Leroy Callender Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information

BORN

February 29, 1932

LOCATION

Walterboro, South Carolina

Mr. Callender was born on February 29, 1932 and passed away in August 2019. Mr. Leroy Nathaniel Callender, born February 29, 1932, is a graduate of City of College of the City University of New York (B.C.E., 1958) He attended Brooklyn Technical High School noted for its academic excellence, and graduated in 1950 first in his class in architectural design. He was also drafted into the U.S. Army in 1952, assigned to a special drafting school, and then sent to Korea where he designed small office buildings and other facilities. Honorably discharged, he completed college, joined another engineering firm and worked on the first nuclear power plant built in the East-the Consolidated Edison plant at Indian Point, N.Y.

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Met Leroy at the Army drafting school at Ft. Belvoir in December of 1952. When we completed the course, Leroy was sent to Korea and I was transferred to and stationed at the Port of embarkation in Seattle Washington. When he returned from Korea his troop shipped arrived at the Port in Seattle. Learning Leroy was on the passenger list , as a friend of one on board, I was able to have him debark first. When he saw me he screamed "Steinhardt!". I was surprised he remembered me. Leroy then went...

Howard Steinhardt

March 09, 2021 | Brooklyn, NY | Friend

Im deeply saddened by the passing of LeRoy Callender or Roy as his friends and colleagues would call him. Roy was a great man with many facets to his character.

I first met Roy in the early 1990s thru a colleague of ours who recommended me to him for a position as a Construction Manager. Not being familiar with LeRoy Callender, PC (LCPC), I was expecting a small minority firm; however upon entering LCPCs lobby I was greeted by a photo of Philip Johnsons AT&T Chippendale building in...

Gerald F

June 16, 2020 | Brooklyn, NY | Coworker

worked in his office,....early 1970s

S BELL

April 12, 2020 | NEW YORK, NY | Friend

He was a great supporter of African American students at CCNY.

John Brathwaite

February 24, 2020 | Mount Vernon, NY

Mr. Leroy Nathaniel Callender

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