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Leonard Knapp Obituary

KNAPPLeonard, born in Fair Lawn, NJ on April 13, 1913, passed away in Braden-ton, FL on August 28, 2007, at the age of 94. Services will be private. He retired as the superintendent of Public Works for borough of Fair Lawn, NJ and was the former Chief of the Fair Lawn Fire Department. After retiring, he relocated to Bradenton, FL and was very active in the Palma Sola Community Church serving on many of their boards. He is survived by his son Leonard Knapp Jr. of Chester, NY, brothers Frank (Florence) of Crossville, TN and Charles of Jacksonville, FL, sister Viola Johnson of Bradenton, FL; three grandchildren: David (Lenore) Knapp of Chester, NY, Karen (Tim) Heuston of Midland, MI, and Cheryl (Frank) DeStefano of Port Jervis, NY; and four great-grandchildren: Taylor, David, Paul and John. He was predeceased by his sister Florence. Memorial donations may be made in Leonard Knapp's name to the Palma Sola Community Church.

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Published by The Record/Herald News on Sep. 1, 2007.

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Vincent DiPentima

September 3, 2007

I had the pleasure as a member of the Fair Lawn Police Dept. to know and work with Lenny. He was always ready to do what was best for Fair Lawn as Chief of the Fire Dept and Head of the Public Works Dept. Vince DiPentima Deputy Chief (Ret)

Daniel Zink

September 1, 2007

I saw your father's story as I read it on the web,He was a good friend of my father's.It's allways hard to get by a time like this,time will heal the loss of your Father

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