Robert Louis "Bob" Leonard

Robert (Bob) Louis Leonard Was born in Kenosha, WI on January 21, 1916 and died on April 18, 2011 at the age of 95. He served in World War II as a medic of the 101st Airborne from 1942 1945. While in college, after the war, he met and married Marion Janssen in 1946. After graduating from George Williams College in Chicago, IL, they moved to Portland, OR where he started his long career as a YMCA director. In 1954, they moved to Puyallup where he was the director of the YMCA for 17 years. He then worked for the Tacoma YMCA before moving on to a career with the WSU County Extension Service where he brought 4-H to inner city youth in Tacoma. Along with Marion, he raised four children: Karen, James, Thomas and Janet; had 8 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Bob and Marion were married for 59 years until her death in 2005. He was very active in Kiwanis, 4-H and the Puyallup United Methodist Church. His kind, genuine interest in people made him a great husband, father, grandfather, friend, and a treasured gift to all who had the pleasure of knowing him. We will miss him very much. A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, May 14, at 1:00 at the Puyallup United Methodist Church. Donations can be made to your favorite charity, the Puyallup Kiwanis, or the Methodist church.