Leo John Becnel

Leo John Becnel, OD died September 17, 2010 while working on our Becnel Family Vineyards, the place he loved most. That fateful day changed our lives forever. We lost our dad, our grandpa, our uncle, our partner, our mentor and our friend. He loved us more than we often deserved and made it clear that we were what mattered most to him. He gave us unconditional love. A founding member of North Coast Bank, a lifetime Lion's Club member along with a host of other service and professional organizations, his involvement in the community was a natural extension of his optometry practice. He sincerely cared for his patients as people and was proud to care for generations of the same family. Dr. Leo John Becnel, Jr. was born March 10, 1937 in Franklin, Louisiana, the son of Leo John Becnel, Sr. and Ruth Mary Boudreaux Becnel. The list of lives he directly affected is long. Two proud children and their families: son Kevin Becnel and his wife Alena, their children Alena Ruth, Kassian, Leila and Darian; daughter Jennifer Becnel Hamelburg and her husband David, their children Ava and Sara; sister Rosemary Becnel Funk; loving long time companion Mari-Ann Gibbs Rivers and her daughter Aimée; forever family member Dora Becnel Hester and a long list of nieces and nephews he loved as if they were children of his own. A public celebration of his life is planned for Saturday, October 23rd at 2:00 p.m. at the Windsor Medical Center, 911 Medical Center Plaza in Windsor. In lieu of gifts, please send charitable donations to Cali Calmecac Language Academy, 9491 Starr Road, Windsor, CA 95492 with checks made payable to Cali PTA and Leo Becnel Memorial Fund on the memo line.