Leslie W. Courts Sr.

I was working at the Lucas County Early Vote Center (EVC) in downtown Toledo on Earth Day, April 22, 2014. To commemorate Earth Day, Owens Community College, with satellite classrooms down the hall from the EVC, offered each building visitor a free blue spruce tree seedling.

I took my poly-bagged seedling, a mere wisp about ten inches long, home in my briefcase. I was tempted not to plant it assuming that I'd be long gone before it grew to any worthwhile height.

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I worked with Les at Dana Corporation's Spicer Transmission Division on Bennett Road in the '70's and 80's. Always a great guy! So easy to talk to. My condolences to his entire extended family.

Deacon Leslie was a wonderful person!! Very, kind, dedicated and a faithful, devoted husband to my friend Alice. What a model as a man of God. He will be greatly missed!!!

Les: OUR double-play baseball at age 13 still enriches my soul: RIP ... see you on the other side. John Scott

He was a great deacon in our church for a while, and a good friend to have.