Leonard T. Harlos

1937 - 2020

Leonard "Lenny" Thaddeus Harlos died from respiratory failure on August 2, 2020, at the age of 82. He passed away peacefully at home in Vieques, Puerto Rico, with his wife Sally and his children by his side. Born September 8, 1937, to Anna and Thaddeus Harlos in Buffalo, N.Y., he leaves his brother, Ronald, wife Jackie, niece, Wendy, and nephew, Curt of North Richland Hills, Texas. He was the loving father of Julia Wilkins and husband John of Marlborough, Mass., and Jeremy Harlos and wife Penny of Middlebury, Vt. Lenny was a professional bass player and his craft was string instrument repair and restoration. He owned his own successful shop in Marshfield, Mass. He learned the trade from Joseph Martino of Hingham, Mass., while working at the Boston String Instrument Company across from Symphony Hall. He attended SUNY in Fredonia, N.Y., and Berklee College of Music in Boston. Lenny proudly served his country in the U.S. Army after high school in Buffalo, N.Y. He loved the ocean and his cat ketch open day sailer. He was a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary in Marshfield and a Musicians Union member.