virginia; a son, Stephen Max Bryant of Vienna, Virginia; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; a brother, Bob Bryant and wife Betty of Little Rock; a niece, Lyndsey Allen and husband John of Mobile, Alabama; and two nephews, Rich Bryant and wife Michelle of Clemmons, North Carolina and Rob Bryant of St. Paul, Minnesota.. There will be a memorial service to celebrate Ret. Colonel Bryant’s life Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, officiated by The Reverend James C. Walter. Arrangements are under the direction of Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com. At Colonel Bryant’s request, in lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Grace Lutheran Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 250769, Little Rock, AR 72225.