ROBERT J. LEONARD

LEONARD, Robert, J. (64) died after a long illness in his home in Mesa Arizona with his children by his side on February 17th 2016. A Private Memorial Mass was held at St. Peters Catholic Church in Jupiter FL. The Funeral Mass is to be held at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Peabody MA on March 16th at 11:30 am followed by burial in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery where Robert is joined in peace with his daughter Taryn A. Leonard. Robert is Survived by his daughter Alanna Leonard and his son Granger Leonard of Jupiter Florida, his ex-wife Taafe Ezekiel; siblings Donna and David Crockford of Newburyport, Barbara and Richard Forrestall of Wilmington, Tom and Sandra Leonard of West Roxbury, Carol Leonard of Nashua New Hampshire and many beloved nieces and nephews. Robert J. Leonard co-founded NeoBionics, one of the first companies in the field of genetic engineering having a sole focus in the development of monoclonal antibodies for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. He founded and presided over Endocon Inc., a company focused in the development and controlled release of drugs. While at Endocon Robert oversaw all research activities and clinical trials in sub dermal time-release research. Robert was the creative mind in other young research and development companies, such as Apollo Biopharmaceutics. He will be remembered as a passionate, brilliant, and charming man who was a talented researcher and inventor of numerous medical and scientific patents, issued worldwide, as well as an avid poet and painter. His family, friends and colleagues will miss him dearly.